Articles filed under Health
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Microbes in your gut could affect asthma, weight, cancer risk, etc.Dec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't look now, but your gut is teeming with microbes - as many as 100 trillion of them. It may unnerve you to know that you're providing a home to a population of bacte...
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Everyone's talking about mammograms ...Dec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The recent brouhaha over breast cancer screening is about recommendations - what different experts say women of different ages should do. But even where the experts wide...
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Napping's not such a no-no, after all -- but do it rightDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The nap has long been the troubled stepchild of the universally admired good night's sleep. At work, if you get caught napping, it could get you into trouble or, more mi...
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Preventing prostate problemsDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My brother needed surgery for an enlarged prostate at age 60. I'm just a few months shy of my 50th birthday. Is there anything I can do to avoid following in my b...
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Attention loss feared as high-tech rewires brainDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In today's fast-paced, multitasking world, it's easy to get hooked on technology that's always online, delivering a steady stream of texts and tweets. But some mental-he...
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Geneva nurse gives diabetic guard her kidneyDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Before they went under the knife together, Merri Lazenby knew Ray Andrade only in passing. But now they are joined by a deeper bond: he has one of her kidneys, and she h...
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'Free' H1N1 vaccines not free, but are more availableDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Local pharmacies have begun offering vaccines against the H1N1 flu virus, but customers are finding out there's no such thing as a free vaccine. Pharmacies are generally...
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Should you still get shot for H1N1? Well, that dependsDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - H1N1 swine-flu cases are beginning to wane in many, though not all, parts of the U.S. The flu is now widespread in half the states, down from nearly every state a few we...
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A box office killer: Movie popcorn packs a calorie and fat wallopDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - You might want to be careful that the next Hollywood blockbuster doesn't bust your gut. With the holiday movie season upon us, researchers are again grossing us out with...
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Which foods cause most illnesses?Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The Center for Science in the Public Interest, known for pointing out the caloric crimes of fast-food and chain restaurants, has turned its attention to the dangers of f...