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Safety of 'lunchtime lipo' questioned
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| Published Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Many women know the story: Work out, diet, follow all the advice in magazines and still, a pocket of fat on the thighs or tummy refuses to disappear.
Cosmetic surgery may be unappealing and expensive. So what if someone o ...
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Health & Fitness Calendar for April 26
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| Published Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
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GET MOVING
April 26, May 3
Prenatal Yoga, 10-11 a.m. at Dance Centre, 2151 S. Harvey Mitchell Parkway, No. 105, in College Station. 764-3187 or just4dancers@suddenlink.net. For full Dance Centre schedule: www.just4dancers.com.
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Surgery at The Med uses robot
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| Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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Dr. Andy Hansen recently performed the Brazos Valley's first robotic heart surgery at the College Station Medical Center.
"We're only the fifth center in the country to do this procedure," said Hansen, a cardiothoracic surgeon.
"For ...
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Keep your integrity and still train hard
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| Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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OK, this column is about -- and for -- cheating athletes.
You could be an elite athlete or you could be a 13-year-old just realizing how much better than the other kids you really are. It doesn't matter which ... I'm talking to you.
I'm a ...
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Fitness Calendar for April 19
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| Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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GET MOVING
Prenatal Yoga, 10-11 a.m. at Dance Centre, 2151 S. Harvey Mitchell Parkway, No. 105, in College Station. 764-3187 or just4dancers@suddenlink.net. For full Dance Centre schedule: www.just4dancers.com.
Brazos Valley Relay for ...
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Foot pad claims prompt investigation
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| Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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LOS ANGELES -- Late-night television infomercials seem to have a cheap fix for anything: lose weight, banish cellulite or improve conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and insomnia. Or all of the above.
Ads for Kinoki Foot Pads made exac ...
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Slimming down
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| Published Saturday, April 05, 2008 |
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NEW YORK -- Kaeli Madill is obsessed with dieting. She subscribes to magazines like Self, Shape and Runner's World for their "I-Lost-40-Pounds" success stories. She watches pound-shedding transformations on The Biggest Loser. She flips through ...
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Parkinson's symptoms extend beyond tremors
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| Published Saturday, April 05, 2008 |
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AMARILLO -- Parkinson's disease affects nerve cells in the part of the brain controlling muscle movement -- trembling is an obvious symptom -- but the disease has other effects, too.
"The earliest symptom of Parkinson's disease may be an arm tha ...
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Move your fitness regimen outside
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| Published Saturday, April 05, 2008 |
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Now that spring has sprung (and before summer's heat gets too intense), you can move your fitness routine out of the gym. And here are some new exercises to try in the great outdoors.
Spidermans
I'll break these into several types. Che ...
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Health & Fitness Calendar for April 5
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| Published Saturday, April 05, 2008 |
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GET MOVING
Prenatal Yoga, 10-11 a.m., at Dance Centre, 2151 S. Harvey Mitchell Parkway, No. 105, College Station. 764-3187 or just4dancers@suddenlink.net. For full Dance Centre schedule (Pilates, belly dance, more): www.just4dancers.co ...
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Health and Fitness Calendar for March 30
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| Published Sunday, March 30, 2008 |
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
March 31
Do Well, Be Well Diabetes class; register now. Nine topics are discussed in this five-week class beginning March 31 at B-CS Community Health Center, 3370 Texas Ave. S. in Bryan. $10 per person. Register a ...
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Stop looking for the easy way out
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| Published Saturday, March 22, 2008 |
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I've been thinking about Meridia, Xenical, Alli, Lorcaserin, Byetta, Symlin, Pfizer, Viagra, Bristol-Squibb, DGAT-1 and DGAT, and maybe somebody out there can help me understand them.
We like to believe that we teach our children to do the righ ...
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Diabetes gene revolution may improve therapies
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| Published Saturday, March 22, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- You've heard of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, but what about a kind called MODY?
Diabetes is undergoing a genetics revolution that suggests there actually are many subtypes of the disease.
The discoveries already trigger i ...
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A perfect pushup has many forms
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| Published Saturday, March 08, 2008 |
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I got a little flak from my comments about the Perfect Pushup.
"Well, what kind of pushups do you do?" That was the typical follow-up.
Over the next two weeks, we're going to go pushup-crazy. We'll do enough pushups to feel almost every fi ...
