Health and Fitness
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Learn to manage stess with proper dietMay 28, 2012 6:00 am - When you hear the word stress, what comes to mind? Your commute to work, paying for your kids' college tuition or trying to function on four hours of sleep. We all have ...
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Why do some people choke in clutch situations?May 28, 2012 6:00 am - When the typically solid free-throw sinker fails to find net in a close game's waning minutes, when the firm's best deal-sealer falters in the final round of negotiation...
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Prescription medicines are effective for toenail infectionsMay 28, 2012 6:00 am - Q. My big toenail has become thick and yellow and has started to separate from the nail bed. It also smells unpleasant. What's wrong with my toenail, and what can I do a...
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Family takes it day to day with 3-year-old’s chronic conditionMay 28, 2012 5:59 am - RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Maghann Ruiz chronicles her daughter’s story with photos on the family blog. Asleep in her child-sized hospital bed, 3-year-old Lila cuddles with her ...
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Panel warns about risks of prostate cancer testMay 28, 2012 5:59 am - The PSA prostate-cancer test used by half of U.S. men older than 40 carries more risks than benefits and shouldn’t be used to diagnose the disease, a U.S. panel said, re...
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Fertility treatment may carry higher birth defect riskMay 28, 2012 5:48 am - Test-tube babies have higher rates of birth defects, and doctors have long wondered: Is it because of certain fertility treatments or infertility itself? A large new stu...
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Researchers link health to education gapMay 28, 2012 5:45 am - Higher levels of education in the United States correlate with longer life expectancy and less obesity, according to the government’s annual health report. Obesity, whic...
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Baboons show life at the top can be good for your healthMay 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Many studies in humans and animals suggest that chronic stress is bad for one's health, in part because it suppresses the immune system. But nearly 30 years of data on w...
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Tips to pick the best nursing home for a loved oneMay 27, 2012 7:38 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Finding the right nursing home for an elderly loved one is a daunting task. And it’s one most of us will face, as two-thirds of people over 65 will need ...
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War zone or tourist trap? Mulling the Korean DMZMay 27, 2012 5:56 am - PANMUNJOM, Korea — Soldiers from rival North and South Korea eye one another across a thin strip of no man’s land that — just barely — keeps their armies apart. The tens...