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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] On Turkey Day Be Thankful to Your Health and Help Out Your Body 24 Nov 2005
    ...strep throat can lead to complications like infection of the throat, skin, blood, soft tissue and other bodily organs, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and even ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    Rheumatic fever: Expert bemoans lack of progress Nov 3, 2005
    Dr Edward Kaplan expressed his disappointment over the fact that till date the only advances that had taken place in the field of rheumatic fever and rheumatic ...
    - Chandigarh Newsline,

    Strep Linked To Rheumatic Fever Oct 25, 2005
    ...them.�. If kids with strep throat aren't treated with antibiotics within nine days, they are at risk for rheumatic fever. Lynne ...
    - WOWT,

    World Expert on Bird Flu at Major Otago Conference Nov 21, 2005
    Dr Ferretti’s groundbreaking work has paved the way for new treatments for diseases such as strep throat, rheumatic fever, impetigo, pneumonia, toxic shock ...
    - Scoop.co.nz (press release),

    Antibiotics allay any fears of once-deadly scarlet fever Nov 1, 2005
    ...it is rare. The second is rheumatic fever, which causes arthritis and inflammation of blood vessels and heart valves. It causes ...
    - Columbus Dispatch (subscription),

    Cycling Girl Power! Nov 16, 2005
    ...health. She suffered from St Vitus's dance and then rheumatic fever kept her in hospital and in a convalescent home for 15 months. ...
    - Daily Peloton

    'Virginia Woolf: An Inner Life,' by Julia Briggs Yes, Virginia Nov 18, 2005
    ...of "books, writers and literary gossip" and "jokes, anecdotes and feuds" - was ruptured by the sudden death of her mother from rheumatic fever when Virginia ...
    - New York Times,

    Bustamante: The modern Dracula Nov 15, 2005
    ...has to determine first whether the donors have kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy, filariasis, recent malaria, rheumatic fever, allergies, HIV ...
    - Sun Star,

    Strep Throat Oct 28, 2005
    If strep is not treated within 9 days, the infection can lead to the development of rheumatic fever, a condition that can cause joint pain, heart muscle ...
    - WSOCtv.com,

    ‘In school children, a dangerous disease starts with a sore ... Nov 3, 2005
    Centre for Reference and Research on Streptococci and has worked extensively in the areas of streptococcal infections and rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart ...
    - Chandigarh Newsline,

    Health risks grow on some family trees Nov 16, 2005
    They recommend expanding family history to include your personal medical information (rheumatic fever at age 6, for example, treatment received, residual ...
    - BurlingtonFreePress.com,

    Antibiotics overprescribed for kids' sore throats Nov 8, 2005
    ...with strep can stop the bacteria from being passed on to other people and decrease the risk of complications, like sinus or ear infections or rheumatic fever. ...
    - U.S. News & World Report

    The conductor Nov 15, 2005
    One of her mother's gifts, she said, was her unconditional love, given freely to Behrens. "When I was 11 years old, I contracted severe rheumatic fever. ...
    - Redlands Daily Facts,

    Program focuses on autoimmune diseases Nov 10, 2005
    ...cirrhosis, fibromyalgia, juvenile diabetes, Grave’s disease, antiphospholipid syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis ...
    - Quad City Times,

    Frielings–a tough act to follow Nov 15, 2005
    She had rheumatic fever twice as a youngster and was required to spend a great deal of time in bed. Her parents encouraged her to read to pass the time. ...
    - Bainbridge Post Searchlight,

    Ladies share memories of Rose Hill Farm Nov 9, 2005
    ...surgery. His approach to heart disease caused by rheumatic fever had an immediate and lasting impact on surgical practice. Only ...
    - Clarke Times Courier,

    The world's drug of choice - Aspirin Oct 30, 2005
    ...pains. In 1763, the Rev Edward Stone conducted a small study of 50 members of his congregation who suffered rheumatic fever. He ...
    - The Herald,

    Homoepathy - the cure for Hypertension Oct 25, 2005
    ...million deaths due to circulatory diseases, 7.2 million were caused by coronary heart disease, 4.6 million by stroke, 500 000 by rheumatic fever and rheumatic ...
    - Vashi2Panvel.Com,

    Health officials in Stark prepare for bird flu Nov 4, 2005
    ...it. Maybe someone had rheumatic fever and the house was quarantined, meaning people had to stay inside and others could not go in. ...
    - Canton Repository (subscription),

    Archie Bell Oct 26, 2005
    ...encourage us to stick with it, reminding us that he did not have the good fortune to finish high school, due, in part, to a bout with rheumatic fever, but more ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Sandy Wells: Innerviews Oct 23, 2005
    I see a tremendous amount of gifts I got from both of my parents. “When I was 9, I had rheumatic fever. In those days, they put you to bed for one year. ...
    - Charleston Gazette,

