Health and Fitness
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Novel vaccine fights Type 1 diabetes by stopping immune attackSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — An experimental vaccine designed to tamp down the abnormal immune response that causes Type 1 diabetes helped preserve patients’ insulin-producing cells in a ...
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Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementiaSep 09, 2013 6:00 am - BOSTON — Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all. Noticing you have had a decline beyond the occasional mispl...
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Test-tube babies: A simpler, cheaper technique?Sep 09, 2013 5:39 am - LONDON — Since the first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago, in vitro fertilization has evolved into a highly sophisticated lab procedure. Now, scientis...
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High levels of blood sugar boost risk of dementia, study findsSep 09, 2013 5:29 am - High levels of blood sugar raise the risk of dementia, even if a person doesn’t have diabetes, a condition known to be associated with the brain disease, a study found. ...
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Movement becomes medicine for Parkinson’s patientsSep 09, 2013 5:26 am - The first thing you notice at Lucy Bowen McCauley’s dance class for people with Parkinson’s disease is the range of symptoms among the 15 people seated in a wide circle ...
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Science weighs in on the ‘Freshman 15’Sep 09, 2013 5:16 am - For many new college students, adapting to university life is especially challenging when faced with the threat of the so-called “Freshman 15,” a term for the weight col...
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Some dentists using Botox to treat jaw tensionSep 09, 2013 5:09 am - When Wade Paxman is stressed, he clenches and grinds his teeth. The conventional treatment, mouth guards, protect his enamel but don’t ease his jaw pain or crushing head...
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Pre-chemo options may help cancer patients who still want childrenSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - When Michele Foust received a diagnosis of Stage 2 breast cancer this spring, she typed out a list of questions about her treatment. At the top of the 26-year-old's conc...
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SSRIs considered safe for long-term useSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have been taking an SSRI for years for chronic anxiety. Are there side effects of long-term SSRI use? A. All medicines can have side effects, and SSRIs are no excep...
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9/11 responders far from NYC seek compensationSep 08, 2013 10:25 am - NEW YORK — They weren’t exposed to anywhere near the same level of ash, grit and fumes, but emergency workers who rushed to the Pentagon and the Pennsylvania countryside...