Articles filed under Health
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Healthy debate: Are bad times good for your health?Jun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - During recessions, idled factories spew less pollution and fewer people commuting to jobs means fewer traffic deaths. Laid-off workers have more time to exercise and coo...
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Lung cancer drug promising in early testsJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It's way too soon to declare success, but an experimental drug for lung cancer patients with a certain gene showed extraordinary promise in early testing, doctors report...
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A disorder that affects speaking voice but not singingJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Channeling Frank Sinatra while looking a bit more like Perry Como in a smart red V-neck sweater and gray slacks, Paul Lauterjung grasped the mike as he snapped his finge...
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Unanswered questions about energy drinksJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It's easy for a middle-aged woman like me to drift through life without paying much attention to energy drinks. Sure, I had been vaguely aware of Monster, Red Bull, Rock...
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Grayslake comic laughs in the face of cancerJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Lisa Pederson isn't afraid to talk about the most personal of subjects. "First I had a mastectomy," she said. "Then I had a husband-ectomy." Yes, Pedersen lost her husba...
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Your Health: Any exercise is good exerciseJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Ten-minute workout Even 10 minutes of vigorous exercise can have positive effects on your body. Research led by Massachusetts General Hospital found that 10 mi...
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Targeting brain circuits for addiction, relapseJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Could a once-a-month alcoholism shot keep some of the highest-risk heroin addicts from relapse? A drug that wakes up narcoleptics treat cocaine addiction? An old antidep...
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Research shows yoga the right prescription for cancer patientsJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Touch toes. Downward dog. Breathe. It's a yoga routine that cancer doctors have prescribed for years without evidence it would do much good. Now the biggest ever scienti...
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Cancer rates normal among jet-engine factory workersJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney was the same as or less than for the general population, researchers said. The researchers, from...
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Overtreated: More medical care isn't always betterJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier -- it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Anywh...