Timing Is Everything With Some Medicine
A reader asks about taking Motrin and daily aspirin together for heart risk. Dr. Donohue explains aspirin prevents arterial clots while Motrin can reduce aspirin’s effectiveness. timing or alternate NSAIDs may help. Also notes to alert doctors and consider morning aspirin first, with two hours before Motrin.
Dear Annie Advice Column On Breakups And Seizure Aid
A reader seeks breakup guidance with a boyfriend of five years who moved away and contemplates suicide. Annie states the writer bears no responsibility, urges therapy for Grant, and suggests offering help finding a local therapist and gradually distancing. The page also features letters praising seizure-support dogs and advice from experts about Tim, a 14 year old with seizures, including LCD monitor use and discussion of Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy.
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Grant
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Tim
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Great Plains Assistance Dogs Foundation
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Patricia Nichols
Durham
N.C
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John la Barbera
University of Louisville
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FCC eases media ownership limits face court and Congress challenges
Congress and courts confront newly relaxed FCC rules allowing firms to own TV stations reaching 45 percent of U.S. households and cross ownership of newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same city. Supporters cite growth amid cable and internet change, while critics warn of media consolidation and seek to overturn or curb the changes.
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Painkillers fail to slow Alzheimer's in study
In a study of 351 older adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer's symptoms, the prescription drug Vioxx and over the counter naproxen did not slow disease progression after one year. Researchers caution anti inflammatory drugs might still help in prevention, while GI bleeding occurred in six participants.
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Neil Buckholtz
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Risen
Journal
American Medical Association
NIA
Lenore Launer
Launer
Aisen
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