Articles filed under Health
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Spring brings more energy, but more temptationsApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The 2010 Fittest Loser competition started in the dead of winter, when it's hard to feel good about yourself. But the weather has changed, and the Fittest Losers are enj...
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Study: Cancer research by U.S. disorganized, underfundedApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. government's cancer research network is "approaching a state of crisis" as waste and inefficiency cause 40 percent of late-stage trials it funds to be abandoned...
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Fiber can be a potent ally in the fight against fatApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - What can you do to help lose the cravings and feel full while reducing calories? The answer is surprisingly simple: fiber. There are two types of fiber, soluble and inso...
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Lung cancer CT screening leads to more false positivesApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A lung cancer screening technique promoted by some patient advocates leads to a false diagnosis of the disease in about 33 percent of patients after two annual tests, re...
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Get fit as a family: You can get teens outdoors (but you have to go, too)Apr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a familiar refrain in homes with teenagers: "Shut off that television, get outside and get some exercise!" But parents, here's the bad news: If you want your teens ...
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Study shows brain games don't make you smarterApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - People playing computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests. In a six-week study, experts found people who played onl...
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Dark chocolate may be good for liver patientsApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Dark chocolate may be just what the doctor ordered for patients with damaged livers. A Spanish study found chocolate can help lower blood pressure in the liver and reduc...
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Studies find tai chi could help arthritis sufferersApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - June Yiu likes the way tai chi introduces slow, graceful movement into her crowded, hectic day. "You do everything slowly, which I don't usually do," busy retiree Yiu, 6...
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Bad habits can age you by 12 years, study suggestsApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Four common bad habits combined -- smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet -- can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests. The findings are from...
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Researchers strike up a conversation with man in vegetative stateApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The inner voice of people who appear unconscious can now be heard. For the first time, researchers have struck up a conversation with a man diagnosed as being in a veget...