Articles filed under Health
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I’m an oncologist. Here’s what I advised my mom after her cancer diagnosis.May 31, 2024 12:24 am - An oncologist shares his plan for how to proceed after a cancer diagnosis. It’s what he would — and did — tell his mother to do.
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Blood donors are everyday heroesMay 31, 2024 12:04 am - Blood donors are still needed, and on a regular basis, to ensure blood will be available when it’s needed.
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Ask the doctors: The power of placeboMay 30, 2024 11:34 pm - Placebo response is a powerful example of the mind-body connection, and we are still trying to learn how it works.
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Ask the doctors: Weight training in old age can be beneficialMay 30, 2024 11:14 pm - Starting a weight-lifting program in your 80s used to be considered too risky, but a new study shows the gains may be substantial.
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Moving from Mental Health Awareness to actionMay 28, 2024 7:59 pm - Eleven years. That is the average delay between the onset of mental illness symptoms and receiving medical intervention. As executive director of NAMI (National Alliance ...
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If the season is summer, we might feel compelled to move, but just a littleMay 25, 2024 2:00 pm - I see by my smartwatch that summer is nearly here. I could just look out the window to confirm it, but that is so analog. Or I could rely on the usual summer signposts, t...
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Heidi was a sweetheart: Dealing with the death of beloved petsMay 25, 2024 6:15 am - Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet knows the pain when that pet dies.
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Ask the doctors: Fat pad atrophy can cause painful stress on feetMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - If the fat pads protecting the bottom of your feet begin to wear away, it can cause pain, and for some it can be life-altering.
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Rest easy, snorers: A CPA works wondersMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - Obstructive sleep apnea raises the risk of coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart failure and stroke. And night after night of broken sleep is implicated in everything from diabetes to dementia.
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How energy drinks can affect kids’ mental, physical healthMay 23, 2024 4:00 pm - Energy drinks can cause cardiac issues and can actually produce the opposite effect of “giving energy.”