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Study: Hearts may swoon with stocks
Duke researcher finds link between stocks, heart attacks
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Experts: Americans getting too many tests
CHICAGO — Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections
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Duke researcher-led study cast doubts on heart tests
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an...
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76800107.JPG Scientists shine a light on the brain to understand diseases
Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently began experimenting with a kind of light therapy to shut down abnormally active brain cells. Using implanted devices along wit...
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Ginger tea restores voice
Q. For two consecutive years after a prolonged, forceful cough that lasted one or two months, I totally lost my voice
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Study: Nicotine builds up gradually
WASHINGTON — Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers’ brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking
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Gene test claims to show which diet will work best
Diet not working? Blame your genes
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Cancer society casts doubt on prostate tests
Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prosta...
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Drugs can affect blood sugar level
Q. My mother has type 2 diabetes and has had a terrible time getting her blood sugar under control even though she takes metformin and Actos
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HEALTHEXERCISE24.JPG Whipped into shape with rope
Everyone remembers the rope climb from gym class, but probably not too fondly. So you might not like what I’m about to tell you: It’s time to grab a rope again.
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