Articles filed under Health
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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...
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Eating five times a day, and losing weightApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The Fittest Loser competitors were ready - though apprehensive - for the workouts. They were ready for the weigh-ins and the examinations and the exhaustion. They were n...
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Running the way nature intended can have its benefitsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Barefoot guru Hank Campbell insists that he is not opposed to running shoes. "They have their place," said Campbell, one of the top road runners in the Tampa Bay area in...
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Centegra to open breast center in Crystal LakeApr 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Centegra Health System announced Thursday that a $500,000 gift will help open a new breast care center in Crystal Lake. The Centegra Gavers Breast Center will offer pati...
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In down economy, older moms' births still upApr 05, 2010 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- U.S. births fell in 2008, probably because of the recession, updated government figures confirm. The one exception to the trend was the birth rate among women...
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Technologies that let patients consult doctors online spreading rapidlyApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Donita Gano woke up one Sunday morning and knew she had a problem. The 59-year-old public-health nurse had fallen and gashed her elbow about 10 days previously, and now ...
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Why doctors need a checklistApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - As the global rates of surgery grew, so did the damage: A million patients a year died during medical procedures and more than 7 million were left disabled. The World He...
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Your Health: More information on migrainesApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - More on migraines Harvard Medical School offers the latest information about the nastiest of headaches, the migraine. Migraines are often marked by pulsing pai...
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Contestants start feeling the benefit of reduced weight, improved fitnessApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Fittest Loser competitors are entering the sixth week of their weight-loss program, and they are starting to get results beyond the numbers they see at each week's w...
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Study: Breast-feeding would save lives, moneyApr 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of ...