Health and Fitness
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New approaches in treating kids with brain tumorsJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Doctors noticed long ago that although children afflicted with the most common type of malignant brain tumor were getting the same treatment, the outcom...
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Eating disorders exact a toll on older women, tooJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Molly Woolsey was 19 when her anorexia was diagnosed. Once she passed her 20s, the St. Paul woman said, passers-by assumed she had cancer or another terminal illness bec...
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Your health: The miracle of honeyJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - A sweet treat We all know that honey is delicious. It's perfect for sweetening tea, pouring over Greek yogurt and combining with peanut butter for an easy sandwich....
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'Autism wave' prompts schools, businesses to adaptJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - For a college class, the assignment seemed simple enough: Gather in circles of five or six students and discuss a few questions as a group. But one young man refused, si...
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Patients' fear of being 'difficult' may hurt care, study findsJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Hugo Campos doesn't view himself as a difficult patient. But he senses his doctors' exasperation with him because of his insistence he be given all the medical informati...
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Tinnitus sufferers struggle to cope with persistent soundsJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Sal Gentile hasn't had a quiet moment in a year. Last July, he started hearing sounds with no apparent source — hissing, rattling, waves crashing and somet...
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Study finds even 7-year-olds sometimes hurt themselvesJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Even children as young as 7 sometimes cut themselves on purpose, according to a small study believed to be the first to examine self-injury at such early ages. The study...
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Quitting smoking may add more weight, study findsJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Giving up smoking may lead to an average weight gain of about 11 pounds after 12 months, according to a review of 62 past studies. That's higher than the 2.9 kilograms i...
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Dogs helping patients with brain disordersJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - WILLISVILLE, Ill. — Many of the small towns dotting the Southern Illinois landscape go unnoticed — and Willisville is no different. Fewer than 700 people call the town i...
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Anesthetic before root canal greatly reduces painJul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I have to have a root canal. Why do I need it? And what will happen during the procedure? A. If you've never had a root canal, and if you've heard someone say...