Back from the brink

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Veteran climber Nikki Wallis helped in rescuing two injured men, Deepak and Vikram in an accident at Mt. Snowdon, Wales' highest peak, despite being a Type 1 diabetic patient. The incident renewed her confidence and helped her gain the title of the first diabetic woman to attempt Pakistan's 26,000-foot Broad Peak, one of the tallest mountains.

California, Evaluation, Rescue work, Women mountaineers, Wallis, Nikki

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Dr. Christiane Northrup is building an empire by telling women not to trust their doctors; should you trust her?

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Christiane Northrup is a women's health advocate who opposes conventional hormone replacement therapy and favors teaching women to gain control of their own health. She believes that negative emotions are toxic and can cause such diseases as fibroids and breast cancer.

Analysis, Women, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hormone therapy, Women's health, Estrogen, Estrogens, Northrup, Christiane

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The end of pain

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Some doctors are prescribing morphine to patients with chronic severe pain, despite criticism about the drug's addictive effects. New morphine pills are time-released and non-addictive, however, and can bring patients relief without heavy sedation.

Drug therapy, Intractable pain, Morphine

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