| Hidden Symptoms of GERD
Nearly half of all Americans suffer from gastroesphageal reflux disease, with the biggest symptom being heartburn. But there are other symptoms of gerd that may cause misdiagnosis. KPLC's Laila Morcos has more on the disease and what to look for. General Vascular and Thoracic Surgeon Ronald Kober is the answer to many patient's prayers. "At least 40 to 50 percent of Americans suffer from heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease," says Dr. Kober. Heartburn is the most common symptom of gerd. But about 20 percent of people with acid reflux have no symptoms of heartburn. "Frequently they're misdiagnosed as having upper respiratory tract infections, asthma and sinusitis," says Dr. Kober, which can be very dangerous. He says, "It can lead to significant complications, ulcerations and internal bleeding.")) Dr.
Married? No, We'Ve Been Happily Co-Rabbiting for Years ; or Why Jade 'Esca[E Goat' Goody Isn't the Only Word-Mangling ...
IT IS unfair to say, as so many do, that Jade Goody, the nation's best-known blockhead, has no talent. With her complaint of being treated as 'an escape goat' in the Big Brother house, not to mention her references to a British region called 'East Angular' and her belief that the Mona Lisa was painted by 'Pistachio', Jade is a malapropist of Olympic class. This most cherishable human trait owes its name to a character created by 18thcentury dramatist Sheridan. Society lady Mrs Malaprop - from the French 'mal a propos' (badly to the point) - makes repeated linguistic gaffes: describing someone as the 'pineapple' (i.e. pinnacle) of politeness and lamenting that her niece is 'as headstrong as an allegory (alligator) on the banks of the Nile'.As Jade shows, malapropists are still with us.
Women urged to ‘go red’ for heart disease awareness
Friday is “Go Red for Women" Day when the American Heart Association and a dozen or more national sponsors challenge 1 million women to get a handle on their personal risk for heart disease, the top killer of women, through an interactive online assessment of their heart health at www.GoRedForWomen.org. In addition, women are encouraged to wear red clothing and red pins that have become symbolic of the education and awareness campaign about how prevalent heart disease is among women and how symptoms of a heart attack are often different in women than in men. Nearly a half million women die each year from cardiovascular disease in the U.S. A key element of the program is overcoming a common misconception that breast cancer kills more women than heart disease; the reality is one out of every 2.6 women will die of cardiovascular disease compared to one breast cancer death for every 30 women.
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