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Health & Fitness Calendar
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| Published Saturday, March 01, 2008 |
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Learning opportunity
March 6
Your Child's Vision, 6:30 p.m. at Brazos County Health Department classroom, 201 N. Texas Ave. in Bryan. Presentation by Dr. Mindi Greene, an optometrist, about children's eyes, vision and catching probl ...
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Treadmill just isn't the same
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| Published Saturday, March 01, 2008 |
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Question-and-answer time, folks. Please keep those questions coming.
I answer as many in print as I can, and I've answered a few more on my blog at
milobryant.blogspot.com.
Following are two questions that you've been wondering about .. ...
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Few Americans know heart attack warning signs
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| Published Saturday, March 01, 2008 |
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ATLANTA -- Only about one in four Americans know the warning signs of a heart attack and what to do first, according to a new government report.
That's a decline in knowledge since the last survey, in 2001, which showed nearly one in three ...
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Men also at risk of thinning bones
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| Published Saturday, March 01, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- Bone tests aren't just for women anymore. New guidelines are calling for older men to get a routine check for bone-thinning osteoporosis.
There's news for women, too: A new computerized tool uses more than bone-density tests ...
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Hospitals hit where it hurts for errors
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| Published Saturday, February 23, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors.
Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail.
That has the natio ...
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Make a plan and then do it.
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| Published Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
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Now that we've found out what we want, we can figure out how to get there.
Maybe it's aesthetics or superior athleticism we're needing. It could be dropping body fat to reduce our risk for heart disease. Or it could be gaining more cardiovascula ...
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Mommy workout class set in B-CS
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| Published Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
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The national Baby Boot Camp franchise has come to Bryan-College Station.
The fitness class is led by Laurie Jones Peacher, a Bryan-College Station native and an Aggie, and is geared toward pregnant moms trying to stay active as well as mo ...
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Author in BV for talk on celiac
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| Published Saturday, February 16, 2008 |
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Brazos Valley residents are invited to learn more about celiac disease Monday during a free presentation by author Cleo Libonati.
Celiac disease is thought to be under-diagnosed. The ailment causes the body to have problems absorbing nutr ...
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Fitness Calendar for February 16
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| Published Friday, February 15, 2008 |
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GET MOVING
Walk Across Texas kickoff,
10 a.m. at the courtyard near J.C. Penney at Post Oak Mall in College Station. Event includes food, prizes and fun immediately followed by a team captains meeting. Participants form teams of up to eight pe ...
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Train the brain ... body will follow
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| Published Saturday, February 09, 2008 |
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So, we're at a point mentally where we want to do something about our bodies.
But there's a problem.
The guy in the newspaper never said how we should go about doing whatever that "something" is.
How do we get started? Is it hiring a ...
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Dancing with the Olympians?
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| Published Saturday, February 09, 2008 |
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MIAMI -- Evgeny Dyachenko and Inna Ivanenko spend hours in the gym lifting weights. Five, six days a week they practice at the ballet bar to keep their legs and backs strong, squeezing in yoga or Pilates classes to help with their stretching.
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2008 walk will begin in Bryan
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| Published Saturday, February 09, 2008 |
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Eagle Staff Report
Walk Across Texas will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Brazos County with food, prizes and fun at this year's kickoff event.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Feb. 16 at Sue Haswell Park in Bryan, participants will track all of the ...
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Fitness Calendar for February 2
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| Published Saturday, February 02, 2008 |
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Get moving
Feb. 2, 9
Prenatal Yoga, 10-11 a.m. at Dance Centre, 2151 Harvey Mitchell Parkway S., No. 105, College Station. 764-3187 or just4dancers@suddenlink.net. For full schedule (Pilates, belly dance, ballet, more): www.just4dancers ...
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Reboot your body
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| Published Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
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ATLANTA -- It is dark. It is cold. But instead of snoozing under my comforter, I'm lying in the wet leaves in my neighborhood park struggling to do sit-ups.
Yes, sit-ups. Not those wimpy little crunches where you barely budge off the grou ...
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Study: Healthy habits can add 14 years to life
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| Published Saturday, January 26, 2008 |
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LONDON -- To get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke but do eat lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in moderation.
That's the finding of a study that tracked about 20,000 people in the United Kingdom.
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Medicare proposal might help catch sleep apnea
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| Published Friday, January 11, 2008 |
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WASHINGTON -- Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.
