Articles filed under Health
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Even those chips carry some riskApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Could eating an extra large bag of potato chips increase your risk of heart disease? Recent research has shown that a diet of fried potato chips increases blood markers ...
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Exercise comes in different forms -- some not so unpleasantApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - For some, exercise is the longest four-letter word. The mere mention of it conjures visions of endless climbs up StairMaster machines, screaming music in crowded aerobic...
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Breast density measurements can be cancer prevention toolApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Measuring breast density improves the accuracy of tests used to assess a woman's risk for breast cancer and helps guide doctors in recommending treatment that saves live...
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Tests show when early Alzheimer's sufferers should stop drivingApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. scientists are creating tests to show when it is time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving. It is one of a family's most wrenchin...
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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The bed bugs bite, but they won't spread disease, report saysApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Sleep tight even if the bed bugs bite: the increasingly common apple seed-sized pest doesn't spread diseases such as yellow fever, HIV, hepatitis B and cancer, a report ...
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Scientists closer to finding relief for chronic itchesApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Scratch an itch and you get ... aaaaaah. Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step towar...
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Your HealthApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - What brings the stork What triggers labor has always mystified science, but a new study might have found the answer - and might help prevent preterm births. Australian r...
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Clinical trials can pay off for donors, patientsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - After getting charged $341 for a recent ultrasound, Pat Diskey knew she couldn't afford many more medical bills. So when Diskey, a 72-year-old retiree in Itasca, heard a...
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Sir Paul spurs suburban push for meditation in schoolsApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 40 years ago, the Beatles created a media circus when they traveled to India to learn about transcendental meditation. Today, Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Star...