Articles filed under Health
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Measles vaccine doesn't raise autism risk, study saysSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The measles, mumps and rubella vaccine doesn't raise a child's risk for autism, according to a new study researchers say they hope will reduce fears among parents who ha...
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Carbs, protein after workout can speed up recoverySep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Olympian Dara Torres recently attributed some of her amazing swimming success to an amino acid supplement that she feels helps her recover better. You may wonder if you ...
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'Sticky blood' often result of rare disorderSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am writing in response to the gentleman in a recent column who said he had "sticky blood." I have factor V, double genetics, which makes me a homozygote. There...
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Families should consider risks of teen cosmetic surgerySep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - How young is too young to have plastic surgery? In the aftermath of a $20 million-plus court award in Pennsylvania to a family whose 18-year-old daughter died from what ...
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Tobacco linked to one-third of cancer casesSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Cancers that are caused by tobacco were diagnosed in 2.4 million Americans from 1999 to 2004, according to the first U.S. government study to quantify malignancies attri...
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Rare disorder make people feel dead or surrounded by impostorsSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In 1993, A man was rushed to the hospital for a stab wound he inflicted on himself. Though he was depressed at the time, the act wasn't intended to end his life; it was ...
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Fewer medical students deciding to go into primary careSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Only 2 percent of medical students say they are planning a career as primary-care doctors, as the demanding lifestyle and comparatively low salaries turn off prospective...
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Get the most out of your workout in the shortest amount of timeSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - While researching a book on exercise and the brain, John Ratey learned that intense exercise releases a hormone that burns belly fat and adds muscle fibers. So the Harva...
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Supple therapeutic tape isn't just for OlympiansSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - If you watched any beach volleyball during the Beijing Summer Olympics - and we know you did - perhaps you ogled that grid of black tape affixed to Kerri Walsh's shoulde...
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A new wrinkle in migrane treatmentSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Botox, the botulism-based drug that has wiped wrinkles from the faces of millions, may get another approved use: stopping headaches. Drugmaker Allergan sai...