Articles filed under Health
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New focus on premature birth, painMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Need more drugs to numb the pain? It might be because you received them as a baby. Studies in rats suggest some premature babies might grow up with altered sensitivity t...
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Motion sickness a normal (and sometimes messy) part of childhoodMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - What's a parent to do when she spends all day driving kids to school, sporting events and music lessons while her older child gets sick in the back seat? That was the di...
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Cavities: a preventable childhood health crisisMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The most chronic childhood disease isn't asthma but dental caries, or cavities. "It's five times more common than asthma," said Dr. Deborah Studen-Pavlovich, professor a...
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Want a java-less jump start? Try whole grains, mint, chocolateMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - It's 3 p.m. and your head is nodding over your keyboard. What do you do? If you're like a lot of people, you grab a double shot or a Red Bull. The jolt of caffeine lifts...
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Passenger's death raises questions about in-flight aidMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The death of an American Airlines passenger on a flight from Haiti to New York is raising questions anew about what assistance airlines can provide if you become gravely...
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Your Health: Do jocks need magnesium?Mar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Performance drinks: Do athletes really need the magnesium contained in so-called sport drinks? A review of studies for the American College of Sports Medicine found magn...
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CDC urges flu shots for all childrenFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - ATLANTA -- All children -- not just those under 5 -- should get vaccinated against the flu, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel voted to expand annual flu...
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Book examines how doctors react when they get sickFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - At 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Robert Klitzman's sister, Karen, called her best friend from her office on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center. No one ever heard f...
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Getting rid of latex in hospitals not an easy taskFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The gloves are off in the war on latex. Amid mounting concern about allergic reactions, many hospitals are trying to virtually eliminate the rubber-based material, which...
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Meds can do good ... if you take themFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Damian Galvan knew it was time to own up. The nurse overseeing his cancer treatment at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston had summoned him from his home in Brownsvil...