Articles filed under Health
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What makes an alcoholic? Definitions changingJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - The holidays are over. Resolutions are wearing thin. It's a time of year when many people wonder if they have a drinking problem. More than 30 percent of Americans engag...
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Relax -- a little dirt won't hurtJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A LITTLE DIRT WON'T HURT We live, the late paleontologist Steven Jay Gould said, in the "Age of Bacteria." If that's the case, we humans may want to make nice and stop ...
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Meditation might make you more alertJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Meditation passes science test Need to chill out and pay attention, too? Just five days of training in a Chinese meditation technique can help. Previous studies have su...
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Add years to your lifeJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - How long do you think you'll live? You can get a good estimate with a longevity calculator created by Boston University's Dr. Thomas Perls, an expert on longevity and fo...
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How to overcome the genetic urge to fretJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Worrywarts often believe they inherited their tendency to stew from their parents. Biology does play a role, research suggests, but there are things you can do to break ...
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Clearing the confusion over VytorinJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Patients are swamping doctors' offices wondering if they should stop taking the anticholesterol drug Vytorin, in the wake of a report questioning its ability to slow the...
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We're a corn nation -- and it's hurting our healthJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Pop quiz: Which of the following contains ingredients derived from corn? (a) Kellogg's Corn Flakes; (b) Pepsi; (c) Smucker's jam; (d) a McDonald's Big Mac; or (e) Wonder...
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New techniques can help ease the sinus woesJan 20, 2008 10:00 pm - A cold is bad enough. But for millions of Americans, the common cold mutates into the stuffy nose, yellow-green nasal discharge and headache that are hallmarks of a sinu...
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FDA says cloned animals are safe for foodJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Meat and milk from cloned animals is as safe as that from their counterparts bred the old-fashioned way, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday -- b...
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Taking health care to the streets, one food pantry at a timeJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine ...