RFW THURSDAY EDITION, DECEMBER 5, 2002
VISIT REDFLAGSWEEKLY EXTRA! EVERYDAY FOR NEW POSTINGS!
SCREAM OF
THE YEAR!
PATIENTS BLAMED FOR
ASTOUNDING "HEALTH ILLITERACY"
Drug Companies To Assist Patients In Following Medical Directions.
COLUMNS
THE STORY OF
A WOMAN WHO SOUGHT ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL CARE
TO DEFEAT HER
CANCER: Her Conventional Doctor Told Her The Chemo Would Not Help
Her Too Much. It Would Be Palliative. So She Said "No." She Wanted To Find A Way
To Live
By Marilyn Holasek Lloyd
FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION: "I Really Didn’t Think I Was Going To Survive It. I
remember Thinking After They Tied Me Down On My Back Flat And Left Me There
Completely Hopeless In Agony. Why? What Have I Done To Deserve Such A Thing?"
By Marvin Hershorn
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THE PERFECT LIFE-ENRICHING GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAYS HARA’S QUEST:
AN EXTRAORDINARY HEALING JOURNEY! |
USING FULL-BODY CT AS A PREVENTIVE TOOL IS BEING WIDELY DEBATED: Does Early Detection Of Specific Diseases Reduce Mortality? Should People Be Able To Refer Themselves For Screening? Is The Monetary Cost Of Screening CT Worth The Benefit? What, If Any, Are The Criteria For People Who Should Undergo Full-Body CT?
| THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF
HOT CONTROVERSIES: CHOOSING A DOCTOR Needed: A Change In The Doctor-Patient Relationship |
MULTIPLE OUTBREAKS OF NORWALK VIRUS IN CANADA: There Is No End In Sight To The Biggest Outbreak Of A Norwalk-Like Infection The City Of Edmonton Has Ever Seen. This Is The Same Virus Suspected In Cruise-Ship Outbreaks
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RFW REPORT
NO 3: COENZYME Q10 |
THE GLOBAL SPREAD OF TUBERCULOSIS: About One Third Of The World’s Population Has Latent TB. From This Pool, About 9 Million Cases Of Active TB Emerge Annually, Resulting In 2-3 Million Deaths
| HEALTH NEWS ANALYZER: ON SALE! |
AL’S MORNING MEETING: A Site That Often Offers Good Leads On Health Issues
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