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Pancreatitis Defined

Inflammation of the pancreas, which is often caused by alcohol abuse

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Thinking Positive

Published July 22, 2008, 9:04 pm, Baltimore City Paper

It's afterhours at a West Baltimore child-care center, and the last youngster has been picked up. For a few moments, the room is quiet as an aproned caretaker puts toys on their shelves and pushes tiny chairs under tables.

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Prescription for Addiction: Painkillers for stomach condition spiraled out of control, almost ending man's life

Published July 22, 2008, 12:00 am, Missoulian

Todd Havelka waits while Jocelyn Nelson, who runs a recovery assistance program for addicts, takes count of his meds - which include opiate blockers as prescribed by a doctor and ordered by a Missoula judge.

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'Well Enough Alone' details the life of a hypochondriac

Published July 21, 2008, 10:02 pm, Bradenton Herald

"W ell Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria" (Riverhead Books, 256 pages, $23.95), by Jennifer Traig: In our current age of anxiety, medical-themed TV shows and WebMD, most of us - at one time or another - have inflated a pimple into cancer or a stomachache into appendicitis.

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ANP"™s: assessing & prescribing

Published July 21, 2008, 5:15 am, Journal of Community Nursing

It seems like the NHS Plan (2002) was designed to emancipate nurses by liberating their talents and skills so that every patient gets the right care in the right place at the right time.

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Slow and steady convalescence for battered Brampton hospital

Published July 21, 2008, 1:45 am, Toronto Star

A campaign to recruit 200 nurses in 200 days. A separate centre in emergency for patients with less serious ailments. A diversity officer and community advisory council for better relations with residents.

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Pitt University To Host Annual Pancreatic Research Meeting

Published July 21, 2008, 1:12 am, Medical News Today

More than 100 physicians and scientists from around the country will discuss the latest findings in pancreatic research at PancreasFest 2008 at the Hillman Cancer Center July 24 through 26.

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Prescription for disaster

Published July 20, 2008, 11:40 pm, Helena Independent Record

Todd Havelka’s addiction to opiate painkillers began with a crippling flare-up of pancreatitis and the decision one day, after reading a magazine article, to crush a few pills under the butt of a spoon and try a snort — “hillbilly heroin” is how the story characterized the euphoric effects of smoking, shooting or inhaling the narcotic powder.

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Pampered pets get plenty of attention, love

Published July 19, 2008, 9:27 pm, The Danville Commercial-News

With seven dogs in the household, JoAnne Andrews needs to have a big heart.

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70th birthday forces WL probate judge to retire

Published July 17, 2008, 11:11 pm, Journal Inquirer

WINDSOR LOCKS — As one of the longest-serving probate judges in the state, William C. Leary has seen his job evolve significantly.

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Obesity 'hikes up' pancreatic cancer risk in women

Published July 16, 2008, 7:43 pm, News-Medical-Net

Obese women, who carry most of their excess weight around the stomach, are 70 per cent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, according to a study published online in the British Journal of Cancer.

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