Articles filed under Health
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A colicky baby can take a real toll on parentsApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - She was looking for answers, and I couldn't blame her. With a fussy 3-month-old at home, the tired mother just wanted to know what colic was all about. "Well," I explain...
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The pill and IUD make a comeback for women over 40Apr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Birth control options are growing for women 40 and older -- a group that once viewed its choices as pretty much limited to tube-tying surgery and condoms. For them, the ...
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Study says FDA allowed risky tests of blood substitutesApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Experimental blood substitutes raised the risk of heart attack and death, yet U.S. regulators allowed human testing to continue despite warning signs, says a scathing ne...
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Why hospitals want your credit reportApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In a development that consumer groups say raises privacy issues, a growing number of hospitals are mining patients' personal financial information to figure out how like...
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Triathlete in trainingApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A triathlon has always been up there on my life to-do list. But truthfully, it never seemed a realistic goal. Working out has never been easy -- or particularly enjoyabl...
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Hair-razing devices for the homeApr 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Coming soon to doctors' offices and retail stores: personal handheld lasers and other expensive medical devices for cosmetic treatments at home. The first products to be...
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Stressed out? Turmoil takes a toll on diet, exercise routineApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Breakfast is diet Pepsi and two packets of M&M's. For lunch, macaroons and white chocolates filled with marzipan from the farmer's market near Wall Street. A...
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Senate passes genetic discrimination billApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- People learning through genetic testing that they might be susceptible to devastating diseases wouldn't also have to worry about losing their jobs or their...
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Mom's diet may determine sex of babyApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Snips and snails and puppydog tails ... and cereal and bananas? That could be what little boys are made of, according to surprising new research suggesting that what a w...
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Trial and error leads to the perfect brownieApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - After chocolate chip cookies, brownies may be America's favorite. As an article in Cook's Country pointed out, most brownie recipes begin with a stick of butter. That's ...