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Health News articles from December 1995
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Health News archives from December 1995
Women and heart disease. (includes related information on heart attack, gender bias in research, and tests for coronary artery disease)
December 1, 1995... Although heart disease has been considered mainly a "man's disease" and heart attack rates in women lag behind those in men, after a certain age coronary artery disease affects both sexes equally. Moreover, when women do have a heart attack they...
Banishing bad breath. (includes related information on related disorders that cause bad breath, along with how to treat it)
December 1, 1995... Dentists and physicians refer to it as "fetor ex oris," "halitosis" or "oral malodour," but friends and relatives probably just call it "bad breath." Whatever name it goes by, malodorous breath can be very distressing and a social handicap; it's...
Beware the "holiday blues." (includes related information on how to cope with holiday stress)
December 1, 1995... In our society the Christmas season conjures up images of boundless warmth, gifts, friendship and family ties. Most people manage to have a satisfying time when families come together: rifts are generally glossed over and people enjoy the...
Recapping bypass surgery. (Medical Update)
December 1, 1995... Coronary bypass grafting is used to circumnavigate blocked coronary arteries and "revascularize" the heart, restoring its bloodflow and overcoming the oxygen shortage that causes symptoms such as angina (chest pain). Bypass surgery is a safe,...