Articles filed under Health
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There are very few reasons to avoid vaccinationsMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Winter is finally over, but respiratory infections are still being passed around schools and day care. My young patient was on the receiving end of one of these bugs and...
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Amy tackles her eating habits and triumphs in the poolMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Here's my problem with food: I love it a bit too much. At any given time, there's nothing I'd rather be doing than eating. Food simply makes me happy. Anyone who knows m...
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Inability to sweat necessitates cooling measuresMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My husband, who is 71, has been diagnosed with anhidrosis, which means he cannot perspire. We live in Missouri, which often has days of high temperatures and humi...
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Cancer happens, even when you're youngMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Laura Hudgens realizes it was all a fluke. She wasn't one to regularly check her breasts. At 26, she spent her days more focused on her training specialist job at a real...
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New sleep aids might get you walkingMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - One woman woke up with a paintbrush in her hand, having painted her front door in her sleep. People have set fire to their kitchens while trying to cook, cursed their bo...
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Your HealthMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Asthma and pregnancy If you might become pregnant, make sure your asthma is under control. Canadian researchers found that women who had an asthma flare-up in the first...
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Suddenly, specs are hotMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Los Angeles eye surgeon Robert K. Maloney was shocked when he bumped into a former patient who was wearing glasses. "I was horrified," says Maloney, who had performed La...
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Colonel would be jealous of oven-friend chickenMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - As a kid, I loved my mom's fried chicken, especially the crisp, flavor-packed skin. Mom's recipe was simple: add flour, salt and pepper to a paper bag, drop in chicken p...
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Drinking alcohol in excess increases cancer riskMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Does alcohol increase cancer risk even in people who aren't big drinkers? A. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research's landmark 2007 report on...
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Your HealthMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Mouths of babes: Minutes count during an allergic reaction, but lifesaving treatment can be delayed if adults don't understand what very young children are trying to tel...