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My Turn: The hand that rocks the cradle can shake up the diet
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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I have always loved helping people achieve their fitness goals, whatever they may be. -
In the Works: Immunotherapy for food allergies
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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A few physicians are already practicing it, though many allergists object because it's untested. Clinical trials are underway.
Caroline Cooper will pack her bags and head off for college this fall secure in the knowledge that she'll be able to safely eat anything the cafeteria dishes up.
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In Your Face Fitness: This magazine cover is not a health guide
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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A blueberry weight-loss phenomenon. A soap that shrinks cellulite. Publishers want you to buy this advice, but the old truth remains. You must develop good habits and stick to them.
If, perchance, you are a fan of magazines prominently displayed in grocery checkout lines, please accept my apologies for any shattering of delusions that may be about to take place.
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Doctor discounts for the asking
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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It takes some work, but patients can help control healthcare costs by avoiding unneeded care and negotiating prices, among other things.
Looking to save money on healthcare? Consider asking your doctor for a discount.
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The M.D.: Silence on bad doctors
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Not all physicians are well-qualified to practice medicine. And doctors who keep mum about their colleagues' incompetence have their own issues.
Few doctors make it through their training without being involved in at least one case that goes awry. I was no exception.
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The Healthy Skeptic: Electronic cigarettes
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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The FDA hasn't approved electronic cigarettes and has tried to stop the products from entering the country. But the gadgets have developed a devoted fan base.
Even in these days of strict indoor clean air laws, you can still legally puff away in movie theaters, restaurants or even on a plane. You just have to use a cigarette that runs on a battery, not tobacco.
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Salt room therapy on shifty ground
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Though advocates of halotherapy point to stories of recovery from respiratory and skin problems, doctors say there's not enough research to back up claims.
It's 1 o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon, and Heidi Kling is reading in an all-white room. She's shoeless, but socks protect her feet from the 6 inches of salt that cake the floor. The only objects in the windowless room are four chaise longues and hand-molded plaster icicles that hang from the ceiling. If there were a Yeti in the room, you would swear you were on the Matterhorn at Disneyland.
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In Practice: A patient's tragic secret
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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"There's something I've never told you."
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People's Pharmacy: Iodine and fungus
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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Also: Advice from internist and dermatologist regarding vitamin D and sun exposure at odds.
For more than 20 years, I was plagued with dry, flaky skin on the side of my nose and behind my earlobes. I went to several doctors, including dermatologists. We tried various salves, to no avail.
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Good Form: Two phases of the half moon
Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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This classic yoga pose, called half moon, is excellent for stretching your back and hip muscles. It also strengthens your legs and ankles while helping you develop balance. At first you might need to use a yoga block under your hand, but as soon as you get more limber and feel stable enough, you can rest your fingers on the floor and straighten your bottom leg.
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Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By DENISE GRADY
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The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the next flu season, and health officials recommend vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older.
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Stem Cell Trial Wins Approval of F.D.A.
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:30am EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
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A trial could offer the first glimpse of a technology that may hold vast medical promise but also is embroiled in controversy.
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Patient Money: For Most, Implants Beat Dentures, but at a Price
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 1:10am EDT by By LESLEY ALDERMAN
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Prosthetic teeth attached to the jaw with titanium screws are preferred for replacing lost teeth, but they’re expensive, and insurance coverage is usually minimal.
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Senator Seeks Data on Complaints About Artificial Joints
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:29am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Senator Charles E. Grassley requested data from Zimmer Holdings, a maker of artificial hips and knees, on how it responded to complaints from surgeons.
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The pill equally effective in obese, thin women (Reuters)
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 5:21pm EDT
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Reuters - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.
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F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 4:44pm EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
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Using human embryonic stem cells, the trial will be tested in patients with new spinal cord injuries.
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Who Says You Can't Love Lima Beans?
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 3:32pm EDT by By TOBY BILANOW
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Five ways to savor lima beans, from the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman.
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Family Relations: An International Comparison
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:30pm EDT by By PAULA SPAN
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A multinational study finds that elderly Americans and their adult children have unusually strained relationships.
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Recommended Weekend Reading
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 1:49pm EDT by By NATASHA SINGER
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The New Yorker examines end-of-life care while Foreign Affairs reports on Castrocare, health-care under the Castro brothers.
