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Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks
Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. Read more »
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What's Being Talked About
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Tanzi says ...
Yea ok, and tomorrow doctors will be telling us to use calcium anyway just like mammograms....Why can't they JUST ONCE get some credible information out there for women!!?? I for one, since I had parathyriod surgery, will stay with calcium
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Dave Seavy says ...
The main problem with the kids and ADHD is that parents these days don't want to face bad behavior and discipline. They'd much rather put their kid on a pill so they can say it's a medical issue. Nobody wants to be responsible for their behavior.
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James says ...
When did proper punctuation and using capital letters become obsolete?
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yvonne says ...
With so many doctors (many fields) pushing drugs on so many people how can many be classified as normal or abnormal? We seem to have become a medicated society which is absurd.
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Bruce says ...
Don't jump to conclusions.This article says very little about the DSM, mostly only sensationalism. There is great good the DSM has brought upon society, for one thing standardization of diagnoses and treatment.
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FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards
Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting. Read more »
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Wireless sensor watches blood sugar for diabetics
Researchers have developed an implantable sensor that measures blood sugar continuously and transmits the information without wires -- a milestone, they said, in diabetes treatment. Read more »
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Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal. Read more »
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