Articles filed under Health
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Oxygen therapy shows promise against variety of ailmentsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A number of years ago, it was believed that doing surgery in large pressure chambers (hyperbaric chambers) would improve outcomes. To that end, some medical centers bega...
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Report seeks one-stop source for health infoJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - For patients weary of scary headlines about popular treatments like the heart drug Vytorin, a new report by the U.S. Institute of Medicine might offer welcome relief. It...
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Cancer Society provides transport for port surgeryJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Ports bring to mind exotic places, as in ports of call. However, there are other ports most people don't visit. Placed just under the skin below the collar bone, they ar...
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Coffee may lower ovarian cancer riskJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Caffeine appears to lower a woman's chances of developing ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers said, while smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol do not. The benefit for ...
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Documentary explores rise in C-sectionsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many births in the documentary film "The Business of Being Born," including a scene of former talk-show host Ricki Lake giving birth naked in her tub. But the ...
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Even small amounts of pollution can hurt youJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there are better things you could do for your health than take deep breaths on a smoggy day. A growing pile of rese...
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Fast-food calorie counts on displayJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Want 300-calorie fries with that? The New York City Board of Health voted last week to approve a new version of a law requiring fast-food outlets to display calorie coun...
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Baby's arrival can add weight to dad, tooJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The warning came about six months before my son was born. "You better exercise as much as you can now, because you won't have time after the baby comes," an experienced ...
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Blue Cross unveils proposal to expand health coverageJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A U.S. health insurance giant has presented a proposal to reduce the number of Americans without medical coverage and said it was intended as a blueprint for U.S. policy...
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Mental decay linked to lead?Jan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Could it be that the "natural" mental decline that afflicts many older people is related to how much lead they absorbed decades before? That's the provocativ...