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For many years promotional advertising by physicians was unheard of, mainly because the American Medical Association's "Principles of Medical Ethics" banned all advertising by doctors. But a 1975 Supreme Court ruling that the prohibition of professional advertising was restraint of trade and a subsequently successful action by the Federal Trade ...

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High blood pressure, known in the medical trade as arterial hypertension, is a common ailment in the Western world, but very little is known about its causes. Some people have an inherited tendency to become hypertensive and must severely limit their salt intake or take diuretic medications regularly to avoid disastrous ...

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Mulling over the day's events is a surefire way to prolong the agony of insomnia. Avoid doing it—and don't listen to the news too close to bedtime, either. But do try thinking yourself to sleep using any one of many forms of relaxation therapy, including the Relaxation Response ( MEDITATION ...

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FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, asbestos was considered a miracle fiber—used in hundreds of home-construction materials because of its strengthening, fire-resistant and insulating properties. But overwhelming evidence now shows that long-term exposure to asbestos, mainly through inhalation, can cause a variety of debilitating lung diseases including asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancer. Left ...

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