Articles filed under Health
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Kids prepare to re-enter real world after a summer at weight-loss campAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The campers here monitor how many steps they take and how many calories they ingest, aim to eat zero fat, watch no television and rise each mornin...
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Tea tree gel gets rid of head liceAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The beginning of school can be new and exciting, but it is also the peak season for head lice. Head lice occur most frequently in young children between 3 and 10 years ...
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Your health: Don't take 'worried to death' literallyAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Worried to death It's well known that people who are anxious, worried and prone to depression have a higher risk of early death. Purdue University researchers studying ...
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The downside of flip-flops: They alter how you walkAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Flip-flops are named for the sound they make when you walk, but they could have been called ouch-umphs - the sound you'll make after wearing them all the time. This isn'...
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One triathlete's advice for boosting performance past 50Aug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Debi Bernardes finished fifth among amateur females in a recent triathlon in Washington, D.C. Moreover, she racked up her best time ever at the Olympic-distance race: 2:...
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Listen to the people, Sen. DurbinAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Dick Durbin is, presumably, the second-most influential person in the U.S. Senate, the assistant majority leader, sometimes referred to as the majority whip, at a time w...
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Any spread of breast cancer raises risk of returnAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Breast cancer patients with even the tiniest spread of the disease to a lymph node have a much higher risk of it recurring years later and may need more treatment than j...
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Living in U.S. raises cancer risk for HispanicsAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Hispanics who move to the U.S. are at greater risk for getting cancer than those living in their countries of origin, whether they're from Mexico, Puerto Rico or Cuba. C...
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Your Health: Teens and HIV testsAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Teens and HIV tests Almost 50 percent of HIV-positive American teens and young adults don't know they are infected, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Weightlifting helps breast cancer survivorsAug 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Breast cancer survivors have been getting bum advice. For decades, many doctors warned that lifting weights or even heavy groceries could cause painful arm swelling. New...