A medical assistant in a Rheumatologist
’s office shares the top ten most creative reasons people have actually used in an attempt to get their meds before their prescriptions allowed.
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IT might not appear to be a high-risk field, but a surprising number of ailments can plague IT pros in all job roles. Here are some of the most prevalent health concerns. Everybody seems to understand that movers and construction workers can have serious back and neck problems from…
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Less than a decade ago, de Grey was a relatively unknown computer scientist doing his own research into aging.Now, though, some scientists are beginning to view his approach looking at aging as a disease and bringing in more disciplines into gerontology as worthwhile, even if they still look askance at his claims of permanent reversible aging.
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Waistlines are measured by employers to determine the overall health of the company. Those with overweight employees are fined, and unhealthy employees are shamed into becoming thinner, else being labeled a “metabo.” Retirees and family members are also included. The question is asked: could this work in the US with our much larger populace?
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Athletes looking for a Performance Boost are increasingly turning to a little blue pill more usually taken for its off-the-field benefits: Viagra.
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Everyone knows how hard it can be to be healthy; every little thing somehow seems so drastic, so life-alteringly unattainable. Prevention and ABC News have teamed up to lower the bar on these life-changing habits, giving you, instead, nine guidelines that aren’t rules, aren’t the golden standard, but are, instead, just good enough.
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Everyone has things they hate to do, but need to do anyway. Sometimes it is doing basic chores that need to be done.
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The contraceptive Pill is outdated and leading to unwanted pregnancies and abortion as few women take it correctly, a leading expert said. One in 12 women taking the Pill get pregnant each year because they miss so many tablets, Prof James Trussell, of Princeton University in America warned.
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The number of Americans with diabetes has grown to about 24 million people, or roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. They also estimate another 57 Million people have blood sugar abnormalities called pre-diabetes, putting them at an increased risk of it developing into diabetes.
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