Health and Fitness
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Lack of fluoride in bottled water may harm children's teethJan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - Little did I know that filtering my family's tap water might put our teeth at risk. Two years ago, when I was pregnant and reporting on how the federal government was un...
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Old and new ways to treat traumatic brain injuriesJan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, especially in young adults and children. Unfortunately, war is also a significant factor in th...
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Gott: Has colchicine been nixed by doctors?Jan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I was in my doctor's office last week for new prescriptions, and he indicated that colchicine is being pulled from the market. I take it for gout and don't know w...
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HPV awareness can save livesJan 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Approximately 11,000 American women will learn they have cervical cancer this year, and nearly 4,000 will die from an advanced form of the disease, according to the Cali...
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Your health: check your codesJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Check QR codes You'll be seeing more of these postage-stamp-shaped “quick response” graphics in and around the grocery store in the coming year as retailers and foo...
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Baseline workout something to build onJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - With the new year in full swing, we want to do everything we can to keep you focused on your fitness goals. To help you along, Push Fitness has put together a yearlong w...
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Officials: 'Bath salts' are growing drug problemJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - FULTON, Miss. — When Neil Brown got high on dangerous chemicals sold as bath salts, he took his skinning knife and slit his face and stomach repeatedly. Brown survived,...
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Updated rehab aims to give Giffords her life backJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - HOUSTON — She inspired the nation with her fairy-tale recovery. Now Rep. Gabrielle Giffords must inspire herself through the ordeal of rehabilitation, and doctors say i...
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New hip replacement technique at Good Samaritan means quicker recoveryJan 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Suzanne Lonngren, 56, has had both of her hips replaced, in separate surgeries 1½ years apart. Same surgeon. Same hospital. But the two recoveries were like “night and d...
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Indiana flu season ramping up rapidlyJan 20, 2011 10:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Flu cases in Indiana are multiplying more quickly than normal, and three people across the state have died from the disease, according to Indiana health ...