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Unlocking a mystery // Hypochondria: a disorder coming out of the closet
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Mr. A was the kind of patient no doctor wanted to deal with.
A few years ago, he showed up in the office of Dr. Brian A.
Fallon, complaining of nonstop headaches, which he was sure meant a
brain tumor.
Tests showed nothing in the 52-year-old stockbroker's head other
than a normal-looking brain. And it was clear to Fallon - at the
time a young psychiatric resident at Columbia University - that Mr. A
had hypochondria.
Mr. A, however, was not convinced, says Fallon, who recalle...
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; ... GETTING A SERIOUS LOOK -- MANAGED-CARE LIMITS MAY BE HELPING By CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, Staff Writer Date: 08-18-1996, Sunday Section: NEWS Edition: All Editions -- Sunday The 37-year-old man believed cancer was killing him. Feelings of panic and dread followed him ...
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The Sunday Telegraph London
; ... and fellow jockey John Egan had fallen for a News of The World sting. He had told his new `friends ... Spanish brothel while confiding the intriguing news that he had to be careful because the News of The World were after him. So Fallon, a married ...
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Horse Racing: FALLON GETS SIX-MONTH BAN; Former champion rocked as sample given after riding Ivan Denisovich tests positive.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; FALLON'S HIGHS AND LOWS IN 2006 February 27 Fallon rebailed until July 3 following representations made to the Crown Prosecution Service by lawyers acting on behalf of the six-time champion May 6 Lands 2,000 Guineas aboard impressive winner George Washington May 20 Partners Peeress to Group 1
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Horse Racing: FALLON GETS SIX-MONTH BAN.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England)
; FALLON'S HIGHS AND LOWS IN 2006 February 27 Fallon rebailed until July 3 following representations made to the Crown Prosecution Service by lawyers acting on behalf of the six-time champion May 6 Lands 2,000 Guineas aboard impressive winner George Washington May 20 Partners Peeress to Group 1
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Fallon threw races to make money for crooked betting syndicate, court told
The Scotsman
; KIEREN Fallon exchanged the bright silks of a champion jockey for the sombre suit of the accused yesterday, as the six-times British champion stepped into the dock at the Old Bailey to stand trial accused of taking part in a race-fixing scam. The court heard he was part of a complicated plot to
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 "Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)")
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Promising treatment found for hypochondria; Psychotherapy can help people willing to admit problems are mental
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
; CHICAGO (AP) - A breakthrough study found that psychotherapy can help hypochondriacs deal with their fears. But the treatment has its limits: A quarter of the patients quit after being told the problem was in their heads. Hypochondria is a mental, not physical, illness. Getting sufferers to believe
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Fallon McElligott sold to Publicis; Agency to keep its name, operate as stand-alone unit.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ... name and operate as a stand-alone unit within Publicis. Given Fallon's stature and strong independent streak, the sale is big news in the advertising world, but in many ways an ownership change seemed inevitable. Agencies throughout the world are consolidating ...
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Symptoms of hypochondria are worse than the disease. (Originated from Northwest Florida Daily News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; HYPOCHONDRIASIS: Abnormal anxiety about one's health; a frequent symptom in depressed patients. The patient fears or believes that he or she has a disease that persists despite medical reassurance. Synonym: Hypochondria That's what Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary says about the malady. What
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Psychotherapy may help hypochondria
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; CHICAGO -- A breakthrough study found that psychotherapy can help hypochondriacs deal with their fears. But the treatment has its limits: A quarter of the patients quit after being told the problem was in their heads. Hypochondria is a mental, not physical, illness. Getting sufferers to believe
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FALLON SET TO LAUNCH MASSIVE EXPANSION
The Boston Globe
; Fallon Community Health Plan, until recently a small, regional player in the Massachusetts healthcare market, will today disclose a westward expansion from its base in Worcester, with plans to ultimately offer health insurance coverage in neighboring states. The expansion into Franklin, Hampden,
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