Articles filed under Health
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Aspirin might stop spread of cancerMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Blood-thinning drugs such as aspirin may help fight cancer by denying shelter to wandering tumor cells, U.S. researchers reported. Experiments in mice showed that combin...
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Orthopedics group to women: Join usMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Women wanted! Willingness to wield saws, drills and repair knees a must. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is actively seeking women to join the almost all-wh...
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Nose job a bust? Try, try againMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - By age 16, Melissa Ginsburg was sick of her nose. "Oh, please, it was huge," she laughs now. With her parents' financial help, Ginsburg got a nose job to file down the b...
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Study links popcorn flavoring, lung diseaseMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - A chemical used to give butter flavor to popcorn can damage the lungs and airways of mice, U.S. government experts reported. Tests on mice show that diacetyl, a componen...
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Finding the sports bra that's perfect for youMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - About 60 percent of women experience breast pain during exercise. But don't give up -- the right sports bra can eliminate much of the suffering. When British researchers...
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Counseling helps to keep weight offMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The personal touch really counts when it comes to keeping off weight. U.S. researchers found that people who had lost weight were more apt to keep it off if they had per...
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What can tone deafness tell us?Mar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Many of us can't sing very well, and we don't need Simon Cowell to tell us. We mouthed our way through school chorus and the singing parts of religious services. Even no...
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Banana skin an appealing cure for psoriasisMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I have used several of your home remedies with success. The "drunken raisin" for gout, the soap under the sheets for leg cramps, castor oil for arthritis and more...
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Ringworm a common skin infection that can affect kids of all agesMar 16, 2008 11:00 pm - They were a diverse group of kids: the diapered infant, the young Irish dancer, the teenage dog lover and the college-bound soccer player, but they all had one thing in ...
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The snack itself is problem, not how late you eat itMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Does food eaten at night turn to fat more easily? A. If eating in the evening causes weight gain, then it's hard to explain the low incidence of obesity in European c...