Articles filed under Health
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Food myths die hard -- here's the real story on healthy eatingJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Even if you're up on nutrition news, it can be hard to keep score on the latest super-food or the newest no-no. That's because science is still in the process of learnin...
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Prevention saves money? Maybe not as much as you'd thinkJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure. Take Mrs. Jones, a hypothetical 55-year-old obese woman at risk for diabet...
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Slow bouncing balls help beginners learn tennis ... and fastJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Young baseball players start with t-ball, basketball players start with lower hoops and smaller basketballs, but new tennis players usually get thrown right into their s...
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Food-safety lessons set to music tend to stick betterJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Stayin' Alive "Who left the food out? (Woof, woof, woof, woof)" If you don't like that Baha Men takeoff, see if this sounds familiar: "Oh yeah, I'll tell you something ...
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Missing sleep can harm blood vessels, organs, even immune systemJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - If your sleep habits are not what they could be, chances are, neither are your arteries. Scientists have found that the same molecule that makes us want to go to sleep a...
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How drugmakers' ads affect youJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - An estimated 1 million people flocked to their doctors in the months after TV commercials began airing for a new and ultimately short-lived drug to treat irritable bowel...
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The down side of energy drinksJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Q: My grandson has several energy drinks a day. Is this bad for his health? A: It certainly could be. Energy drinks come in a variety of formulations but most co...
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Children with leukema helped by dropping risky brain radiationJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Children treated for leukemia survived more often when radiation therapy to the head was omitted, a study found. Their five-year survival rate was 93.5 percent in the re...
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Firewalker's faulty gene may shake up market for painkillersJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A Pakistani boy who could walk on burning coals propelled drugmakers on a quest for the ultimate pain treatment that can ease an ailment as old as life itself without ha...
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Heart attack treated with speedy angioplasty lowers deathJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - People who have had a common kind of heart attack should get artery-clearing angioplasty within six hours after taking clot-busting drugs to prevent more damage, a study...