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Source: SouthCoastToday.com

FALL RIVER — Saint Vincent's Executive Director, John T. Weldon, announced that Dr. Donald L. Bigwood has joined Saint Vincent's staff as a child/adolescent psychiatrist and medical director. Bigwood is a ...
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Katherine Small, Daniel Sims - Weddings

Source: The New York Times

Dr. Katherine Morgan Small and Dr. Daniel Billy Sims were married Friday at Eleven Madison Park, a New York restaurant. Rabbi Richard Levy officiated. The couple met at Yale University, from which they graduated, the bride ...
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Guarding guts

Source: The Star Malaysia

A panel of experts urge Malaysians to improve their digestive health in conjunction with World Digestive Health Day 2012. ACCORDING to the Health Ministry’s Health Facts 2009, digestive system disorders are recognised as the sixth princip ...
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Miralax, a Drug for Adults, Is Popular as a Children’s Remedy

Source: Maoxian

But the way many families use Miralax and its many generic equivalents has strayed far from its original intent. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for use only by adults, and for only seven days at a time. Instead, Mira ...
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Irritable Bowel Linked To Gut Bacteria, Definitively

Source: Medical News Today

Featured Article Academic Journal Main Category: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome Also Included In: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology Article Date: 26 May 2012 - 3:00 PDT A new study of Greek patients shows that overgrowth of b ...
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Obesity Rates Increasing Risk of Liver Disease Among Teens

Source: Medindia Health News

The rising rates of obesity have increased the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among teenagers and has also reduced the availability of healthy livers required for organ donations, a new study prese ...
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Why Diet Sodas Are Unhealthy

Source: Healthmeup.com

Drinking everything, except water, adds to our daily calorie intake and is, often times, a hidden reason behind stubborn weight gain. Eversince diet sodas and diet aerated drinks entered our food-scapes, we've come to ...
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Travel to High Altitudes Tied to Crohn's, Colitis Flare-Ups

Source: iVillage.com

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and colitis, may be at increased risk for flare-ups when they fly or travel to high altitudes for skiing o ...
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4 Mushroom Poisonings In 2 Weeks - Doctors Test Milk Thistle As Treatment

Source: Medical News Today

Editor's Choice Main Category: Public Health Also Included In: Liver Disease / Hepatitis Article Date: 25 May 2012 - 12:00 PDT Over the course of two weeks, four people visited the MGUH for medical treatment due to mus ...
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