Health and Fitness
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Despite critics, acupuncture seems to ease painSep 24, 2012 6:00 am - Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies — the latest analysis of...
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Study: Tattoo infections traced to tainted inkSep 24, 2012 6:00 am - ATLANTA — An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more case...
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Simple surgery can relieve pain of trigger fingerSep 24, 2012 6:00 am - Q. My finger hurts. When I try to bend and straighten it, it feels like it's catching. What's going on? A. It sounds like you have trigger finger. This common co...
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Centeredbeing: Easing the stress one stretch at a timeSep 24, 2012 6:00 am - My new office habit: When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I get as floppy as possible in my chair. With my chest resting on my thighs, my hair brushing the tops of my feet and ...
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Your Health: Texts offer baby adviceSep 24, 2012 6:00 am - Text, baby, text Text4baby, text4baby.com, is a service, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, that sends ad-free texts to moms and moms-to-be. The messages cover topics ...
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Seeing over-the-counter reading glasses in a new lightSep 24, 2012 5:54 am - Presbyopia. Almost of us will experience it. The onset of what’s called presbyopia is what dictates the need for reading glasses — something most men and women approachi...
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Romney’s plan for Medicare: Important details still in fluxSep 24, 2012 5:26 am - WASHINGTON — Medicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the bigges...
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Communication is key for special needs residentsSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - After meeting with the director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities of the Illinois Department of Human Services about special needs issues, an important topic...
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Answers about Medicare from the Obama campaignSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — He’ll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you’ll pay higher premiums under...
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Struggling with early onset Alzheimer'sSep 24, 2012 5:00 am - STUART, Fla. — Linda Sinotte was 52 when she started acting different. She couldn't concentrate long enough to finish projects as a certified interpreter for the deaf. S...