Subscribe to this tag Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
Health - November 24, 2009
Study finds that quitting improves heart prospects, but cancer risk remains
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Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Health - November 24, 2009
Focus on toys that pose choking hazard, are too loud, or contain dangerous chemicals
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Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly
Health - November 24, 2009
But the herbal supplement may help ward off peripheral artery disease, researchers say
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Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
Health - November 24, 2009
With Plavix as an example, study finds no added use but higher costs
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Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk
Health - November 24, 2009
Pumping ability reduced in those with undesirable blood levels, analysis shows
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Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates
Health - November 24, 2009
Kids from less-affluent families are at higher risk, study finds
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MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside
Health - November 24, 2009
Community-associated strains have increased sevenfold, study finds
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Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
Health - November 24, 2009
Exposure in infancy may lead to persistent wheezing, study finds
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Health Tip: The Skinny on Carbohydrates
Health - November 24, 2009
What you need and how to get it
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Health Tip: Risks Associated With Unpasteurized Juice
Health - November 24, 2009
It could make you sick
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Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Health - November 24, 2009
Patients who had at least one child were less likely to become disabled, study finds
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Parents Worry About Their Kids' Safety on the Internet
Health - November 24, 2009
Many are concerned with online predators, but few fear cyberbullying, survey finds
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Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
Health - November 24, 2009
But experts say science is behind reasoning that testing less is OK
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Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack
Health - November 23, 2009
More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say
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Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women
Health - November 23, 2009
Older males saw their odds drop by 63 percent with moderate-to-high intensity workouts
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Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients
Health - November 23, 2009
More than three-quarters getting chemo deal with insomnia, study shows
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Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Health - November 23, 2009
Partnerships doubled number of patients who reined in their hypertension, study found
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Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Health - November 23, 2009
Study points up weaknesses of drug approval process in United States, researcher says
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Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says
Health - November 23, 2009
Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at risk
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Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis
Health - November 23, 2009
Obstructive polyps can impair breathing, protein may be the cause
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Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time
Health - November 23, 2009
But children in home-based settings get far more screen time than those in center-based care, study finds
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Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking
Health - November 23, 2009
Expert says findings support link between mental and physical health
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Quick Saliva Test May One Day Diagnose Diseases
Health - November 23, 2009
Age-related protein changes offer clues to treatment advances, study finds
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