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Finding the cause of migraine headaches
Dear Pharmacist: I've had migraine headaches for 11 years and live on triptan drugs and ibuprofen. There must be something else I can do. Please lend some sensible Suzy insight. — J.C., Tucson, Ariz. Dear J.C.: The sensible thing for me to do is...Tags: Physical Conditions, Ibuprofen (drug), Headaches, Placebo, Migraine
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'The Connection': '60s shocker returns, with emeritus status ✭✭✭
Two time capsules in one, "The Connection" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1961 and received a scant, notorious U.S. release in 1962, its rough language (for the time) causing all sorts of censorship troubles. Bring-down, man! Total bring-down....
Tags: The New York Times, Heroin, Movies, Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment Events
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'House I Live In' explores war on drugs and its toll on America ★★★
Taking on a hellacious societal problem, a documentary filmmaker benefits from finding a narrow path leading to the heart of that problem — a specific angle, an image, a detail, that opens up to the wider world and a host of provocations. Eugene...
Tags: The Wire (tv program), The Holocaust (1934-1945), Movies, Heroin, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Pain relief for tendinitis, sprains and strains
Dear Pharmacist: After years of hiking without many problems, I began experiencing pain near my ankle and heel. My doctor diagnosed Achilles tendinitis and prescribed medicine, which did reduce pain and swelling. Which natural remedies keep this at bay?...
Tags: Swelling, Prescription Drugs, Pharmaceuticals, Pain, Lyme Disease
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Problem Solver: UnitedHealthcare's prescription drug plan a real pain
Navigating a prescription drug plan can be difficult, but Barbara Stonewater was sure she had it figured out. Last year the Aurora resident used AARP's Medicare Part D plan, run by UnitedHealthcare. Under the "preferred plan" option, her copays were...
Tags: Prescription Drugs, Celebrex (drug), Arthritis, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance
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Does Plan B empower predators?
Reproductive-rights groups think the morning-after pill, Plan B, should be available to any girl who wants it. They believe teens benefit from avoiding unwanted pregnancies. But some opponents say the drug actually endangers adolescent girls. Shaw...
Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Plan B (drug)
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Falling short on Plan B
The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday it will allow the morning-after pill known as Plan B to be sold over-the-counter to anyone 15 or older. It's a good step, but it falls short of what's needed: making Plan B accessible without an age...Tags: Acetaminophen (drug), Justice System, Judges, Food and Drug Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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When the private sector needs a nudge from the public
It's a common mantra among free-market-loving conservatives that government regulations hinder business growth and cost workers jobs. That may be true for some regulations, and it never hurts to go back and rethink old rules. But it's also clear...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Kamala D. Harris, Insurance, Consumers, Salmonella Infection
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Obamacare fuels turf war
SACRAMENTO — Obamacare is supplying fresh ammunition for one of the oldest turf wars in Sacramento. It pits doctors — represented by the politically powerful California Medical Assn. — defending their turf against other medical...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, General Practitioners, Politics, Government, Edward P. Hernandez
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Tom Pritzker woos big names for U. of C.'s big data
University of Chicago computer scientist Ian Foster pressed the clicker and up popped a map of the most sophisticated fiber-optic networks in the world. On that map, at least, Chicago appeared to be the center of everything, a crossroads of...
Tags: American Airlines, Inc., University of Chicago, Federal Reserve, Hyatt Hotels Corp., Economy, Business and Finance
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Is Obamacare a tax? The argument teaches us to stay healthy by disagreeing
Sometimes our elected officials operate on such a high intellectual plane that their message can get lost. Take, for example, the debate over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law in the wake of theU.S. Supreme Court's declaration that the...
Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), General Practitioners, Politics, Internal Revenue Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lazarus: A roadblock to collecting travel insurance benefits
Barbara Butkus bought an airline ticket in November to fly from Palm Springs to Washington, D.C., a month later for a family reunion. Just to be on the safe side, Butkus, 80, also bought travel insurance while booking her flight through Orbitz, the...
Tags: Cardiologists, Travel, Insurance, Washington, DC, Trips and Vacations
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