Articles filed under Health
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Your healthSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Why not just sleep? Add watching TV in bed to the latest list of health hazards. A Chicago chiropractor says too much of it can cause Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, which can...
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Reality shows fail to portray realistic struggles of weight lossSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Beth Bushnell Danielson of Elk Grove, Calif. never misses an episode of "The Biggest Loser." A self-described fan of the show and weight-loss champion in her own right, ...
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Got milk? Breast-feeding still best option for babies - unless you can'tSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Bente White was willing to try almost anything to breast-feed her infant son. She used fenugreek, blessed thistle, alfalfa, nettle, fennel, goat's rue, bitter lettuce, b...
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Allergies! They're nothing to sneeze atSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Gesundheit! Allergy season is in full swing and the weather isn't helping. The humidity promotes mold spores. Pollen is on the rise thanks to the recent dry weather foll...
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Consumers need to know risks of energy drinks, study saysSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Energy drinks can have 10 times or more caffeine as soft drinks, prompting Johns Hopkins University scientists to recommend the drinks carry labels with caffeine content...
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Tight supplies crimp human rabies vaccineSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Nothing becomes dearer than a medicine in short supply. Whether it's preventive antibiotics during the anthrax-letter attacks seven years ago or periodic seasonal shorta...
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Fall into fitnessSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, the leaves may be starting to fall and it may almost be time to set back the clocks, but just because summer may be coming to an end doesn't mean it's time to get b...
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Medicare officials advise seniors to shop around for drugsSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials encouraged Medicare participants on Thursday to shop around for their prescription drug coverage next year because it could includ...
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Flu shot season begins with ample supply comingSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Far too few Americans get their flu shots each winter, the government is warning as it calls for a record number to line up for inoculations this year -- i...
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Making fitness funSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many parents, Diana Ennen had trouble getting her daughter Amber to exercise. So two years ago, Ennen decided that Amber was coming to the health club. Now age 10, ...