Articles filed under Health
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Gentler chemo helps patients survive lymphomaDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A gentler chemotherapy regimen may help some lymphoma patients better tolerate and benefit from bone marrow transplants, and the combination could even cure them, U.S. d...
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Haven't gotten a flu shot yet? There's still timeDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It's December, and flu season has been under way for weeks, but federal health officials are still imploring people to get immunized -- even healthy adults who have been...
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Worms live longer on antidepressantsDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It seems antidepressants don't just help humans. Roundworms given a particular antidepressant lived longer -- possibly because they were fooled into behaving as though t...
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Struggle to overcome childhood cancer leaves its mark years laterDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Andrew Flaton survived a brain tumor as a child, but he still suffers from the effects of his cancer treatments. One of his most challenging tasks: holding down a job. H...
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Holiday cookie ritual extends to new generationDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Holidays, food and families have woven themselves together, like braids on a loaf of challah or strands of colored beads on a Christmas tree, since time now forgotten. T...
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Different labeling criteria for 'lean,' 'low fat'Dec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. Does "lean" on a food label mean the same thing as "low fat" and "healthy"? A. Food labels such as lean, low fat and healthy are regulated by the Food and Dru...
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Protein spurs on metabolism in miceDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Tricking muscle tissue to burn rather than store fat has succeeded in increasing the average life span of mice and staved off some age-related diseases, U.S. researchers...
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Freudian twist: You are what your mom ateDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Most pregnant women wouldn't dream of belting back cocktails or lighting up. But what about that Big Mac and daily Krispy Kreme doughnut? In a Freudian twist, a growing ...
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Learn the warning signs of pediatric croupDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The heavy breather on the other end of the phone line was a sleeping 3-year-old. Her father had paged me to ask for advice after a rough evening listening to his little ...
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Caregivers cope better with counseling, supportDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When his wife, Chris, was diagnosed with breast cancer, southern California software developer Dave Balch took on a new full-time job: caregiver. During nine months of s...