    Medals back 'home' on the Wolds Nov 3, 2005
    Mr Cooper junior knows very little of his father's wartime experience, except that he was gassed twice and also contracted rheumatic fever which caused him to ...
    - Driffield Today,

    Champion for children Nov 6, 2005
    ...them and push them away?". Concklin came to Corpus Christi in 1936 because his first wife had rheumatic fever. "It was before sulfa ...
    - Corpus Christi Caller Times,

    Hand-washing no shield against spread of germs Oct 27, 2005
    ...a day for severe arthritis pain. In acute flareups of rheumatic fever, the dose might go up to 24 pills. But at such high levels ...
    - The Republican,

    St. Francis de Sales choir commemorates All Souls' Day with Mozart ... Oct 27, 2005
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who died at age 35 from what modern doctors believe was rheumatic fever, was working on the Requiem at the time of his death. ...
    - The Tidings,

    The day I cooked for the king Nov 2, 2005
    ...of seven children. She contracted rheumatic fever at a young age and was confined to bed for a number of years. Her doctor would ...
    - Norwich Evening News,

    Aish.com Weekly Email - Over 140,000 subscribers Nov 5, 2005
    ...it difficult for her even to hold a cup or write her name, Firer reached the conclusion that she suffered from chorea minor, a form of rheumatic fever so rare ...
    - Aish,

    Taking stock 03 Oct 2005
    It is best, I think, to draw a veil over most of the events of my childhood, especially over rheumatic fever and other diseases of poverty which returned me to ...
    - Jerusalem Post

    Heart infection tied to rheumatic fever Sep 6, 2005
    The doctor said he must have had rheumatic fever in his younger days, but I don't remember that. How is rheumatic fever related to endocarditis? ...
    - Contra Costa Times

    Incidence of anti-brain antibodies in children with obsessive ... Sep 30, 2005
    ...van de Rijn, I., Zabriskie, JB, et al (1976) Antibodies reacting with cytoplasm of subthalamic and caudate nuclei neurons in chorea and acute rheumatic fever. ...
    - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

    Treating Mitral Valve Stenosis Sep 30, 2005
    The most common cause of mitral valve stenosis is rheumatic fever, an inflammatory condition that sometimes develops after strep throat. ...
    - WSOCtv.com

    Where Are They Now? Al Ney Oct 1, 2005
    A childhood bout of rheumatic fever left him with a heart murmur and unfit to serve in the military or the Red Cross during World War II. ...
    - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

    Health and Wellness Expert Advises on Strep Throat and Other ... Sep 29, 2005
    This month, they offer advice on which antibiotics to take to keep strep throat from escalating into Rheumatic Fever and on new drugs the FDA has approved for ...
    - PR Web (press release)

    What's hiding in your family tree Sep 26, 2005
    They recommend expanding family history to include your personal medical information (rheumatic fever at age 6, for example, treatment received, residual ...
    - Arizona Republic

    Indigenous heart disease rate one of highest in the world Sep 8, 2005
    Delegates at today's Indigenous conference in Darwin have heard that the incidence of heart disease from rheumatic fever in the Northern Territory is one of ...
    - ABC Regional Online

    News of our past Sep 25, 2005
    The system was designed to permit the girl, stricken with rheumatic fever July 1, to keep up with her class. Doctors said she would be ... ...
    - Enterprise-Record

    Health Alert: Mitral valve fix Sep 22, 2005
    It's caused by rheumatic fever, which can follow an untreated strep throat. Symptoms don't usually show up for ten to 20 years. ...
    - WIS

    Sleep deprivation makes driving dangerous Sep 18, 2005
    ...day for severe arthritis pain. In acute flare-ups of rheumatic fever, the dose might go up to 24 pills. But at such high levels ...
    - Houston Chronicle

    Dermatologists head to NT communities Sep 19, 2005
    ..."We already know that skin sores and scabies are linked to rheumatic fever, streptococcal kidney disease and other serious conditions," Dr Lane said. ...
    - The Age (subscription)

    Massaro: C student earns A as Mesa State alum Sep 23, 2005
    In fourth grade, Burke was diagnosed with rheumatic fever, so he missed a lot of school. "I never had an athletic career," he said. ...
    - Rocky Mountain News

    Q&A on the news Sep 5, 2005
    It seldom progresses to the serious heart-damaging complications known as rheumatic fever unless the patient neglects to finish a full course of antibiotics. ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

