Articles filed under Health
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Odd childhood symptoms lead to lupus diagnosisMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Alex Moy was a sixth-grader when a series of odd ailments interrupted her healthy, active childhood. Rashes and mouth sores came and went. During a piano lesson, Moy te...
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Dispensing medical marijuana poses a challenge for doctorsMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - For doctors such as Pradeep Chopra, long accustomed to prescribing carefully tested medications by the exact milligram, medical marijuana presents a particular conundrum...
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Help for burning mouth syndromeMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I haven't been able to find out much information on burning mouth syndrome, which I've had for the past four years. I take alpha lipoic acid but haven't had any relie...
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Your Health: Shake it up to optimize strength trainingMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Live stronger Stuck in a strength workout rut? Harvard Medical School suggests a few ways to teach old muscles some new tricks. Muscles get used to a certai...
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The hunt for new options to treat fibroidsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - They're a bane of that decade or two before menopause, growths in the uterus called fibroids that cause bleeding, pain or other problems in nearly a third of women - and...
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Insurer adopts rules against revoking coverageMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - UnitedHealth Group Inc., the biggest U.S. medical insurer by sales, adopted new standards on revoking policies for sick customers ahead of the September deadline set by ...
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Teammates rescue collapsed athlete 19 months after his brother fell illMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - WORLAND, Wyo. - These days Reene Herrera hobbles the halls of Worland High School on crutches and a boot brace to protect a broken foot. Although the injury has derailed...
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Vitamin E shows promise for treating liver diseaseMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - People with a common, obesity-related liver disease that has no known treatment got a surprising benefit from vitamin E pills, researchers report. It appears to be the f...
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Low-cost coverage in health overhaul not for allMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an eagerly awaited early benefit of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul: affordable coverage for Americans with medical problems who can't get a private i...
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Battling allergies? How to choose the best weapons for your symptomsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Spring is here - and along with it the sneezing and stuffy noses of allergy season. Some allergists say the 2010 allergy season is turning out worse than in recent years...