Articles filed under Health
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In the long run, study finds older runners live longerAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Running can slow the effects of aging, according to a 21-year study that showed elderly runners lead longer, healthier lives than their nonjogging peers. Researchers fro...
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Need a break? Here's how to get more vacation timeAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery - that medieval European peasants had more vacation...
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Local hospitals using high-tech TLCAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Hospitals spend millions of dollars on the most advanced imaging devices and robotic surgeons. Yet patients who don't need specialized care will never see that equipment...
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Surviving those constant scans with humor and snacksAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - What's in a scan? We can quickly scan a document or a book. We can scan pictures. Occasionally, we can see what we look like inside, thanks to CT scans. There are variou...
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Don't try those Olympic dives at your local poolAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Olympic diving is thrilling to watch, but pediatricians are bracing for more ER visits if kids try to copy those gold-medal moves at the neighborhood pool. The first nat...
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In China, exercisers loosen up with laughterAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - BEIJING - Every morning at 6 a.m., Zhang Qiju climbs onto a pavilion, puts his hands on his hips, leans back and lets out a bellow that shatters the morning calm. "Heeee...
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Does exercising really lighten your mood?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Exercise itself doesn't ease depression, according to a study that challenges the theory physical activity lightens patients' moods. Twins who regularly exercised were n...
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A vaccine that could save your teenager's lifeAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The stories sound chillingly similar. A healthy teenager comes down with what seems like the flu, then gets rapidly weaker, spikes a high fever, starts vomiting and brea...
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State slashing substance abuse programsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The wooden steps to Melissa Walker's tiny Aurora apartment are lined with chipped paint and pots filled with blooming flowers. Inside, Walker's bed is hidden behind a bl...
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Psychiatrists prescribing more drugs than therapy for patientsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Psychiatrists in the U.S. increasingly provide patients with drugs rather than psychotherapy as health insurance plans cut costs, researchers found, and the head of an A...