Articles filed under Health
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Dental group will back Wrigley sugar-free gumSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The nation's largest dentist group now says gum can be good for you, as long as it's sugar-free. The American Dental Association said Tuesday it has awarded i...
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Cash is effective dieting incentiveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health-care co...
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A haunting inheritanceSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Second of two parts In his later years, Frank Jackowski didn't leave his wheelchair except to return to his bed in the nursing home. He couldn't sp...
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Your healthSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Pass the smell test How you smell depends on your genes. Or, more precisely, your mate's genes. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center wondered why the same ...
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Some schools limiting use of asthma inhalersSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Back-to-school time means a flare-up of asthma problems in children, but students may not be getting the access they need to their medication -- despite. American Lung A...
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Family physicians work to regain patient relationsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - In a world of medical specialists and quick-care retail clinics, family physicians don't always seem to play a critical role in caring for patients anymore. Now these ja...
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Discovery of Huntington's gene launches search for a cureSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - On the shores of a lake in Venezuela, hundreds of people suffered from a mysterious affliction. They stumbled along the street, weaving like drunkards. Violent outbursts...
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Figuring the thresholdSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Demonstrating that chronic exposure to noise can produce illness or death is not simple. For example, traffic generates air pollution at the same time as noise, so how d...
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New boxers designed to help bed-wettersSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Marketing products to deal with embarrassing ailments, from hemorrhoids to erectile dysfunction or unsightly toe conditions, has always been a challenge. But what if you...
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How it affects your bodySep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - How could exposure to noise have such devastating effects on human health as causing cardiovascular disease? Key to solving this puzzle is recognizing that noise can cre...