Health and Fitness
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Tropicana uses the carrot to squeeze juice salesDec 17, 2012 1:02 pm - NEW YORK — Tropicana wants more people to drink its juice, so it’s extending a carrot — and a bushel of other vegetables. As sugar-conscious Americans continue to shy aw...
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CRP blood test is not of use to everyoneDec 17, 2012 5:00 am - Q, The last time I had blood work, my doctor didn't check my CRP level. Wouldn't my CRP level have given him a better idea of my risk of heart disease? A. You ask a good...
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HPV infections can reawaken at menopauseDec 17, 2012 4:47 am - Signs of the cancer-causing human papilloma virus in women near or at menopause may be a reawakened dormant infection, suggesting a risk for women who came of age in the...
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Chemo brain’s confusion may result from stress, not medicinesDec 17, 2012 4:14 am - “Chemo brain,” a term describing the forgetfulness and cognitive fog that breast-cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience, may have more to do with the stress ...
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How maggots help in healing woundsDec 17, 2012 4:14 am - Yes, maggots are creepy, crawly, and slimy. But that slime is a remarkable healing balm, used by battlefield surgeons for centuries to close wounds. Now, researchers say...
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Physical therapy often effective in treating head tiltDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - He gave me a little grin with his head cocked to one side. Yes, it was an adorable introduction to this 9-month-old new patient, but when the head tilt persisted through...
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Study sees longer lives, more disabilitiesDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - The health of most of the planet's population is rapidly coming to resemble that of the United States, where death in childhood is rare, too much food is a bigger proble...
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Your health: Shape up with DVDsDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - Press ‘play' to get fit “For a hot body, push Play,” advises the December issue of Shape magazine. While getting fit isn't quite that easy, the magazine test-drove...
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Black women step up efforts to battle obesityDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad breakup. All ...
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It doesn't pay to stay at work when you're sickDec 17, 2012 4:00 am - It's enough to make you sick — co-workers who cough, sneeze and hack their way through the day while you try to fend off the swarm of germs. With the arrival of the cold...