    'Jay' Harley, 78, loved scouting for antiques, sharing knowledge Sep 18, 2005
    Texas. He finished his senior year of high school at Fort Bliss but had to quit the program when he contracted rheumatic fever. ...
    - Orlando Sentinel

    John Stossel: Our era is the safest in history Sep 17, 2005
    Americans are healthier than ever. I asked the elementary-school students about polio, diphtheria and rheumatic fever. They hadn't heard of them. ...
    - The Union Leader

    GLOBAL VOICES OF SCIENCE: Deciphering Dengue: The Cuban Experience Sep 1, 2005
    By the 1960s, vaccines and antibiotics had so reduced the incidence of such deadly diseases as smallpox, poliomyelitis, and acute rheumatic fever that the ...
    - Science Magazine (subscription)

    Expert questions findings in homeopathy research Sep 1, 2005
    ...control trials where homeopathic drugs have proved effective on diseases such as bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, rheumatic fever, rheumatic arthritis and ...
    - Newindpress

    Sharing the load Sep 8, 2005
    ...works, with nurses and Aboriginal health workers providing most of the acute care, including the administration of antibiotics for rheumatic fever, based on ...
    - AustralianDoctor.com (subscription)

    Council on Aging notes Sep 1, 2005
    Born Bobby Cassetto in the Bronx, and raised by his mother, at age 15 he contracted rheumatic fever, leaving him with a weak heart. ...
    - Wellesley Townsman

    Magician shows tricks of trade at magic shop Sep 6, 2005
    Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, he spent most of his youth in St. Petersburg, where his mother moved the family when Taylor was a boy because he had rheumatic fever. ...
    - Palm Beach Post

    Alzheimer's link found Sep 13, 2005
    ...journal Science linking today's record life spans to lower rates of childhood infectious diseases, such as gum disease, flu, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis and ...
    - Nature.com (subscription)

    Sir Harold Hood, Bt Sep 6, 2005
    He contracted a bad strain of measles, which developed into rheumatic fever and left him bedridden for some time; he also had a series of operations on his ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk

    For the love of teddy Sep 13, 2005
    ..."I still sleep with a bear," she said. Like most people, Linda's love of bears can be traced to childhood. "I had rheumatic fever as a child and had to stay ...
    - Arizona Republic

    Shriners hold convention; 8,000 appear Sep 8, 2005
    29 years. When Dunwoody turned 7, he developed rheumatic fever which left him paralyzed from the waist down for three months. "I ...
    - Johnson County Sun

    Emirates Heart Foundation to give Iraqi baby a new lease of life Sep 9, 2005
    In addition, nearly one in 20 children in developing countries acquires heart disease through other illnesses, such as rheumatic fever. ...
    - WAM - Emirates News Agency

    Books can awaken us to the world Sep 13, 2005
    I'd been out of school for five months with rheumatic fever, and yearned for a connection with my peers, which that little book provided. ...
    - LaCrosse Tribune

    'Hometown hero' tried to conquer Lake Ontario Sep 3, 2005
    I just miss the ball.". Struble had taken up swimming to strengthen himself after a childhood battle with rheumatic fever. After ...
    - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    Morris Ziff Dies at 91; Rheumatic Disease Expert Aug 29, 2005
    In later research, Dr. Ziff was co-discoverer of other markers in the bloodstream of damage to the joints caused by rheumatic fever and other diseases, said Dr ...
    - New York Times

    Center of the storm31 Jul 2005
    A woman victim, who now lives in Reno, says in her lawsuit that she was 17 in the early ’60s when she became severely ill from rheumatic fever and was ...
    - Reno Gazette Journal

    Roslyn took pride in Lawrence Welk accordionist31 Jul 2005
    Each of the members had to choose a farm-related project. Floren chose to plant a garden. But after it was planted, he came down with rheumatic fever. ...
    - Aberdeen American News

    Christiansen's rheumatic fever theory raised alarmJul 9, 2005
    Dr. Lance W. Christiansen's intense discussions about his rheumatic fever theories worried at least one state official enough that he contacted authorities. ...
    - Longview Daily News

    Sore Throat in Adults - Does the Introduction of a Clinical ...Jul 28, 2005
    ...three included patients with chronic or recurrent sore throat, immunocompromise, pregnancy, epidemic pharyngitis, a history of rheumatic fever or valvular ...
    - RedNova.com

    Gary Wyatt DunwoodyJul 24, 2005
    BY KIMBERLY DISHONGH SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE. In 1948, 8-year-old Gary Dunwoody couldn’t walk for 2 1/2 months following a bout of rheumatic fever. ...
    - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription)

