Articles filed under Health
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Your HealthApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Halt the salt If someone calls you "salt of the earth," that's a good thing. But it also shows how salt is so ingrained in our culture that we don't realize how much of...
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Belly fat bad for your brain -- and the rest of youApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent report that having a potbelly in your 40s roughly triples your risk of dementia in later life is just the tip of an ominous adipose iceberg. Belly fat -- the ...
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Like the environment, health care should be sustainableApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - What do saving the environment and saving health care have in common? Actually, quite a lot. Last week, I attended a medical symposium at the University of Wisconsin at ...
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In Britain, doctor-pharmacist line blursApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Twice a week, Stephen Inns sees patients with high blood pressure at his office in a medical practice in southern England. Usually, he conducts a few quick tes...
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Illness camps may have long-term benefitApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer camps just for kids with chronic diseases are booming -- places to learn about epilepsy or finally meet someone else with Tourette's tics or slice open a cow's he...
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Health bulletinApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The power of the peel Citrus zest is full of compounds that fight cancer. When you squeeze a lemon (or peel an orange), save the skin. Scientists at De Montfort Universi...
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Bouncing off the wallsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thud. Thwak. Schwak. Pop. OK. I give up. There's no way to write the amazing sound of a hollow racquetball slamming into the floor, wall or ceiling, but not your body. T...
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A homemade dressing can be healthierApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Are homemade salad dressings healthier than bottled dressings? A. Making your salad dressing at home certainly offers you the opportunity to make a healthier ...
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Will boomers find care?Apr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting ...
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In wake of heparin deaths, a call for stickersApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Do you know where your medication's been? Bananas come with those little stickers listing their country of origin. Why not pharmaceuticals? That's what some consumers --...