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Expert Answers About Scleroderma
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:17pm EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Medical experts answer readers' questions about the causes, symptoms, testing, treatment and prognosis of scleroderma.
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Paying for Dental Implants
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 11:39am EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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Dental implants are a good medical option for most patients who have lost teeth, but insurance companies typically won't cover the cost, today's Patient Money column reports.
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Medicare and Mayberry's Finest
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 11:32am EDT by By KATE PHILLIPS
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A new television advertisement featuring Andy Griffith, and a Webcast by the administrator of Medicare and Medicare Services mark the day.
Yahoo! News: Health News
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Chicken producers debate 'natural' label (AP)
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 4:47am EDT
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AP - A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.
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Books of The Times: Stefanie Syman’s Yoga History, ‘The Subtle Body’
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
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Stefanie Syman’s book examines how yoga, the centuries-old spiritual discipline, became a fitness routine for American athletes, C.E.O.’s, movie stars and soccer moms.
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The Bay Citizen: In Mission, Aging Hospital Is Seen as a Bargaining Chip
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:50am EDT by By KATHARINE MIESZKOWSKI
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St. Luke’s Hospital in the Mission district is essentially on life-support, with its future largely dependent on the fate of an expansion plan by its owner, California Pacific Medical Center.
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French Mother Indicted in Smothering of Infants
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:10am EDT by By SCOTT SAYARE
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A nursing assistant was charged with what prosecutors called modern France’s worst case of infanticide.
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Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:08am EDT by By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
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A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.
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Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 12:08am EDT by By WILLIAM NEUMAN
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Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets.
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Recipes for Health: Baked Large Limas With Spinach and Feta
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 10:20pm EDT by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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This Greek-inspired dish makes a hearty meal rich in nutritious spinach.
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Advance on AIDS Raises Questions as Well as Joy
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 8:02pm EDT by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
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Francis Byarugaba, 32, was too weak to stand in line as he waited to be seen at a clinic in April in Kanyantorogo, Uganda. Experts are pondering issues raised after a trial found that a vaginal gel could help women avoid infection.
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Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- It's common for young children to have a tough time when mom or dad leaves them with someone else. -
Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High? (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hyperglycemia, the medical term for high blood sugar, is a prime cause of complications among people with diabetes. -
Kids Adopted By Same-Sex Couples 'Thriving': Researcher (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Children adopted by gay or lesbian parents develop as well as those adopted by heterosexual couples, a new study has found. -
Knee, Hip Replacements May Aid Weight Loss: Study (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says. -
Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2010 (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: -
Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets (HealthDay)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:08pm EDT
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup of breast cancer tumors may be a better predictor of how well a woman will fare than a tumor's size and appearance, which has been the traditional way of looking at cancers, new research suggests. -
Calcium supplements linked to heart attacks: study (AFP)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:04pm EDT
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AFP - Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday.
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Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug (Reuters)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 6:41pm EDT
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Reuters - Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. -
Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified (LiveScience.com)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 5:10pm EDT
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LiveScience.com - For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer.
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Eldercare Questions
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 5:01pm EDT by By PAULA SPAN
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Submit your questions about caregiving to an elder law attorney.
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Monitoring Mother
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 4:22pm EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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New technology is making it possible for adult children to monitor aging parents closely -- perhaps too closely.
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When Unemployed Means Unhealthy Too
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT by By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.
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As a primary care doctor in a city hospital clinic, I see patients from all cultures, speaking all languages. But lately there have been patients from a new culture-the recently -laid-off-now-without-insurance culture.
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Monitoring Elderly Parents
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 2:39pm EDT by By HILARY STOUT
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New technologies can help adult children keep track of their aging parents.
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Are Migraines Linked to a Heart Defect?
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:37pm EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic explores the link between migraines and a hole in the heart.
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Washington State Moves to Tighten Controls on Pain Killers
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 11:55am EDT by By BARRY MEIER
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Regulators in Washington State are attempting to stem what some see as the excessive use of prescribed narcotics.
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Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 7:25am EDT
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AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
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DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic (AP)
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 3:20am EDT
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AP - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared."
