The Cleveland Clinic Health Extra - September 2001...An article about Vioxx or Celebrex...and 6 other articles!!

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Tue Sep 25 18:09:46 2001


I received The Cleveland Clinic Health Extra for September 2001by email; and decided to share this information on the IAS MB. If you want to subscribe to The Cleveland Clinic Health Extra, a monthly health letter which is FREE, you can do so by clicking: "Subscribe" (t one of the websites below)

If you are taking Vioxx or Celebrex, be sure to read number 5!! Be sure to take the quiz about medications (at the website for number 7); and read the "Suggestions for the Effective Use of Multiple Medication" - which will appear after you have answered all of the questions.

Inside the September 2001 issue of The Cleveland Clinic Health Extra:

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1.) The Challenges of Detecting Barrett's Esophagus - Your indigestion may be a precursor to a very serious illness. Or it may not be. The question is, how can you tell?

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9047

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2.) Test Your Knowledge - Take our short interactive quiz to discover what you know about multiple sclerosis (MS), a degenerative nerve disease that affects millions.

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9068

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3.) Diet and Nutrition - Oh No! Not Another Soy Story! Why do people talk about soy as if it were the greatest thing since sliced bread? Well, it is.

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9069

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4.) Living with Prostate Cancer. And Without - Fifty-two year old Larry Sykes was stunned. He had prostate cancer and needed surgery. Fortunately, a new procedure got him in and out of the hospital fast.

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9082

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5.) Are Your Arthritis Pain Medications Safe? - Surprising new research has demonstrated an association between Vioxx and Celebrex, two of the most popular arthritis pain medications, and deadly heart disease. Should you be concerned?

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9101

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6.) Food Borne Illness - A Bite from the Poisoned Apple - You may think you have the flu, or a stomach virus, or are just feeling out of sorts. But the real culprit may be food poisoning. What are the causes of food poisoning? How can you avoid this too-often deadly malady?

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=9102

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7.) Quiz: Multiple Medications - Some things belong together: Soup and sandwich, horse and buggy, Laverne and Shirley. But some things don't. Many drugs can be harmful or deadly when taken in combination. How much do YOU know about drug compatibility? Take this fun quiz.

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/healthextra/default.asp?index=8913

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Thank you for reading The Cleveland Clinic Health Extra.

The Health Extra Staff


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