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Michael Jackson, Health Rumors, and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- December 23, 2008
News reports, perhaps misinformed, suggested that the King of Pop needs a lung transplant.
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4 Areas Where Parents Can Help Teens Steer Clear of Trouble
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- December 10, 2008
Parenting plays a big role in thwarting driving accidents, STDs, mental health problems, and more.
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Teen Mental Health: How to Raise Kids Who Can Cope
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- December 10, 2008
Stress may contribute to problems like depression, which affects 2 million adolescents each year.
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Teens and Sex: How to Help Your Kids Dodge Pregnancy and STDs
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- December 10, 2008
Teenagers may not appreciate the importance of sexual health. That's where responsible parents step in.
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Great American Smokeout: a Day to Quit Cigarettes
By Lindsay Lyon -
On Medicine
- November 20, 2008
Today is the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout.
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12 Reasons to <i>Really</i> Quit Smoking
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- November 14, 2008
Never mind cancer or heart disease for a moment. Here are some nonobvious reasons to snub cigarettes.
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The Debate About Doctors Giving Out 'Fake' Medicines
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- November 6, 2008
Placebo treatments can make patients feel better. But is it ethical for doctors to prescribe them?
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Don't Ignore the Symptoms: Sexual Problems, STDs Affect Millions
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 31, 2008
Sexually transmitted diseases can cause serious complications.
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How to Tell Your Partner About an STD
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 21, 2008
Experts on sexual health offer tips on how to have a difficult conversation.
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Got an STD? Inform Your Partners by E-Card
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 21, 2008
A Web-based system allows you to electronically share word of a sexually transmitted disease.
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Stressed About Money? The Kids Might Be, Too
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 9, 2008
Here's how to walk the line between telling them too little and too much.
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Beyond Insulin: Searching for a Cure to Type 1 Diabetes
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 8, 2008
Twin challenges: Halt the autoimmune attack that destroys insulin-making cells and replace lost cells.
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No-Scar Surgery Through the Mouth or Vagina
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- October 1, 2008
Some hospitals are removing gallbladders and appendixes in "natural orifice" operations.
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10 Ways Your Health Might Sink Your Sex Life
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- September 16, 2008
Are you having trouble in the bedroom lately? It might be time for a physical.
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Coping With 5 Common Sex Problems
By Lindsay Lyon, Adam Voiland, and Sarah Baldauf -
Health
- September 4, 2008
Thanks, Hollywood, for making sex look so easy. The rest of us struggle with some not-so-sexy issues.
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5 Ways Teens Might Cheat on Drug Tests—and How to Catch Them
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- August 6, 2008
These tricks are out there on the Web, so parents need to be informed.
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7 Reasons Parents Should Not Test Kids for Drug Use
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- August 6, 2008
Seek out an addiction professional, experts say, to get reliable results and avoid a potential tragedy.
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For Women, 4 Alternatives to Viagra
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- July 22, 2008
The iconic drug is not the only way to fix sexual dysfunction.
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Could Viagra Be an Antidote for Women's Sexual Dysfunction?
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- July 22, 2008
Antidepressants can disrupt a woman's sex life. New research suggests Viagra could counteract that.
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America's Best Hospitals
By Sarah Baldauf and Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- July 10, 2008
Five days at an Honor Roll medical center
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3 Wrinkle Treatments That Work
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- June 11, 2008
Researchers identify ways to battle those fine lines.
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Once in Intensive Baby Care, These Twins are Now Walking
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- May 29, 2008
Keira and Evan were delivered two months early, it wasn't clear they'd make it to their first birthday.
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Overcoming a Tricky Spinal Tumor and the Risk of Paralysis
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- May 29, 2008
As wide across as a half-dollar, Steven's tumor had burrowed deep within his spinal cord.
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Turn Your Kitchen Into a Clinic
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- May 20, 2008
John La Puma offers tips on culinary medicine after cowriting a new book.
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Diabetes in Pregnancy Is on the Rise
By Lindsay Lyon -
Health
- April 28, 2008
Why—and how—diabetic women should prepare to conceive a baby.
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