Articles filed under Health
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Pedometers can help encourage weight lossNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day -- but only if they logged their steps. Those who did lowered...
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Doctors' business tiesNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Orthopedic surgeon Joseph Zuckerman recently started giving his patients some additional information before they undergo surgery. It is a letter revealing that Zuckerma...
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Healing touch therapy thrives despite skepticsNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not traditional medicine but patients love it: an unconventional therapy called the healing touch that is gaining acceptance in some U.S. hospitals. The technique u...
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A set of symptoms may point to ovarian cancerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Ovarian cancer has long been called a "silent killer" because symptoms are thought to develop only after the disease has reached an advanced stage and is largely incurab...
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Winterize your lips and stay kissable through New Year's EveNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The skin on your lips isn't like the rest of your face. It's more vulnerable. Your lips lack sweat glands and oil glands and the protective barrier they provide. The ski...
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Checkups in check?Nov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Getting an annual physical is good for you, right? Don't be so sure, suggests a study published in September in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study suggests tha...
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Some gift ideas for grandma and grandpaNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - 'Tis the season…for gift guides. Flip open any newspaper or magazine, click onto the Internet or television and you'll find gift ideas for everyone. Everyone, that is, ...
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Get prepared before illness strikes your childNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The 9-year-old's mother paged as I was leaving the house for morning hospital rounds. She called to report that her son had woken up with a low-grade fever and headache....
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Removing tonsils not best ideaNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Removing tonsils may not be the best treatment for kids Removing the tonsils of children with mild or moderate throat infections is more expensive and has fewer he...
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Asthma danger may hang in the airNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - Using aerosol sprays to mask bathroom odors, clean dusty furniture, and make mirrors glisten could jeopardize your respiratory health. Researchers have found that freque...