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March 2010

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections

by Matthew E. Karlovsky, M.D. for Health

Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are defined as two or more UTIs within a twelve month period. They are bacterial infections that typical involve the bladder. Classic symptoms include lower abdominal pain or ‘pressure’, urinary burning, urgency, and frequency. If the kidney is also involved, back pain and fever may be present as well. The majority of UTIs in women are uncomplicated and involve only the bladder. Complicated UTIs are those involve the kidney or occur in pregnancy, diabetics, transplant patients, frail elderly, in weakened immune systems, or with urinary tract structural or anatomic abnormalities.
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When Will This All End?

by Karl Schroeder for Finance

It has been another tough month in the markets. I know that all of you are wondering “When will this all end?”

We have no illusions that it doesn’t feel awful today.  It feels foolish to keep money in stocks.  Recognize that these feelings are hardwired into our brains, the result of centuries of lessons of creating trends where none really exist.  Actually, the contrary is true.  Stocks are much more likely to rise in the year after they have fallen over 30%.
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