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		<title>DIABETES: WATCH OUT FOR THESE SYMPTOMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several warning signs are common to both types of diabetes:Extreme thirstFrequent urinationUnusual tirednessIrritabilityNausea and vomitingUnexplained and rapid weight loss (more common to Type I diabetes)Symptoms more common to Type II diabetes include:Delayed healing of wounds Recurring skin/gum infections Pain or tingling in the legs or feet Occasional blurry vision  Unusual drowsiness Sudden weight gainImportant: (i) Diabetes can be present [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/07/diabetes-watch-out-for-these-symptoms</link>
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		<title>WHEN CANCER SPREADS: FIRST STORY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anna is now aged thirty-eight, and has a lively sixteen-month-old daughter, Esme: it seems incredible that her first symptoms of breast cancer appeared when she was only twenty-two years old. Anna, a nurse, noticed a white discharge from one nipple and went to her doctor who sent her for a mammogram. The mammogram came back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/07/when-cancer-spreads-first-story</link>
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		<title>EMOTIONAL RESPONSES TO DEATH AND HIV INFECTION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What makes HIV infection different is death at an early age in the midst of the deaths of many friends. Most people who die of HIV infection are in their thirties. Someone who has HIV infection probably knows many others with the disease.     Because they are young, they have worries about dying that older [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/07/emotional-responses-to-death-and-hiv-infection</link>
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		<title>BREAST FEEDING AND HORMONE DISRUPTERS – TESTING FOR TOXINS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If a certain chemical arrives on the scene at a critical moment of a fetus&#8217; growth, then that particular function can be permanently compromised and impaired for life. Without testing for these toxins, a mother has no idea what might be poisoning her baby. When it comes to breast cancer and other reproductive cancers, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/06/breast-feeding-and-hormone-disrupters-%e2%80%93-testing-for-toxins</link>
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		<title>ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT ISSUES IN WOMEN:  MOTHERING AND SEXUALITY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mothering and female sexuality are two aspects of self-esteem unique to women. If the woman alcoholic has children, some of the questions she may well be asking herself are the following: &#8220;Am I a good mother?&#8221; &#8220;Can I be a good mother?&#8221; &#8220;Have I hurt my children?&#8221; &#8220;Can I ever cope with my children if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/06/alcoholism-treatment-issues-in-women-mothering-and-sexuality</link>
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		<title>IBS AND PRESCRIBED DRUGS: CAN PRESCRIBED DRUGS CAUSE BOWEL PROBLEMS?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes they can &#8211; arthritis, drugs, steroids, water tablets, beta blockers to name a few. Check with your doctor that the medication you are taking is necessary and if it is, take care to keep the bowel as clean as possible and take supplements or live yoghurt to encourage the growth of helpful bacteria. Caution: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/06/ibs-and-prescribed-drugs-can-prescribed-drugs-cause-bowel-problems</link>
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		<title>IBS AND HYPERVENTILATION: HOW CAN I GET OFF THE FEAR ROUNDABOUT? FIRST AID FOR PANIC ATTACKS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you try to fight the panic and give yourself messages like, &#8216;I am going to be sick, pass out or wet myself each time you have a panic attack, you are planting a seed in your mind that will make you react in the same way the next time. It will be the trigger [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/05/ibs-and-hyperventilation-how-can-i-get-off-the-fear-roundabout-first-aid-for-panic-attacks</link>
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		<title>MEDICAL TREATMENT OF SEIZURES: COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT BLOOD LEVELS – &#8220;MY CHILD&#8217;S BLOOD LEVEL OF HIS MEDICATION IS LOW. WHY?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several possible reasons, perhaps the most common that the child is not on a high enough dose, a second that she is not receiving enough medication or is not taking the medicine. Non-compliance is a common reason for a low blood level, particularly among adolescents. Occasionally also an individual absorbs medicine poorly and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/05/medical-treatment-of-seizures-common-questions-about-blood-levels-%e2%80%93-my-childs-blood-level-of-his-medication-is-low-why</link>
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		<title>EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE WITH TYPE II DIABETES</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exercise is not just for teenagers and Yuppies. There&#8217;s an exercise for any person at any age &#8211; from birth to age ninety &#8211; and in any physical condition &#8211; from hard-body athlete to chair-bound senior. But don&#8217;t rush out and buy a neon green leotard and a pair of 100 dollars &#8211; plus athletic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/05/exercise-for-people-with-type-ii-diabetes</link>
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		<title>CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND OBESITY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common causes of excess illness and death in obese people because of the potent combined effects of raised blood pressure, high cholesterol, physical inactivity and type 2 diabetes. Hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke and congestive cardiac failure are all significantly more common in obesity; left ventricular size [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pharmbig.com/2011/04/coronary-heart-disease-and-obesity</link>
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