Articles filed under Health
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Some simple steps to keep control of medical billsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Kellie Brown had rarely suffered from an ailment worse than a runny nose when she let her health insurance lapse. Brown, 23, had always been covered by her father's plan...
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Latest cellulite treatments failing to show improvementAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Beauty magazines and spas are touting a new generation of high-tech treatments for cellulite, a common affliction that gives parts of women's bodies a dimpled, uneven ap...
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Growing pains are real - and can really hurtAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was 4 a.m. on a weekend when the 5-year-old's mother paged me to discuss her son's disturbing symptoms. She had become alarmed when her usually healthy little boy wok...
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Let's zumbaAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether you dance for fun or exercise, it's rare that you won't feel a hard-core sweat when you are done shaking your hips. So what do you get when you put Latin, danci...
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Some foreign herbal products found containing toxic metalsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - One in five herbal products used in so-called Ayurvedic medicine and sold over the Internet contain harmful levels of toxic metals, a study found. Herbal pills, powders ...
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Clearing up confusion over allergy warningsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It's one of the biggest frustrations of life with food allergies: That hodgepodge of warnings that a food might accidentally contain the wrong ingredient. The warnings a...
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Learn to actively manage hypertensionAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It's all about the three E's - education, empowerment and some easy-to-use equipment - once you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure. But a surprising number of fo...
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Exercising together improves communication, builds intimacyAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Sure, you could see a movie or enjoy a mojito at a rooftop hot spot. You could catch a free concert or stroll around a lake. Or you could do what Cheryl and Jerry Rogers...
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Suicide risks studied in drugs for physical illsAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Cody Miller was a high school football player who was allergic to ragweed. Douglas Briggs was a doctor coping with pain from an old back injury. Both are n...
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Popcorn safe for bowel conditionAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Men with abnormal pouches in their bowels can safely eat nuts and popcorn, and those foods may even lower the chance of intestinal flare-ups, a study found. The Universi...