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  • Ginkgo biloba

    09/01/07, Healthwise

    Ginkgo is also well-known for its effect on memory and thinking (cognitive function). It may enhance cognitive performance in healthy older adults,8 in people with age-related cognitive decline, and in people with Alzheimer's disease.

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  • Should I get an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for heart failure?

    08/13/08, Healthwise

    When you have heart failure, the lower chambers of your heart (the ventricles) aren't able to pump as much oxygen-rich blood as the body needs. Some people who have heart failure also may have abnormal heart rhythms that can cause sud

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  • Anxiety: Using positive thinking

    08/27/08, Healthwise

    Anxiety is having too much fear and worry. Some people have what's called generalized anxiety disorder. They feel worried and stressed about many things. Often they worry about even small things. Some people also may have panic attack

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  • Stress management: Relaxing your mind and body

    05/21/08, Healthwise

    Take a deep breath. Hold it for a moment, and then exhale. Feel more relaxed? Breathing exercises are one way to relax. Here you will learn about different ways to relax your mind and body. Being relaxed can help ease stress. It can also

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  • Depression: Helping someone get treatment

    12/21/07, Healthwise

    Your loved one or friend doesn't seem the same. You thought it was the blues, but it's been going on for weeks. And it seems much worse than that.

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  • Diabetes in children: Preparing a care plan for school

    12/17/07, Healthwise

    To help your child with diabetes have an easier time with school, you need to know the issues your child could face and then plan how to help your child succeed. Remember that your child's experience with diabetes is not the same as

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  • St. John's Wort

    09/01/07, Healthwise

    St. John's wort can make the skin more sensitive to sunlight.12 Therefore, fair-skinned people should be alert for any rashes or burns following exposure to the sun. Three cases of severe blistering and burns were reported in people taking St. John's

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  • Buprenorphine for drug dependence

    02/15/08, Healthwise

    Buprenorphine is an opioid medicine similar to morphine, codeine, and heroin. It targets the same places in the brain that opioids do. It relieves drug cravings without giving you the same high as other opioid drugs.

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  • Stress management: Managing your time

    04/24/07, Healthwise

    Time management is a way to find the time for all the things you want and need to do. It helps you decide which things are urgent and which can wait. Learning how to manage your time, activities, and commitments can be hard. But doing so

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  • Heart problems: Living with a pacemaker or ICD

    02/08/08, Healthwise

    A pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) helps protect you against dangerous heart rhythms. It's important to know how these devices work and how to keep them working right. Learning a few important facts about pacem

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