Articles filed under Health
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Even small amounts of pollution can hurt youJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there are better things you could do for your health than take deep breaths on a smoggy day. A growing pile of rese...
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Fast-food calorie counts on displayJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Want 300-calorie fries with that? The New York City Board of Health voted last week to approve a new version of a law requiring fast-food outlets to display calorie coun...
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Baby's arrival can add weight to dad, tooJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The warning came about six months before my son was born. "You better exercise as much as you can now, because you won't have time after the baby comes," an experienced ...
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Blue Cross unveils proposal to expand health coverageJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A U.S. health insurance giant has presented a proposal to reduce the number of Americans without medical coverage and said it was intended as a blueprint for U.S. policy...
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Mental decay linked to lead?Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That's the provocativ...
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Your healthJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - From the heart Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America, claiming the lives of over half a million women a year. Friday is Wear Red Day in Chicago, an effor...
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Work stress can be deadlyJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Work really can kill you, according to a study providing the strongest evidence yet of how on-the-job stress raises the risk of heart disease by disrupting the body's in...
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Low-fat, low-cholesterol diet best for heartJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I lost my father 25 years ago due to heart blockages. At that time, I became determined not to let that happen to me. I went on a vegetarian diet, avoided fat and ate...
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Marrow tricks body into accepting transplantsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Injecting blood or bone marrow cells into people who have just received a donated kidney can reduce the need for drugs that suppress the immune system. The stem cells in...
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Winter squash good health on a plateJan 22, 2008 10:00 pm - >Q. A. Acorn, butternut and other varieties of winter squash are loaded with health-promoting beta-carotene, potassium and vitamin C. One of my favorite winter squas...