Articles filed under Health
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Paternity tests hit your local drugstoresMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - It's great how you can get just about anything at the drugstore: dental floss, pantyhose -- and now paternity tests. Yes, DNA testing has come to your local pharmacy. I...
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Dr. Video Game?May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - If proponents of video and computer games are right, the generation that grew up honing its hand-eye coordination by shooting aliens in Halo should be starting to nail r...
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Is lettuce really out to get you?May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Is your gym locker room crawling with drug-resistant bacteria? Is the guy with the bulging backpack a suicide bomber? And what about that innocent-looking arugula: Will ...
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Dieters beware: These meals chock-full of calories, fatApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Weighing in at 2,710 calories and 203 grams of fat, Chili's Awesome Blossom may seem like the worst dietary nightmare any restaurant ever foisted on America's dining pub...
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Your HealthApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The daily aspirin Plenty of people take daily low-dose aspirin for heart health, but doctors don't know whether other over-the-counter painkillers negate aspirin's anti-...
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It might be time to go cold turkey on red meatApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My in-laws insist that beef sold in most supermarkets is dyed red, and they soak their meat to remove the dye. Is this true? My oldest daughter has hives often, ...
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Some patients rushed to repeat colonoscopiesApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Colonoscopy ranks near the top of screenings people are eager to avoid -- yet a new study at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center found that more than half of...
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Trading on testosteroneApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Every morning for a week, 17 harried securities traders at a London brokerage firm began their business day by spitting for science. After analyzing their saliva samples...
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Back-friendly bike lessonsApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Each spring, parents across the country head to the local park to teach their kids to ride a bike. The traditional method involves pushing your child as fast as you can ...
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Not getting enough sleep can have major impact on your bodyApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - With a little luck, this column might help put some readers to sleep. At least that's what doctors Kelly Gill and Smita Patel hope. As physicians who specialize in sleep...