Articles filed under Health
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When mistakes are made, a doctor's apology goes a long waySep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. - After the chief of staff at James A. Haley VA Medical Center realized that a veteran had died after receiving poor care, he told the man's family that he w...
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Your healthSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Girl talk Do training bras help the breasts to grow? It's a logical enough question, if you think about it. A preteen girl might want to ask - if she just wasn't way too...
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Add mushrooms to list of cancer treatment toolsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - When it comes to cancer treatment, I believe that we have finally reached a point where we need to seriously consider incorporating mushrooms into the overall medical ap...
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As with oaks, firmly planted roots the key to survivalSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As a native New Englander, I've spent plenty of Labor Day weekend birthdays following the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms, like the ones tracked last week. My ch...
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Flu vaccine aimed at key flu spreaders -- childrenSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Lots of youngsters on your street? Watch out: Flu may strike your community sooner and harder than it hits the hip singles neighborhood down the road. Flu-...
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Fighting back against a little-known neurological disorderSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Erin McGrath felt like she was being stabbed in the head with an ice pick - all day, every day. The pain left the Arlington Heights woman bedridden, forcing her to withd...
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What to expect from some common medical proceduresSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It's a fact of midlife: After 40, we're more likely to need certain medical tests to preserve our health. Learning that you have to undergo something with a hard-to-pron...
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Third World diseases making their way into U.S. populationSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Preventable diseases commonly seen among impoverished people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are infecting millions of U.S. residents, mostly poor women and children, ...
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Healthy snacks can give athletes a boostSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Along with new classes, textbooks and homework, the new academic year also signals the return of after-school sports. The long hours away from home for practices and gam...
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Celebrex or Celexa? Clonidine or Klonopin?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mixing up drug names because they look or sound alike - like this trio - is among the most common types of medical mistakes, and it can be deadly. Now new efforts are ai...