Articles filed under Health
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Hold that tissue!Feb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The cold season has arrived, a cure hasn't, and even efforts at treating the symptoms seem like a dubious proposition these days. Over-the-counter cold remedies have co...
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Suction method attacks clogged arteriesFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it doe...
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Treadmill desk puts the work in workoutFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Jay Buster of Boulder, Colo., spends about seven hours a day working at his treadmill desk. And he says typing while walking is about as easy as chewing gum while walkin...
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Think you're green enough?Feb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - You recycle regularly, use compact fluorescent lightbulbs, and try to buy organic. But we're betting there's a lot more you can do to turn your home into a healthier, sa...
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Some memory loss can be curedFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My wife, who is 68 years old, is having short-term memory loss. She has had a CT scan and MRI of the brain. No abnormalities were detected. She has seen a neurolo...
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When winter weather takes its toll,Feb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - When the weather outside is frightful, chances are your skin isn't feeling too delightful. The recent cold snap and strong winds seem to have brought on a rash of dry sk...
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Poor health may have contributed to Black DeathFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - The Black Death that decimated populations in Europe and elsewhere during the middle of the 14th century may not have been a blindly indiscriminate killer, as some exper...
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The incredible, edible ice cube?Feb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - When Kyle Burkhalter gets up in the morning, he goes into the kitchen and fixes himself a nice cup of ice. The 24-year-old director of research for a Web site chews the ...
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Rare form of amnesia often sends its victims far from homeFeb 03, 2008 10:00 pm - In September 2006, Jeff Ingram, 40, drove from his home in Olympia, Wash., to visit a terminally ill friend in Alberta. Four days later, he woke up on a street in Denver...
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It's not just the fat in steaks that's the problemJan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Are some cuts of steak lower in fat than others? A. Steak can be high in saturated fat, the type of fat that raises blood cholesterol and therefore risk of he...