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When 6,100 patients suffering from anxiety were asked by the patient data site CureTogether what type of treatments worked best to manage their symptoms, they came up with a Top 25 list that just might...
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As one of my readers wrote to me: "When I was diagnosed with cancer, the enemy was something foreign that had somehow invaded my body. A tumour is something that shouldn't be there, and all medical...
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Hypervigilance: "Before a heart attack, chest pain is just indigestion. But afterwards, chest pain is another heart attack!"
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I experienced a panic episode on a flight to Mayo Clinic - and no wonder! The last time I'd been on a plane, I'd been in mid-heart attack.
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