A government move may help change that: Medicare is poised to allow at-home testing for sleep apnea -- letting people ...
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Health & Fitness calendar
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| Published Saturday, December 29, 2007 |
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Learning opportunities
Jan. 9
Breastfeeding Course, 6-9 p.m. at St. Joseph Regional Health Center. $20 per couple. 731-1231 to register, get location and other details.
Jan. 10
Heartsaver First Aid Course, 6-9:30 p.m. at S ...
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A spoonful of honey helps calm coughs
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| Published Saturday, December 15, 2007 |
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CHICAGO -- A teaspoon of honey before bed seems to calm children's coughs and help them sleep better, according to a new study based on parents' reports of their children's symptoms.
The folk remedy did better than cough medicine or no treatment ...
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Back offsets pregnant belly
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| Published Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON -- Scientists think they have figured out why pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over despite ever-growing weight up front.
Evolution provided them with slight differences from men in their lower backs and hip joints, ...
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Concerns raised about kid's bones
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| Published Tuesday, November 27, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON -- Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It's an anti-bone trifecta. And for some kids, shockingly, it's leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century.
But cases of full-blown rickets are just the red flag: Bone spec ...
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About stiffness, aging
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| Published Saturday, November 24, 2007 |
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For many older adults, aching muscles or joints are common. Muscles weaken with age and become less flexible, which can lead to stiffness or soreness, says Mayo Clinic doctor Shreyasee Amin.
Arthritis can also cause stiffness and pain in the affec ...
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Fatal prescription errors
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| Published Saturday, November 24, 2007 |
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Abbreviations are widely used in medicine, but a study has found just how dangerous they can be: Five percent of 30,000 medication errors - some fatal - that were reported to the national Medmarx database between 2004 and 2006 involved shorthand.
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Taste and anorexia
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| Published Saturday, November 24, 2007 |
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A part of the brain that regulates taste might play a role in anorexia nervosa.
Using functional MRIs, researchers at the University of California-San Diego, and the University of Pittsburgh measured activity in the brains of 32 women as they tast ...
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Smart and safe
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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Finally, a fire extinguisher so good-looking you could give it as a gift.
HomeHero has successfully married safety and style with its sleek new Kitchen Fire Extinguisher (shown at right). At 4.5 pounds and 16 inches tall, it's lightweight, easy to ...
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Ditch the aches
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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Today's exercise shouldn't be the cause of tomorrow's pain. In a recent issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, orthopedist Diane Dahm offered this post-exercise advice:
• Cool down: A few minutes of mild activity after an exercise session allow ...
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Alzheimer's facts
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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Alzheimer's disease facts from the American Health Assistance Foundation:
• Alzheimer's disease is estimated to affect more than 4.5 million Americans.
• One in eight people 65 and older and nearly half of Americans 85 and older hav ...
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Knee news
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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Americans with osteoarthritis of the knee may need to wait a little longer for proof that three common approaches actually work.
In a review of 42 randomized controlled trials on hyaluronic acid injections, 21 studies on the supplements glucosamin ...
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Prostate surgery extends survival
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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The question: Men's treatment options for cancer that has not spread beyond the prostate include surgery to remove the gland, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and "watchful waiting" (withholding treatment unless the cancer progresses). Is one choic ...
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Job stress linked to more heart ills
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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The question: After a heart attack, does returning to a stressful job increase the odds of further heart problems?
This study: analyzed data on 972 men and women, 35 to 59 years old, who returned to work an average of four months after their first ...
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Carbs and fats harm women's skin
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| Published Saturday, November 17, 2007 |
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The question: Smoking and sun exposure are known to age the skin. Might diet have an effect as well?
This study: involved 4,025 middle-aged and older women. Dermatological exams found wrinkling among 22 percent of the women, dry skin caused by agi ...
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Honoring her memory
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| Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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Richard Lippin reeled at the news: His wife, his partner in life and business - and one of Hollywood's power women - had just been diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer.
He could barely register what he was hearing. He did not know how to be ...
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Tic removal
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| Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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How do you get rid of a pesky eye twitch? Depends whom you ask, according to a report in Natural Health magazine.
An optometrist recommends a cool compress. A psychotherapist suggests breathing exercises and meditation to relieve stress. An acu ...
