Articles filed under Health
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Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break?Jun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too. Doctors don't yet know how likely patients' bones are to thin e...
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Does blood pressure medicine cause weight gain?Jun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I am 64 years old, eat healthy, exercise daily and people say I look great for my age. Over the last 6 months, I've gained almost 10 pounds. I've been taking three di...
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Expect cuts in your 2010 health coverageJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Look for employers to cut more deeply than ever into health care coverage for their workers in 2010. Companies are getting walloped by higher than expected costs just wh...
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Chemotherapy skin cream reduces sun damage, wrinklesJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A skin cream containing a chemotherapy medicine that treats precancerous skin patches also reduced sun damage and wrinkles on the faces of 21 people who used the drug, a...
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Boken collarbone in a newborn? It's not that rareJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Nursing students hovered around the newborn's hospital bassinet. This particular baby was behaving himself and was not in need of special medical attention. The students...
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Poultry, leafy veggies leading causes of illnessJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Two normally healthful foods -- chicken and leafy vegetables -- were the leading causes of recent food-borne illness. Poultry caused 21 percent of food-related disease o...
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TRX workout makes body weight work for youJun 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Waleska Maxwell tried every kind of workout she could find. She trudged the treadmill. She exercised the elliptical. She sweated through aerobics. But the TRX was someth...
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New bike path gets big kickoff SaturdayJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - A grand opening celebrations of sorts takes place Saturday, June 20, for a new bicycle, walking and rollerblading trail that runs through the Crabtree and Paul Douglas f...
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FDA: Zicam nasal spray can cause loss of smellJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration says Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users' sense of smell. The FDA says consumers should stop using Zicam Cold R...
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Swine flu: Preparing for an autumn outbreakJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Is the world ready for a severe, autumn wave of swine flu? Infections may be winding down in Mexico and causing fewer deaths worldwide than feared, but what's now keepin...