Articles filed under Health
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Not your mama's rink: Roller Derby has come along way, babyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - There are many men out there who like to sit and watch an entertaining episode - so to speak - of the WWE. To them, it is the man's soap opera - an evening of watching a...
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Study: Therapy + Zoloft = anxiety fixOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A popular antidepressant plus three months of psychotherapy dramatically helped children with anxiety disorders, the most common psychiatric illnesses in kids, the bigge...
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Diabetes rate doubles over 10 yearsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the last 10 years, with the highest levels in the South, the government said Thursday in...
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Why are women feeling so stressed?Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Women are worried. Very, very worried. About their stock investments, balloon mortgage payments, job security. Men are, of course, worried too, but economic stress could...
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Caring for newborn's umbilical cord stump usually not difficultOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Parents usually don't panic over their child's minor coughs and fevers, but blood, even a small amount of it, grabs their attention. So, when my little patient started b...
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AIDS treatment should start sooner, study findsOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- People who have the AIDS virus should start drug treatments sooner than current guidelines recommend, suggests a large new study that could change the care...
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Poor patients often wait to get heart attack treatmentOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - People in low-income neighborhoods and those on Medicaid often don't receive quick heart-attack treatment that can be crucial to survival, according to a new study. Hear...
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Your healthOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Do run run Bored with the scenery on your daily jog? It's easy to fall into a rut once you've plotted your favorite three-mile route. But running geeks know better. They...
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Researchers find DNA link between colon cancer, obesityOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - People with a common genetic variation in their fat cells may have some protection against developing colon cancer, according to a study that provides the first DNA link...
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'Elderspeak' can come across as demeaningOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It can happen unexpectedly. There you are feeling great, even buoyant, if that can be said of a 60-something year old. Then, poof! - that fragile bubble of vitality and ...