December 4th, 2007

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Dementia drugs for COPD-related cognitive decline?

shari516 asked: My dad is 83 with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He uses supplemental oxygen most of the time. Last year, a neurologist diagnosed him with “mild cognitive impairment.” The Dr. feels it could be connected to COPD, since my dad’s bloodstream has less-than-ideal levels of oxygen, hence, his braincells are not getting [...]

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Can bird flu be transmitted to cats?

Doodlebug asked: My cat catches tons and tons of birds. We get quite a few migratory birds, so I was wondering if cats are suseptable to the Bird Flu…
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Written by World's Best on December 4th, 2007 with 5 comments.
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When Your Child’s Birth Defects Turn You into a Home Healthcare Provider

There is the misconception that birth defects are somehow only something that might make a child stick out in a crowd, such as a shortened leg, a club foot, or a missing limb. In other cases the opinion might be that a birth defect is something that affects the inner organs of a child and [...]

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