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	     	<title><![CDATA[Demystify everyday remedies]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Boy, do I get confused. I feel as though I am coming down with a cold. When I went to my local drugstore to get something to treat myself with, I found countless shelves filled with lozenges, antihistamines, stuff for a sore throat, congestion, runny]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:25:31 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Long-term
pot use
evaluated]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: If what I read in the paper is correct regarding drug consumption in America, a lot of people must smoke pot. Since I am one of them and am now past 60, I would like your comments on what potential health problems might be in the future for those of u]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:34:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Shingles can affect
the eyes]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/shingles_can_affect_the_eyes?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a 73-year-old female on no regular medications. I eat a healthful, balanced diet but sometimes indulge in pastries and candies, especially around the holidays, when I bake for my friends and family. I participate in senior water aerobics at my lo]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:35:44 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Hot peppers
won't raise
body temp]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Will you please describe what happens to a person when he or she suffers from hypothermia? Then describe what happens to people when they eat hot peppers. I wonder why they don't use hot peppers to rewarm a hypothermic person quickly.
A: Well, your th]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:40:39 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Diagnosis might not be correct]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: What do you know about carnitine deficiency? I have lived with the diagnosis of cerebral palsy all my life and now am told my symptoms were likely misdiagnosed. Instead, I have the GA-1 subtype of carnitine deficiency.
Now, my doctor wants me to take]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:48:50 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[A new way to attack pain in foot]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/a_new_way_to_attack_pain_in_foot?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I had plantar fasciitis for more than a year, and nothing the doctors gave me helped. After just three acupuncture treatments with some massage and mustard baths, the pain was gone. Two of my friends also suffered with this for years but don't believe]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:07 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Potassium problem affectsdiet]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I have been diagnosed with a high potassium level.
 I was told to add salt to more foods. I was also given a list of foods not to eat, including dried figs, molasses, seaweed, dates, prunes, nuts, avocados, lima beans, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, win]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:05:21 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[No happy ending for
this illness]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/no_happy_ending_for_this_illness?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: In reading your column about the 72-year-old man with ALS, I have some questions. My husband, also 72, was diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The physicians were not positive but indicated he had the earmarks for it. His death certificate lists]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:44:18 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Surgery last resort for 
foot pain]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Could you please address the causes and cures for Morton's neuroma of the foot? Is surgery the ultimate answer? If so, how effective and safe is it?
A: A Morton's neuroma is a noncancerous growth of thickened nerve tissue that can present in several a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:35:58 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Soap helps
clear staph
bacteria]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/soap_helps_clear_staph_bacteria?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I have a friend who broke out with a staph infection. Antibiotics prescribed by his doctor didn't work, but Dial soap did. To his surprise, the condition cleared up. Perhaps this will help some of your readers.
A: Anyone can have a staph infection, of]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:40:40 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dr. Gott 11/10/2009]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a 78-year-old woman. Eight months ago, I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. I was put on Coumadin, but take generic warfarin. Since the regimen began, I have itched all over, especially in body crevices. I have a]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:00:22 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[A problem that needs sleeping on]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I am an 87-year-old man in good health for my age. My main problem is sleep, or rather, a lack of it. 
I get the most sleep in a La-Z-Boy chair because when I get into bed, I can't stay more than a few minutes most times. I get up to go to my chair, g]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:15:33 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Concussion recovery takes time]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: My 57-year-old husband was assaulted in May and suffered a concussion. The back of his head hit the pavement hard, and he was punched a number of times in the forehead. He is still experiencing dizziness (like the room is spinning) and blurry vision.]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:12:59 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Your recent article on the difficulty in treating fibromyalgia reinforces the urgency in making available sibutramine hydrochloride monohydrate (Meridia) to fibromyalgia sufferers. Some doctors have found it to be successful in treating this widesprea]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:29:45 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: My 72-year-old husband has been seeing his urologist for several years for an enlarged prostate. He had burning during elimination, ran slight temperatures due to infections, and had problems urinating due to swelling.
At first, his PSA was 4.2. The u]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:41:30 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[House Calls with Dr. Peter Gott: Nighttime urination keeps reader awake]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/house_calls_with_dr_peter_gott_nighttime_urination_keeps_reader_awake?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I am a 74-year-old male. I am in a different city almost every week and read your column whenever I can. While in Fresno, Calif., I came across one of your columns about the prostate.
In December 2000, I had cancer for which my prostate was removed. A]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:05:09 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Nature not quite taking its course]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I have had a problem with severe constipation for many years. I have taken different laxatives and have been on milk of magnesia for a long time. I took a large dose of it last night and the night before, to no avail. I use Fleet enemas and suppositor]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 18:56:34 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Dip in lake spelled end to knee pain]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/dip_in_lake_spelled_end_to_knee_pain?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: I was bothered by a large Baker's cyst after an injury to my left knee. I needed surgery to repair my knee, and my doctor said the cyst would disappear on its own after my knee got better. Well, my knee improved, but the cyst got worse. My doctor trie]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:30:14 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Berries relieve leg pain]]></title>
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	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: Your recent article on hawthorn berries and restless legs syndrome has changed my life. I use only alternative remedies and vitamin supplements, but I was so tortured that I was about to give in to a conventional option. The hawthorn berries worked im]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 19:13:56 -0500</pubDate>
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	     	<title><![CDATA[Big, rare aneurysm a problem]]></title>
	     	<link>http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/health_and_science/big_rare_aneurysm_a_problem?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	     	<description><![CDATA[Q: My husband has a splenic-artery aneurysm. It is large, measuring 5.7 centimeters. It is on the bottom left side of his rib cage near the spleen and pancreas. In six months, it grew from 5.2 centimeters to its current size. I know little about this con]]></description>
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	     	<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:13:59 -0400</pubDate>
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