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Another Heart Attack Waiting To Happen: Texas Healthcare Deals With Questionable Drugs
As if there weren't enough things giving us chest pain, new studies reveal that Prilosec and Nexium, made by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, increase the risk of fatal heart attacks after years of use. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 22/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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Dying? No Risky Drugs For You! Texas Faces The Reality Of Inaccessible Experimental Drugs
Apparently, one's schedule of death is more of the court's business than most would believe. On August 7th, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled against terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs in an effort to save their own lives. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 21/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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Breathe, Child, Breathe: Texas Learns To Relax After New Studies Link Hostility and Disease
We should listen to our grandparents more. Really. As a young adult, I am often criticized for my arrogant and wanton ways, for my blatant disregard of my elders' advice -- wisdom gained only through the tumultuous experience of aging. In the health insurance industry, I am called one of the "young invincibles" for my belief... Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 21/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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Texans Deal With Medications That May Kill Them: Avandia Linked With Causing Heart Attacks In Those
It's becoming increasingly difficult for diabetics to know which is worse -- having the disease, or realizing the treatment for it just might be fatal, too. Late last month, a federal drug advisory board voted overwhelmingly in favor of keeping Avandia, a medication for Type 2 diabetes, on the market, despite findings that it raised the risk of heart attacks and angina. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 21/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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Our Moment Has Come! Texas Women of Coffee, Unite!
All hail, ye women of coffee! Yes, I'm talking to you -- you late-night freelancers, you hard-studying (or hard-partying) Texas A & M students, you business executives! You, yoga master, sneaking delicious cups of bitter decadence. (I know you're out there)! Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 21/08/2007 | Health
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The Misery of Pfizer Could Be The Joy Of Texas: Generic Drugs Are On The Rise
Pfizer can't be happy. Its patent on the best-selling drug in the world, Lipitor, expires in 2011, which doesn't give the pharmaceutical giant much time to figure out how to compensate for the billions of dollars in sales that will be lost when it happens, courtesy of generic companies reproducing the medicine's active ingredients. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 21/08/2007 | Health
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Walking Can Be Healthy For Those In Texas
Fancy gyms and workouts can be an attractive way to get and keep in shape, but sometimes simpler really is better. That's what some residents of Dallas, Houston and Austin have discovered as the residents of Texas step up to good old-fashioned walking as their means of fitness. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 15/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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Getting Proper Sleep Important For Busy Texans
Experts agree that getting a good night's sleep is important at any age, whether someone's young, older or in between. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 13/08/2007 | Non-Fiction
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What You Think Could Be More Important Than You Think: Texas May See The Coming Of A New Era In Men
What you think could be more important than you think; That is, what you unconsciously think could play a more crucial role in your conscious thoughts and actions than previously believed, according to recent research. Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 13/08/2007 | Health
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Saving Money Can Be Enjoyable For Those In Texas
Money and fun aren't necessarily words that people automatically put together. But for people in the cities of Houston, Dallas and Austin, and throughout Texas, there are more than enough ways of dealing with the stuff to make the world go around a little easier.f Read
By: Pat Carpenter | 13/08/2007 | Finance