Health and Fitness
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Morning-after pill to be prescription onlyDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In a surprise move with election-year implications, the Obama administration’s top health official overruled her own drug regulators and stopped the Plan B ...
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Big promise seen in 2 breast cancer drugsDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - SAN ANTONIO — Breast cancer experts are cheering what could be some of the biggest advances in more than a decade: two new medicines that significantly delay the time un...
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Quarter of HIV patients have infection under controlDec 05, 2011 5:00 am - ATLANTA — Only about 1 in 4 Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control with medications, federal health officials said. Part of the reason is that ab...
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9 months and 54 pounds later — a new meDec 05, 2011 5:00 am - Last February, I embarked on an adventure. An adventure I was certain I wouldn't survive. Fast forward nine months. Turns out, I did survive. That's the good news. The b...
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Intensive diabetes treatment reduces kidney damageDec 05, 2011 5:00 am - Patients with Type 1 diabetes who aggressively use insulin to keep their blood sugar in check slash their risk of subsequent kidney failure by half, according to a U.S.-...
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New body, new life for Fittest Loser contestantsDec 05, 2011 5:00 am - A year ago, Bob Pearson was full of excuses. He didn't have time to work out. He didn't know how to prepare the right foods. Just the thought of trying to be healthier ...
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Cold and flu season hereDec 05, 2011 5:00 am - As the days shorten toward winter, sniffles and sore throats return. Noses start dripping, and all too soon you've got aches and pains, fever and malaise. And so do your...
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FDA revisits safety of newer birth control drugsDec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Birth control drugs that were heavily promoted as having fewer side effects and the ability to clear up acne and other hormonal bothers are under new scruti...
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Medicare data will help rate doctorsDec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Picking a specialist for a delicate medical procedure like a heart bypass could get a lot easier in the not-too-distant future. The government announced Mon...
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Program helps seniors find more balanceDec 04, 2011 4:02 am - DEKALB, Ill. — Sally Stevens is confident that she’s been able to avoid injury from falling thanks to a daily exercise program at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center...