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Doctors enter questionable area when giving placebos

A teen goes to her doctor's office with a rampant upper respiratory infection. Her doctor prescribes medication, and within days, she feels better. Unknown to the girl, she was prescribed a placebo...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/11/11/xtr_482940.shtml
Xtreme | Evans High School
Cagle outlines health care plans

...the most common complaints found in emergency rooms, such as stomach, head or earaches, sore throat and upper respiratory infections. His goal is to get those patients out of costly emergency rooms. The General Assembly has already encouraged...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2007/08/24/met_140937.shtml
Metro
Md. horse dies; races cancelled

...symptoms of the diseaseat the undisclosed stable. The disease, which doesn't affect humans, can cause upper respiratory infections in horses as well as neurological symptoms that may affect the ability to walk and run.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2006/01/27/oth_49974.shtml
Other sports
ABC's Peter Jennings is diagnosed with lung cancer

...didn't travel under doctor's orders after December's tsunami because of what was described then as an upper respiratory infection. He did go to Iraq in January for the elections. "There will be good days and bad, which means some days...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/04/06/tel_449533.shtml
Television
Bears: Flu shots for pair were necessary

...Burkholder said McDougle complained after Thursday's practice of feeling lightheaded, shortness of breath and upper respiratory infection symptoms. The Eagles sent him to the hospital, where McDougle was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/10/23/pro_432155.shtml
NFL
Braves' boo-boos blemishing season

...the Braves, he's been on the DL most of the year - first with a strained abdominal muscle, now with an upper respiratory infection that caused him to lose some 15 pounds. Before their current injuries, Furcal missed seven games (strained...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/05/18/bra_415918.shtml
Braves
Braves notebook

...league club when the team returns home. Marrero, who was briefly hospitalized in Atlanta two weeks ago with an upper respiratory infection, has batted .091 (2-for-22) with his new team. p>

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/05/16/bra_415712.shtml
Braves
Clijsters needs just 39 minutes to win

...Pierce, who beat No. 8 Magui Serna 6-2, 6-4. French teen Tatiana Golovin moved into a quarterfinal against second-seeded Elena Dementieva when Daniela Hantuchova withdrew from the tournament, citing an upper respiratory infection.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/02/13/oth_404522.shtml
Other sports
Knicks 92, Hawks 89

...moving gingerly on crutches, but did not attend the game. ... G Howard Eisley did not dress. He has an upper respiratory infection. ...Terry had four rebounds and now has 501 for his career.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2002/02/08/nba_332203.shtml
NBA
Football today: Tigers correct mistakes

...its season opener, Johnson said senior Brian Scott has replaced Dietrich Everett, who's been out with an upper respiratory infection, at offensive left guard, while junior Ryan Hadden and sophomore Nick Kearns are currently listed on top...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/08/24/foo_268508.shtml
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