Articles filed under Health
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Study ties 'Sex and the City' to sex among teensNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior compared with those who have ta...
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Treatments can ease cyclic vomitingNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My grandson is 29 years old. He has been suffering with cyclic vomiting syndrome since his early college years. He is in and out of the hospital because of these ...
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Vitamin D supplements may stave off a strokeNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Can vitamin D prevent stroke and death? A German study shows low vitamin D levels may be associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke-related death. A stroke...
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The robot is in: New surgical technique helps cancer patientsNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - On a TV screen in an operating room, tiny pincers deep inside an abdomen separate a bundle of nerves and blood vessels from a red ball of flesh. Scissors smaller than a ...
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Consumers closing their walletsOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - After slashing their spending in September as the financial meltdown intensified, shoppers went into full retreat in October, spooked by rising layoffs and sh...
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Winery uncorks lightweight bottles to save cash, help environmentOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - HOPLAND, Calif. - Thin is in at Fetzer Vineyards, at least when it comes to wine bottles. The Northern California winery is switching to a lighter weight glass to cut sh...
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Not your mama's rink: Roller Derby has come along way, babyOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - There are many men out there who like to sit and watch an entertaining episode - so to speak - of the WWE. To them, it is the man's soap opera - an evening of watching a...
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Study: Therapy + Zoloft = anxiety fixOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - A popular antidepressant plus three months of psychotherapy dramatically helped children with anxiety disorders, the most common psychiatric illnesses in kids, the bigge...
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Diabetes rate doubles over 10 yearsOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- The rate of new diabetes cases nearly doubled in the United States in the last 10 years, with the highest levels in the South, the government said Thursday in...
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Why are women feeling so stressed?Oct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Women are worried. Very, very worried. About their stock investments, balloon mortgage payments, job security. Men are, of course, worried too, but economic stress could...