Articles filed under Health
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Warning: Don't wear medication patches during MRIMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Need an MRI scan? Tell the doctor if you use any kind of medication patch -- from nicotine patches to hormone-releasing ones -- or you risk a burn during t...
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Don't drown in medical waters of the WebMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Where can you turn when you need to know more about your health or a medical condition than you learn from your doctor or nurse? There's an ocean of medical information ...
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Doctors turning to whole-body wellness careMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Popping a pill can cut your cholesterol. But did the doctor also prescribe cutting the stress that's eroding your immune system? Or teach you how to exercise without wor...
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College swimmer faces his own mortalityMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain. Tha...
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Could prostate drug prevent cancer?Mar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - For the first time, leading medical groups are advising millions of healthy men who are regularly screened for prostate cancer to consider taking a drug to prevent it. T...
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Your healthMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Bulk up your brain Regular exercise can make your waist smaller - and your brain bigger. A new study found that older adults who are more physically fit tend to have big...
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A better biopsy? Local prostate center's test finds hidden cancersMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - John Tomasiewicz suspected something was wrong with his prostate, but he wasn't sure what. Tomasiewicz, a father of two from Elgin, was only 49 when blood tests showed h...
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Drivers, don't take that call: You may regret itMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - When it comes to driving, not all conversations are alike. A recent study by psychologists at the University of Utah found that drivers talking on cell phones made signi...
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Fittest Losers eat more often - and better - on a dietMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Christine Reiss' brother returned safely from Iraq last week, and her family went out to eat to celebrate. Christine missed part of the get-together to exercise. Then sh...
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Teens: Just say no to protein supplementsMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - With a full load of classes to attend and term papers to write, the college student didn't have time to call me for advice. So, he relied on his mom to do the legwork. T...