The Coronary Heart Disease 10-year Risk Assessment Calculator does exactly what its name suggests: By visiting the company's website, http://www.privatemdlabs.com/heart_disease_assessment.php, and entering a few bits of information about themselves and their health, individuals can instantly know their risk of contracting coronary heart disease within the next 10 years. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008)

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As many as 20 percent of the adult population, or one in five Americans, has symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. In an effort to bring attention to the symptoms and difficulties associated with the disorder, April has been designated as IBS Awareness Month.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine conducts and supports research on many types of diseases and disorders, including IBS. Researchers are studying the effects of acupuncture and the placebo effect on pain caused by IBS. The results have not been published yet.

As many as 20 percent of the adult population, or one in five Americans, has symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. In an effort to bring attention to the symptoms and difficulties associated with the disorder, April has been designated as IBS Awareness Month.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine conducts and supports research on many types of diseases and disorders, including IBS. Researchers are studying the effects of acupuncture and the placebo effect on pain caused by IBS. The results have not been published yet.

As many as 20 percent of the adult population, or one in five Americans, has symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), making it one of the most common disorders diagnosed by doctors. In an effort to bring attention to the symptoms and difficulties associated with the disorder, April has been designated as IBS Awareness Month.

The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine conducts and supports research on many types of diseases and disorders, including IBS. Researchers are studying the effects of acupuncture and the placebo effect on pain caused by IBS. The results have not been published yet.

A new study from the Institute of Medicine committee, led by Dr. Lynn Goldman, of Johns Hopkins University, says there is no such thing as "Gulf War Syndrome." In other words, even though they observed that the reporting of a variety of symptoms from Gulf War Vets is higher than from many other groups of vets, there isn't a strict correlation among those symptoms which basically means there isn't a "syndrome" or a "condition" but rather a lot of symptoms.

As though this makes any of the vets feel better. What this is most likely to mean is that a lot of vets will be denied compensation and insurance coverage because they don't have a "condition." This is much like how women with Fibromyalgia were told for years that their symptoms were the result of them simply being crazy and having some sort of bad attitude.

It's hard to get a grant for "a bunch of symptoms." Without a fancy name, no one will make a non-profit or a nice ribbon.

So none of the vets affected by these "symptoms" feel any better, but researchers got their car payments and mortgages taken care of for a while as they looked high and low (yeah, right).

Of course, once any of them come up with a drug for any of these symptoms, there will be a new, fancy name over night.

For now, vets needing coverage will be forced to apply for an "undiagnosed illness claim," which will likely make the insurance bureaucrats raise their eyebrows in disbelief and scorn the GIs for being such a burden on the system.

It’s really a shame to see our volunteers serve and then be treated this way.
 
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