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Staying healthy and leading a normal life with type 1 diabetes: a NetWellness column
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 04, 2009, 11:35AM
Life is different with diabetes, but it can still be normal. Everyone has a choice -- you can be in control of diabetes -- or you can let diabetes control you. Full story »
Ohio reverses course on masks for H1N1 protection
By Harlan Spector, The Plain Dealer
November 06, 2009, 7:15AM
The Ohio Department of Health relaxes requirements that health-care workers use N95 respirator masks while caring for flu patients. Full story »
Pain in your legs could signal a serious circulation condition: a Senior Health video
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 06, 2009, 6:00AM
Perpheral arterial disease generally refers to blockage of arteries in lower extremities that can diminish circulation in the legs, but it also is an independent predictor of heart disease and related heart and stroke conditions. Full story »
Burning River Roller Girls skater will donate a kidney to her boyfriend -- and give up the sport
By Bill Lubinger, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 7:36PM
Melanie Root and Justin Haas met through an Internet dating site. It was a perfect match – a lifesaving one, as it turned out. Full story »
Large New York City employers getting H1N1 vaccine
By Associated Press business staff
November 05, 2009, 1:27PM
Some of New York City's largest employers -- including Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and big universities -- have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees. Full story »
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Eligibility for the H1N1 vaccine is a moving target as different lists have different criteria
By Harlan Spector, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 7:00AM
Ohio health officials narrow criteria, but conflicting priority lists for who is eligible to get the H1N1 vaccine create confusion. Full story »
Hectic schedules can challenge your ability to plan, eat healthy meals: a Living Well video
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 05, 2009, 6:00AM
Long days. Abnormal shifts. Inconsistent schedules. These work conditions may not only affect your job satisfaction, but also your diet. Full story »
Cleveland Clinic to break ground on new Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center
By Sarah Jane Tribble, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 5:00AM
The Cleveland Clinic plans a $96 million, 190,000 sq. ft Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center, which is slated to open in 2011. Full story »
MetroHealth's new medical records system gives doctors access to data on 1.5 million patients
By Sarah Jane Tribble, The Plain Dealer
November 04, 2009, 5:00PM
The new system gives doctors access to medical records for 1.5 million patients at any of MetroHealth's clinics or at it's main hospital. Full story »
Ohio's leading doctors' association to oppose health reform bill, while Ohio Democrats say they are still making up their minds
By Stephen Koff, The Plain Dealer
November 04, 2009, 1:30PM
The Ohio State Medical Association, which represents a majority of doctors in Ohio, will oppose the health reform bill being considered this week in Congress. Meantime a number of Democratic congressmen and women from Ohio say they haven't made up their minds, which might put them among a minority of Americans. Full story »
Lawmaker wants sick pay for workers with swine flu
By Associated Press business staff
November 03, 2009, 6:08PM
Many of those employees work in low-wage jobs in food service and hospitality, where they could make others sick. House Education and Labor Committee chairman George Miller says those workers shouldn't have to choose between their paychecks and the health of co-workers or customers. Full story »
Reclined anger, cell phone inattention and lighted depression: Healthwatch
By Plain Dealer staff and wire reports
November 03, 2009, 12:00PM
If you must offend someone, wait until they're lying down: A brain-scan study shows that people may contain their anger better when horizontal. Full story »
Chronicling the discovery that saved diabetics: A book review
By Plain Dealer guest writer
November 03, 2009, 10:00AM
"The Fight to Survive" relates the story of Elizabeth Hughes in intimate detail. Its author perused her teenage diaries and letters to her family from Lake George, N.Y., where she rested in the summer, and Bermuda, where she and her nurse spent the winter. Full story »
Fat in regular peanut butter is good for cholesterol: the You Docs
By Plain Dealer guest columnist
November 03, 2009, 7:00AM
Peanut and other nut butters (as well as nuts that are unsalted and roasted in their own oils) contain polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which can help lower lousy cholesterol (LDL) without lowering healthy cholesterol (HDL). Full story »
University Hospitals doctor boycotts Egyptian conference over treatment of Israeli physicians
By Sarah Jane Tribble, The Plain Dealer
November 03, 2009, 6:15AM
A prominent heart transplant surgeon at University Hospitals Case Medical Center cancels a trip to Egypt in protest of recent political events. Full story »
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