Articles filed under Health
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FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-oldsApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Women's groups cheered the government's decision to allow 17-year-olds to buy the "morning-after" emergency contraceptive without a doctor's prescription, ...
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AMA to offer Web services for docsApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The American Medical Association is developing a Web-based service offering doctors electronic prescribing, up-to-date reference material and other resources. The idea i...
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Official: FDA to OK morning-after pill for 17-year-oldsApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration, reversing field, will now let 17-year-olds get the 'morning-after' birth control pill without a doctor's prescription, a ...
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Scientists find genes that could raise stroke risk by one-thirdApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Two gene variants newly linked to stroke may increase by about 30 percent a person's risk for the third-leading cause of death in the U.S., according to a study of about...
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Your healthApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - C sections increasing C sections in this country continue to rise to unprecedented levels. Nearly one out of three childbirths in the United States in 2006 was by cesare...
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There's a big gray area between heart-healthy and 'bad' foodsApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - What we know for sure about diet and what protects the heart is a relatively shortlist. That's the conclusion of new research based on an analysis of nearly 200 studies ...
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Working out replaces eating out for joblessApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Scott McLin used to hit the gym about once a week. Since losing his job as a marketing analyst three months ago, he goes almost every day. "I have the time now, so I may...
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Fittest Losers get leaner, healthier and tougher with two weeks to goApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It is possible. If there is one message our five Fittest Loser contestants want to share, it's that everyone can lose weight - if they act to make it happen. All five ha...
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Some beat diabetes, but are they cured?Apr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had...
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Families seek housing for the mentally ill in Northwest suburbsApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - After Judy Graff's daughter was hospitalized for a suicide attempt brought on by mental illness, officials referred her to a nursing home - at the age of 21. Graff could...