Energy therapies offer support in healing for cancer survivors
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- Written by Sheryl M. Ness, R.N.
- Category: Health News
Scottsdale, Arizona - Reiki and Healing Touch are two energy therapies designed to support and nurture your body, mind, spirit and emotions. For cancer survivors, energy therapies work in harmony with your standard medical care and treatment.
Can antidepressants lose effectiveness?
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- Written by Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, M.D.
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Imperial, California - When depression symptoms improve after starting an antidepressant, many people need to continue taking medication long term to prevent symptoms from returning.
Alzheimer's caregiving: How to ask for help
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Staff
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Rochester, Minnesota - Alzheimer's caregiving is a tough job, and it's difficult for one person to handle alone. No one is equipped to care for another person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you're caring for a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease, understand the stress you're facing - and know how to ask for help.
Top salads with eggs to better absorb vegetables' carotenoids
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- Written by Amy Patterson Neubert
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Adding eggs to a salad with a variety of raw vegetables is an effective method to improve the absorption of carotenoids, which are fat-soluble nutrients that help reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, according to research from Purdue University.
Acid reflux often associated with hiatal hernia
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- Written by Rahul Pannala, M.D.
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Scottsdale, Arizona - This situation is very common in people who have a hiatal hernia. There are a number of lifestyle changes that may help reduce your nighttime symptoms. Taking an acid-reducing medication may make a difference, too. In rare cases, surgery may be necessary if nothing else works to relieve symptoms.
Without community skin cancer prevention efforts, melanoma rates will continue to climb
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- Written by CDC
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Washington, DC - Melanoma rates doubled between 1982 and 2011 but comprehensive skin cancer prevention programs could prevent 20 percent of new cases between 2020 and 2030, according to this month’s Vital Signs report.
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