Lifestyle Stories from December 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Liars face health consequences, research showsDec 05, 2012 5:06 am - Lying lengthened Pinocchio's nose, but research suggests the more falsehoods we tell, the more it shortens our lives. Fibbing releases stress hormones that can increase ...
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New DNA techniques end mystery of what ails baby PatrickDec 05, 2012 5:06 am - BOSTON — Chris Butters was changing a diaper for his son, Patrick, last November when he felt something in the two-month-old's abdomen. It was about the size of a marble...
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Mild weight loss may not reduce heart risk in diabeticsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - Losing a small amount of weight doesn’t appear to lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with diabetes who are already getting good medical care, accordin...
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Experimental diabetes drug helps most vulnerable patientsDec 03, 2012 7:21 am - MINNEAPOLIS — Johnson & Johnson’s experimental diabetes drug helped the most vulnerable patients in two studies, including older people who struggle to get their blood s...
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Brushing, flossing critical for a healthy mouthDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - Q. As I age, what can I do to keep my mouth healthy? A. Your mouth is not exempt from the effects of aging. Older people suffer higher rates of gum disease, dent...
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Prairie garden a soothing place for psychiatrist, autistic sonDec 04, 2012 5:05 am - When psychiatrist Elizabeth Reeve needs to unwind and recharge her mental batteries, she heads to the prairie. Not the wild prairie, but the one she and her husband have...
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Beware the trigger foods of the holiday seasonDec 03, 2012 8:52 am - If Santa really does stuff his face with every cookie he encounters after shimmying down those chimneys, that explains the big belly. But health and fitness expert Pam P...
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Epilepsy drug reduces weight in obese patients, study findsDec 04, 2012 5:05 am - TOKYO — Eisai Co.’s epilepsy drug Zonegran helped obese people lose weight, according to a study that shows the potential of another anti-seizure medication to aid in we...
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Doctor urges solutions to reduce concussions in kidsDec 05, 2012 5:06 am - Concussions are commonly associated with big bodies, big hits and football. With the recent attention to concussions suffered by Bears players Jay Culter, Devin Hester a...
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A less-invasive way to replace heart valvesDec 03, 2012 10:15 am - For more than two years, doctors knew they had to replace Amund Hendricks’ diseased aortic valve. Trouble was, they couldn’t. Hendricks, 84, had twice before had his che...