Articles filed under Health
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Fibroid removal could prevent unnecessary hysterectomiesAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - When Sherry Nicklaus was diagnosed with uterine fibroids, her doctor had one recommendation: remove her uterus. Nicklaus recoiled at the idea of having major surgery to ...
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Common injuries among musiciansAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Seven common injuries linked to music performance: Carpal tunnel syndrome This bane of the office worker also strikes musicians, due to intensity and the repetition of f...
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Your health: Sitting in traffic tough on the tickerAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Traffic jam Sitting in traffic is tough on the nerves. It could also be hard on the heart. Researchers interviewed nearly 1,500 heart attack survivors living in the regi...
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How to avoid a music injuryAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Prevention is the key to avoiding a music injury, and a good practice plan offers a start. Janet Horvath, a cellist and an authority on the medical problems of performin...
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Self-neglect increases risk of death in elderlyAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Elders who neglect themselves show an "alarming" increase in one-year death rates, five times higher than those getting adequate care, a Chicago study found. The self-ne...
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For some musicians, fear of injury greater than stage frightAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - For a musician, there is a terror greater than stage fright: a music injury. As with athletes, musicians' bodies are pushed to the limit through hours of practice and in...
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Kirk presents rival plan for health care reformAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk presented Monday a rival plan for national health-care reform in opposition to the Democratic proposals making their way through Congress. Yet, it wa...
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How your brain becomes bilingual -- it's child's playAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Young children learn languages with ease. Finding out how could make the process easier for the rest of us. New research is showing just how children's brains can become...
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Your Health: Avoid steroid-containing supplementsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Supplement warning The FDA is warning consumers not to use muscle-building supplements marketed as containing steroids or steroid-like substances. The U.S. Food and Drug...
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Divorce heartbreak has lasting health consequencesAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Health problems from the stresses of divorce or a partner's death persist even after remarriage, a study found. Divorced or widowed people have 20 percent more chronic h...