Health and Fitness
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Scientists to study wine's impact on memoryJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — While some people might drink to forget — the drive home, the electric bill, an annoying co-worker — it may be that a substance in wine actually improves m...
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Patients get little rest in noisy hospitalsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Anyone who’s had a hospital stay knows the beeping monitors, the pagers and phones, the hallway chatter, the roommate, even the squeaky laundry carts all ma...
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Workout toys part of the routine for fitness fanaticJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Rob Snyder gets bored easily. The 44-year-old fitness fanatic will do just about anything to get his heart pumping. “I used to be a wrestler in hig...
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Eating heart-healthy fish is better than taking supplementsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I've heard that fish contains oils that are good for your health. Does this mean I should take a fish oil supplement? A. You heard right. A good deal of evidence sugg...
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New research tries to clear up mammogram confusionJun 25, 2012 5:57 am - Two new studies have tried to make it easier to determine if women in their 40s should get routine mammograms, an issue that remains fraught with controversy. In 2009, t...
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Parents can panic over pediatric growth chartsJun 25, 2012 5:00 am - When James and Rebecca Ortega of Alexandria, Va., brought their newborn daughter, Avery, to the pediatrician for her first visit last December, the doctor plotted her he...
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Local teens: Heroin is going to keep killing our friendsJun 24, 2012 7:00 am - New breed of anti-drug crusaders trying to reach their peers on heroin's danger
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Why is health care spending decreasing?Jun 24, 2012 6:57 am - WASHINGTON — Health care spending has eased up recently, a welcome respite for government and corporate budgets. But why has it? And will relief last or are medical cost...
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Walk remembers those lost to heroin in the suburbsJun 23, 2012 3:58 pm - More than 200 people, including friends and family members affected by the suburban heroin epidemic, came together on Saturday morning for an awareness event and 5K walk...
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Diabetes research patients soughtJun 22, 2012 6:55 pm - The Rosalind Franklin University Department of Interprofessional Studies is looking for individuals aged 55 or older who have diabetes to participate in a free research ...