Health and Fitness
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How to take the sting out of allergiesJun 17, 2013 6:00 am - Sonia was out shopping for her bridal gown on a sweltering day. She stopped on the sidewalk to throw away her smoothie cup. Buzzing around the trash bin was a yellow jac...
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Your health: A yoga approachJun 17, 2013 6:00 am - New yoga read Want a physique as awesome as Jennifer Aniston’s? You might not be able to see it in the mirror yet, but you already have one, says Mandy Ingber. And ...
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Cancer drug shortages force treatment delaysJun 17, 2013 5:59 am - Shortages of medicines for some of the most common cancers have caused nearly half of doctors to delay treatment and forced about a third to choose between patients need...
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Cancer survivors face growing health care gapJun 17, 2013 5:44 am - After Teresa Levitch underwent successful chemotherapy and radiation for the cancer attacking her immune system, she believed her health problems were over. Now she know...
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Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts sayJun 17, 2013 5:20 am - The prescription medicine you get online or from your pharmacy could be fake — and harmful. The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of drugs consumed in ...
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Gene therapy to fight the flu?Jun 17, 2013 5:14 am - In 2009, a global collaboration of scientists, public health agencies and companies raced to make a vaccine against a pandemic influenza virus, but most of it wasn’t rea...
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Music’s healing power noteworthyJun 17, 2013 5:01 am - The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months. Certainly, not everyone likes the same mus...
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Take our summertime health hazard quizJun 17, 2013 5:00 am - Ready for summer? How much do you really know about the day-to-day conditions and hazards you may encounter? Take this summer safety quiz to find out. (Answers follow.)...
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Getting in touch with hospital patients helps relieve deliriumJun 17, 2013 5:00 am - Paula Duncan saw how quickly it could happen with her father-in-law. When he was hospitalized with pneumonia at age 80, his personality changed. Almost overnight, he bec...
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Every choice resonates for brides fighting cancerJun 17, 2013 5:00 am - Nikki Rodriguez stares in the mirror and smooths the wedding dress with her fingers. “This line of pearls is stupid,” she says, turning around and pointing to the small ...