Health and Fitness
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What's your cancer risk?Feb 23, 2015 4:45 am - There is still a lot that we don't know about what contributes to the development of breast cancer, but the factors below have been associated in many studies with an in...
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Mastectomies gain favor over lumpectomiesFeb 23, 2015 4:45 am - Nearly 25 years ago, the National Cancer Institute declared that women with early-stage breast cancer could be spared mastectomies. The institute acted after studies fo...
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A good way to prevent cancer: Eat your fruits and vegetablesFeb 23, 2015 4:45 am - The best advice for cancer prevention is to do what your mom always told you: Eat your fruit and vegetables, get some exercise and keep that weight in a healthful range,...
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Learn to recognize and avoid triggers for tension headachesFeb 23, 2015 4:45 am - Q: I get tension headaches fairly often. What's the best way to treat and prevent them? A: Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. The pain — usually a d...
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Your health: Some toddler food has too much salt, sugar, study saysFeb 23, 2015 4:45 am - Toddler food has too much salt, sugar Many packaged meals and snacks for toddlers contain worrisome amounts of salt and sugar, potentially creating an early taste f...
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Study: Early exposure to peanuts prevents allergiesFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - For years, parents of babies who seem likely to develop a peanut allergy have gone to extremes to keep them away from peanut-based foods. Now a major study suggests that...
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Early exposure to peanuts helps prevent allergies in kidsFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - For years, parents of babies who seem likely to develop a peanut allergy have gone to extremes to keep them away from peanut-based foods. Now a major study suggests that...
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What to know about new research on babies, peanut allergiesFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Children at high risk of developing peanut allergies are far less likely to do so if they are given peanut-containing foods before they turn 1, finds a major study that ...
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Frequent saunas may boost survival, Finnish study suggestsFeb 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Frequent sauna baths may help you live longer, a study of Finnish men suggests. It would be welcome news if proven true -- in Finland where hot, dry saunas are commonpla...
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Can fish fix your foul mood?Feb 22, 2015 6:00 am - If your typical February night involves searching the kitchen for a snack to lift your spirits, you are not alone. This is prime winter-blues season, the time of year wh...