Health and Fitness
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Diabetics must be on guard against foot infectionFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I've heard that diabetics need to take good care of their feet. But what do feet have to do with diabetes? A. Why should keeping your blood sugar levels down hav...
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Your health: Yoga pluses, minusesFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Yoga pluses, minuses From bikram to vinyasa, it seems like yoga has become the exercise experience of choice these days. In “The Science of Yoga,” New York Times sc...
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Keep moving during flights to avoid blood clotsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Good news for budget-minded travelers: There’s no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medic...
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Study finds boomers at risk of hepatatis CFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed — they are most at risk. Federal healt...
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Numbers show future growth among doctors, nursesFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Among the dire assumptions about the future of health care in the United States, one of the more persistent has been that the numbers of doctors and nurses are dwindling...
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Diet restriction before surgery may reduce complicationsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - A period of semi-starvation before surgery may one day be just what the doctor orders, if an experiment in rats is borne out by studies in people. Removing protein from ...
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No pain means a huge gain for journalistFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - Pasta is not a required daily food group. Oops. It seems like I've operated under false premises for years. Let's face it, I like my starch and carbs: pasta, crackers, c...
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Pregnant women with cancer can undergo chemoFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - LONDON — Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women ...
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Diagnosing autism may get new criteriaFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - The American Psychiatric Association is moving a step closer to overhauling the criteria for diagnosing autism after two just-completed field studies found the new defin...
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Tai chi may help ease Parkinson's symptomsFeb 27, 2012 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The ancient Chinese exercise of tai chi improved balance and lowered the risk of falls in a study of people with Parkinson's disease. Symptoms of the brain di...