• Presidential Ailments

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    President George W. Bush's health issues in the summer of 2007 -- a colonoscopy and the disclosure of a previous bout with "early, localized" Lyme disease, reminded us that beneath the public veneer, presidents suffer physical ailments just like regular folks. Here's a look at all of our chief executives' medical issues. (Image: CBS)



    [Sources: Health In Plain English; Bumgarner, JR -- "The Health of the Presidents: The 41 United States Presidents Through 1993 From A Physician's Point Of View"; Doctorzebra.com: Medical History of American Presidents]

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They often seem superhuman. But every president has had quite common human ailments. Here's the rundown, from cancer to colitis, heart attacks to hemorrhoids.

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