Articles filed under Health
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Pityriasis rosea rash often appears in spring and fallMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Sure it's intellectually satisfying to hit on a diagnosis in a challenging medical case, just like those glamorous TV doctors. It's also nice once in a while to make a d...
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Early exercise boosts protection against breast cancerMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years -- starting as young as age 12 -- can help protect girls from breast cancer when they...
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No clear cancer link to dry-cleaning chemicalsMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I've heard that the chemicals used in dry cleaning may increase a person's risk of cancer. Is this anything I should be worried about? A. While perchloroethyl...
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Friends quit smoking? You probably will tooMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a si...
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Know your mold -- distinguish between good and badMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Is it true that moldy food can cause cancer? A. Moldy food only causes cancer when it's the type of mold that produces aflatoxins, which are known carcinogens...
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Hungry for some creative food ideas? Chew over thisMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - You might not recognize Lisa Lillien's name, but you may have heard of her Web site, www.hungry-girl.com. Lillien began with a simple idea: share guilt-free recipes, foo...
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Merck agrees to $58M settlement over Vioxx ad claimsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx decepti...
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Problems rare but more likely in teen blood donorsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Complications from donating blood are rare but happen more often in teens than in older donors, including dizziness, fainting and falls, a study found. The findings come...
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Does your body need a spring cleaning?May 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Internal cleansing may empty your wallet, but is it good for your health? Spring usually makes us think of cleaning -- emptying our closets of winter coats, washing the ...
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Vitamin B helps reduce trips to the bathroomMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am a 76-year-old male. I used to get up two or three times a night to urinate. After reading one of your columns in which you passed on a reader's success with ...