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Ed Lamb has reported on health care issues since 2001. Focusing especially on prescription drugs, Medicare and pharmacy practice, he has also written about numerous diseases and therapeutic interventions. His articles have appeared in Pharmacy Times and Pharmacy Today, as well as on the eHow Web site.

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Pneumonia claims Oral Roberts, many flu sufferers

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Dec. 16--News broke yesterday that prosperity gospel and faith-healing preacher Oral Roberts died from complications of pneumonia. The 91-year-old...
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Diabetes: 20 million more case over next 25 years

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Nov. 27--Working with a current understanding of how the diease develops and the most up-to-date-statistics on what Americans weigh and how they eat...
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Shingles pain relief the promise of new prescription patch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov. 17 approved a first-of-its-kind medical treatment for the pain caused by shingles disease. The Qutenza...
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Poor eyesight linked to early death

In what many may view as an unexpected coincidence, a recent analysis of the lifespans of older adults with vision problems has shown that people who...
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Viagra can make you go blind, but how often?

Viagra has been on the market since 1998, but doctors and scientists still know very little about the risks men and women face when they take the...
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Generic drugs prevent heart attack, stroke

A combinations of older, cheap and readily available drugs provides significant benefit for people who have high blood pressure and increased risks...
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Being overweight when young reduces an older woman's life quality

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Women who are overweight at 18 or obese at 50 can expect to experience serious mental and physical limitations by the time they reach 70, according to...
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High heels hurt now and later, study shows

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As women age, they can feel the pains of pumps past. This is the take-away message of a study being released in the journal Arthritis Pain &...
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Pancreatic cancer: What you should know

This morning brings the sad news that Patrick Swayze lost his 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Around this time last year, another giant, Gene...
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Big gut equals smaller brain as people age

With age comes brain shrinkage. With age and obesity comes more brain shrinkage. These unwelcome revisions of the adages about age, wisdom and living...
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