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Wanted: organ donors
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| Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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Find out about living-organ donation from:
• Donate Life America. It publishes materials on donation and provides technical assistance and referral services (www.shareyourlife.org).
• Lifesharers, a nonprofit network of organ do ...
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Diet tactic
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| Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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Out of sight, out of mind is a great way to eat less, the Mayo Clinic says. Research shows that changing how foods are served and stored can help with weight loss or maintaining a healthy weight.
After serving appropriate portions, put leftover ...
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Into the wash ...
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| Published Saturday, October 27, 2007 |
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Federal government tests ranked the dishwasher and microwave best at killing harmful bacteria, yeast and molds on kitchen sponges. Food safety experts tested common suggestions for cleaning sponges, including soaking them in a 10 percent bleach solut ...
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Healing mnemonic
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| Published Saturday, October 20, 2007 |
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Pain and swelling are signs of a workout injury. The quickest way to resume activities is the RICE method, according to Men's Health: Best Sports Injuries Handbook (Rodale, 96 pages, $9.95). RICE (for rest, ice, compression and elevation) consists of ...
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Hearing decline
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| Published Saturday, October 20, 2007 |
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Hearing loss affects about a third of people older than 65. A recent issue of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers changes that occur with age-related hearing loss, called presbycusis (pre-bih-KU-sis), and when it may be time to visit a doctor.
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The nitty-gritty of grains
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| Published Saturday, October 20, 2007 |
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"Never judge a grain by its color," said Melissa Ohlson, dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic. "Just because bread is brown by no means indicates that it is made from whole grain."
In the book Cleveland Clinic Healthy Heart Lifestyle Guide and Cookbo ...
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Low-fat diet may cut risk of cancer
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| Published Tuesday, October 09, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON -- Try fewer burgers and more veggies after menopause: Cutting dietary fat may offer a long-sought protection against deadly ovarian cancer -- if you stick with the diet long enough.
Low-fat diets have long been promoted as a way to r ...
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Banked blood may lose vital chemical
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| Published Tuesday, October 09, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON - Much of the stored blood given to millions of people every year may lack a component vital for it to deliver oxygen to the tissues.
Nitric oxide, which helps keep blood vessels open, begins breaking down as soon as blood goes into stora ...
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Study: Treatment key for minor strokes
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| Published Tuesday, October 09, 2007 |
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Patients who receive treatment for a minor stroke within
24 hours reduce their risk of a second stroke by 80 percent compared to those who wait three days or more to see a doctor, according to a new study released Tuesday.
Many patients who experie ...
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Study says thimerosal not unsafe
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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LOS ANGELES - A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that researchers say should reassure parents about the safety of shots their kids rec ...
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Needling the pain away
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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CHICAGO - Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found.
Almost half the patients treated with acupuncture needles felt relief that las ...
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Company to pay fine for drug marketing
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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BOSTON - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and a former subsidiary have agreed to pay more than $515 million to settle federal and state investigations into their drug marketing and pricing practices.
The civil settlement announced Friday resolves a broad a ...
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Diabetes classes' enrollment open
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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Registration is available for a five-week diabetes management class sponsored by Texas Cooperative Extension Diabetes Coalition.
Seating is limited, so it's important to register as soon as possible for the class, which is set for Thursday and Oct. ...
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Salmonella found in chocolate
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Kraft Foods announced Thursday it is recalling white chocolate distributed in the United States because of possible salmonella contamination.
Kraft said consumers who purchased its 6 ounce, Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking S ...
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Policy examined after E. coli recall
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| Published Friday, October 05, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department will speed up warnings about contaminated meat in the future, officials said Thursday, as they sought to quell criticism of an 18-day delay in seeking the recall of millions of pounds of tainted ground beef.
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X-ray colonoscopy gains favor
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| Published Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
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A computer generated image taken from a series of X-rays shows that a "virtual" colonoscopy can work just as
NEW YORK -- Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam.
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Disabled Americans smoke more often
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| Published Wednesday, October 03, 2007 |
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ATLANTA -- Americans with disabilities smoke more than everyone else, according to the first national study to compare smoking rates between the two groups.
About one in four disabled people are smokers, compared to about one in five among the n ...
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Cold medicine may be unsafe for some children
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| Published Saturday, September 29, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON - Very young children simply should not take some commonly used cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the "consult your physician" advice to parents on the labels be dropped.
The preliminary recommend ...
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