Articles filed under Health
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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...
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U.S. clears Genentech drug for kidney cancerAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Biotech drugmaker Genentech Inc. said Sunday that U.S. regulators have approved its cancer treatment Avastin for a new use against a form of kidney cancer,...
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Obesity costs rise 87 percent in a decade, study findsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Medical spending for obesity is estimated to have reached $147 billion in 2008, an 87 percent increase in the past decade, according to a government-sponsored study. Eac...
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Handy gear to help you survive the commuteAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A bicycle commute to work surrounded by rush-hour traffic isn't the same as a weekend ride through the countryside. First, be sure to get a helmet ($20 to $30). Head inj...
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Biking to work makes a lot of sense, and now, a lot of centsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The federal government just made it easier for you to ride your bike to work. No, the feds aren't flattening that monster hill for you. But you'll see more bicycling and...
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Study finds rise in student injuries in gym classAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Injuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150 percent from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible drawback to a movement encouraging...
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Drug-resistant malaria strain may threaten millionsAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Malaria is becoming resistant to the most powerful drugs available in Southeast Asia, as the World Health Organization races to stop the spread of the strain that could ...