Health and Fitness
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Finding unseen damage of traumatic brain injuriesMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The soldier on the fringes of an explosion. The survivor of a car wreck. The football player who took yet another skull-rattling hit. Too often, only time c...
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No clear answers on checking thyroid during pregnancyMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Checkups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too...
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Mild concussions may have lingering symptoms in kidsMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - Children with even relatively mild concussions can have persistent attention and memory problems a year after their injuries, according to a study that helps identify wh...
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Trainers give contestants that extra pushMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - It's week four of the competition, and the Fittest Loser contestants are adjusting to a new health and fitness regimen. Meanwhile their trainers have been making some ad...
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Hospitals getting elderly patients up and walkingMar 12, 2012 6:00 am - Bob Landorf walked miles during his hospital stay, dragging his IV pole along, too, on a mission to upend disturbing statistics for patients his age. At least one-third ...
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She's counting on balanced workout repsMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - Throughout my workout journey I have been enlightened in ways I'd never foreseen. I am Adrian Monk! As fans of the now-concluded cable show featuring the obsessive compu...
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Your health: Don't just sit thereMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - Stand, don't sit If sitting is the new smoking, as one researcher recently put it, what can we do about it? Very few of us can afford to quit work, where we sit eight or...
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Slow down at the dinner table to eat lessMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I’ve read many times that eating slowly can help a person eat less and lose weight. I’ve tried this approach recently, and I do find it helps keep me satisfied, even ...
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Autism not diagnosed as early in minority childrenMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - “The biggest thing I want parents to know is we can do something about it to help your child,” says Dr. Rebecca Landa, autism director at Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Ins...
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Sedentary women more prone to diabetes, study reportsMar 12, 2012 5:00 am - LONDON — Women who sit for long periods each day have a greater risk of developing early signs of Type 2 diabetes compared with men, British researchers found, suggestin...