Articles filed under Health
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Your healthJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Use caffeine wisely:ΠCaffeine can focus your mind, boost your energy and even improve your athletic performance. But it's easy to become dependent; most folks use caffe...
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Twitchy eyelids could be nerve problemJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am a 50-year-old female who is in excellent health. For the past three months or so, my left eyelid has been twitching quite frequently throughout the day. I have n...
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Rabid kitten set off health alert in four US statesJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A rabid kitten set off public health alerts in four U.S. states last summer after it had been widely handled by players from several teams at a softball tournament, fede...
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Losing weight requires action, not resolutionsJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - It's a new year, and if you find that weight loss is on your mind, you're not alone. The first time I lost more than 100 pounds I started in, yes, January. Making a New ...
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Bisque offers rich mouth feel but also a lot of fatJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Is bisque always a high-fat soup choice? A. If you see bisque on a menu, it's a safe bet to assume it is fairly high in fat. This thick, rich soup of French origin ty...
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Study: Whites receive better ER painkillersJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain, but minorities are less likely to get them than whites, a new study...
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Hospitals to test their new metalsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Out with stainless steel, in with copper? It might be a new hospital trend -- not for looks, but for germ-fighting. Some intensive-care units in New York a...
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Study: Sleeplessness could lead to diabetesDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- When Shakespeare called sleep the "chief nourisher of life's feast," he may have been well ahead of his time, medically at least. Researchers at the Univer...
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Radio waves cut need for heart shocksDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Treating heart attack victims with radio waves helps reduce the likelihood that implantable defibrillators will need to jolt ailing hearts into beating properly, researc...
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In my opinion, life is way more important than looksDec 30, 2007 10:00 pm - A recent report from the University of Michigan told us that women with breast cancer decided on lumpectomy vs. mastectomy based on which one would look best after recon...