Articles filed under Health
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Fittest Losers contestants make it to the halfway pointApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - They have experienced pain in some previously unknown places. They have been sick with minor ailments as well as sick of running the stairs. They have been happy with th...
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Studies show bad blood between doctors, nursesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Whether they portray churlish docs like Perry Cox of "Scrubs" and Gregory House of "House M.D," or rule-defying RNs like Showtime's "Nurse Jackie," the actors who play h...
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Should I double my aspirin during a heart attack?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I've heard you should take an aspirin if you think you're having a heart attack. I already take aspirin (325 mg) every day. Should I still take an aspirin if I feel a...
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Contestants already reaping health benefits of exercise, dietApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - In order to participate in the Fittest Loser competition, each of the five candidates had to meet with two doctors. Each had to get permission from his or her primary ph...
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Can cheering on my team harm my health?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I like sports, and now that I'm in my 60s and have had some trouble with my heart, I mainly enjoy them on television. My family sees how excited I sometimes get watch...
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Study looks to slash test time for new breast cancer drugsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Breast cancer researchers say they could cut years off the time required to test new drugs for treating certain kinds of tumors under a study about to begin at cancer ce...
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Your Health: Can the Pill change a woman's taste in men?Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Pill perception Can the Pill change women's taste in men? A study by the University of Sheffield says that women taking the oral contraceptive drug had a great...
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Docs take increasingly darker view of tanning bedsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Dermatologists have been making the case for more than a decade that there is no such thing as a good, or safe, suntan. Yet studies suggest that nearly a third of Americ...
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New hope for people with memory loss from brain injuriesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Elianne Parent was on her way to celebrate her 18th birthday with friends when a drunken driver smashed into their car. She suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and ...
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More doctors opt for costlier, riskier spinal surgeryApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise - and sometimes done unnecessarily - for a common lower back condi...