    Arthritis doesn't keep Courtland man from raising big tomatoesJul 24, 2005
    At 16, Cottingham became ill with strep throat that turned to rheumatic fever. "It wasn't my momma and daddy's fault though," Cottingham said. ...
    - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

    Periodic Ophthalmia (Moon Blindness)Jul 24, 2005
    A classic example of this in people is rheumatic fever, where the heart valves are attacked by the immune system after infection with the bacteria that causes ...
    - TheHorse.com

    Welk musician Myron Floren, 85, DiesJul 24, 2005
    Turned down for military service during World War II because of childhood bouts with rheumatic fever that damaged his heart, Floren joined the USO in 1944 and ...
    - Canton Repository (subscription)

    Lung cancer researcher dies at 92Jul 25, 2005
    Turned down for military service during World War II because of childhood bouts with rheumatic fever that damaged his heart, Floren joined the United Service ...
    - Contra Costa Times

    School Nurses See It All, Say Preventing Sickness Comes Down to ...Jul 21, 2005
    Rue says it's contagious and can lead to other illnesses. "One of the common complications could be rheumatic fever," she said. ...
    - Lakeland Ledger

    Fury at 'neglect' after medical file blunderJul 27, 2005
    ...negligence.". When Mr Smith was six, he contracted rheumatic fever and was told by a specialist it had resulted in valvular heart disease. ...
    - ic Liverpool

    YOUR news source for Tuesday, July 26, 2005Jul 26, 2005
    ...said. Watkins had suffered rheumatic fever as a child, and that caused a heart condition that persisted through his life. After ...
    - Hopkinsville Kentucky New Era

    Alzheimer's link foundJul 25, 2005
    ...journal Science linking today's record life spans to lower rates of childhood infectious diseases, such as gum disease, flu, rheumatic fever, tuberculosis and ...
    - Nature.com (subscription)

    A bond between sistersJul 23, 2005
    In 2004, Hargraves donated her kidney to Saunders. Saunders lost both kidneys due to her struggle with hypertension and rheumatic fever as a child. ...
    - Petersburg Progress Index

    Back in the swing of thingsJul 17, 2005
    As a child she had rheumatic fever, a condition that can lead to heart failure. In 1978 she had her first coronary artery bypass surgery. ...
    - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Transplant patients compete, show they 'still live active lives'Jul 16, 2005
    Ehnot, 67, was diagnosed at age 3 with rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease affecting connective tissue in the heart, brain, joints and skin.
    - Allentown Morning Call

    Exhibition tracks life of young JRR TolkienJul 18, 2005
    ...the centre of town. While Mabel and her sons were in England Tolkien's father developed rheumatic fever. They received a telegram ...
    - ic Birmingham.co.uk

    Amby Smith dead at 87Jul 21, 2005
    While World War II enlistments stripped the Daily Times of much of its staff, Amby stayed on, (he was 4-F on account of a bout with rheumatic fever) taking a ...
    - Kent County Daily Times

    Rob Woutat: Reasons to Contemplate Unexpected DeathJul 17, 2005
    Whether it's ischemic heart disease, acute rheumatic fever, hypertension, atherosclerosis, or other disorders of the circulatory system, we're statistically ...
    - Bremerton Sun

    At Home with MedicineJul 12, 2005
    ...“We saw the disappearance of polio. Polio has almost disappeared off the face of the earth. Rheumatic fever has almost disappeared. ...
    - Scranton Times

    The Clean LifeJul 1, 2005
    Twenty percent of its population suffers from some kind of cardiovascular disease, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke or rheumatic fever. ...
    - theTrumpet.com

    Ice Cream DreamsJul 7, 2005
    Benedict, but a bout of rheumatic fever cut short her studies. Back in Haiti, she married, had three children and worked as a secretary at the US embassy. ...
    - Miami Herald

    Latinos have sickle cell anemia gene, few knowJul 3, 2005
    She was being treated for rheumatic fever until a doctor from Houston tested her for sickle cell, and that's how we found out what was wrong with her. ...
    - El Paso Times

    Beyond the SeaJul 13, 2005
    Stricken by rheumatic fever as a boy (played by William Ulrich), Darin - born Walden Robert Cassotto - wasn't expected to see his 15th birthday. ...
    - IGN

    Massaro:Teacher's many roles included peacemakerJul 9, 2005
    Theresa. Buck had rheumatic fever as a child - undiagnosed until he was an adult. Doctors replaced damaged heart valves six years ago. ...
    - Rocky Mountain News

    From forced labor to sense of belongingJul 4, 2005
    WHEN THE WAR WAS over, the family was shuffled from one refugee camp to another. Tina spent a year in a hospital fighting rheumatic fever and polio. ...
    - Rockford Register Star




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