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The Cruelest Month: For Some Fitness Buffs, July Heat Is No Obstacle
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 3:00am EDT by By SAM DOLNICK
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When you’re dedicated to your fitness routine, weeks of 90-something weather is no obstacle.
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Sanofi Said to Plan a Bid of $70 for Genzyme
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED
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A deal would bolster Sanofi’s drug pipeline and significantly increase its presence in biopharmaceuticals.
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Novartis Plans Giveaway of New Children’s Medicine
Posted: July 29th, 2010, 1:17am EDT by By NATASHA SINGER
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The Swiss drug giant will give away up to 250,000 bottles of a liquid medicine to woo parents frustrated by the recall of liquid children’s Tylenol.
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Court ruling could pave way for Gemzar generics (Reuters)
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 11:52pm EDT
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Reuters - A decision by a U.S. appeals court could pave the way for cheaper generic forms of Eli Lilly and Co's Gemzar cancer drug to be launched in the United States beginning in mid-November.
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Recipes for Health: Giant Lima Bean Ragout (or Soup)
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 10:40pm EDT by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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This dish is flavored by vegetables cooked separately from the beans and, if the cook chooses, by Parmesan cheese.
Yahoo! News: Health News
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NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations (AP)
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 9:53pm EDT
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AP - One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
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The Roving Runner Rides a Bike
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 2:22pm EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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Our Roving Runner columnist Brian Fidelman has been sidelined by injury, but that hasn't stopped him from exploring New York by bicycle. Recently he wrote about tackling three mountain biking trails in the city.
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The Outlier
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 1:00pm EDT by By PAULA SPAN
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Daniel Schorr was an extraordinary journalist. There's no need to make him an icon for the elderly as well.
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The Voices of Scleroderma
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 11:58am EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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The latest installment of Patient Voices focuses on scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that can lead to hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues.
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A New Risk Factor: Your Social Life
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 11:10am EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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Social relationships are just as important to health as other common risk factors like smoking, lack of exercise or obesity, new research shows.
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Phys Ed: Does Lucky Underwear Improve Athletic Performance?
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 10:23am EDT by By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
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A new study in the journal Psychological Science provides some intriguing answers.
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A New Concept in Health Care
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 10:00am EDT by By REED ABELSON
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It's one of the hottest concepts to emerge from the discussions about how best to overhaul the nation's health care system: accountable care organizations.
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National Briefing | West: California: Oakland Votes to Allow Large-Scale Marijuana Farming
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 9:50am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The Oakland City Council voted in favor of a plan to license four factories where marijuana would be grown and packaged for medical use.
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Texas Battles Health Law Even as It Follows It
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 6:40am EDT by By KEVIN SACK
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An awkward dichotomy exists in states that are challenging the health care act, but are still required to follow it while their cases move through the courts.
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Antismoking Efforts Lose Ground to Obesity Fight
Posted: July 28th, 2010, 2:18am EDT by By DUFF WILSON
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As public health priorities shift, anti-tobacco programs are losing out to the campaign against obesity.
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Recipes for Health: Baked Limas With Tomatoes and Peppers
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 10:40pm EDT by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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These baked beans are surprisingly sweet, though they contain no added sugars.
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Recipes for Health: Greek Salad With Giant Beans and Arugula
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 10:10pm EDT by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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This substantial salad packs plenty of protein.
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N.F.L. Toughens Warning On Risks of Head Injury
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 4:37pm EDT by By ALAN SCHWARZ
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The league is making its most definitive statement yet on the cognitive risks of football in a new locker-room poster.
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Unmasking Silent Killer in Epilepsy
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 1:48pm EDT by By ALIYAH BARUCHIN
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Eric Wulchin in Hawaii in 2008. He was 19 years old when he died last July in his bedroom.Sudep, for sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, accounts for up to 18 percent of all epilepsy deaths , yet many patients and their families never hear about it until someone dies.
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Essay: Lifesaving Medications, Through a Back Door
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 11:48am EDT by By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
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A patient illicitly selling part of his medication helps fight AIDS in his own strange way.
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Following a Script to Escape a Nightmare
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 9:45am EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Computers track data at the Maimonides clinic in Albuquerque.Mounting evidence suggests that therapy can help reduce the frequency and intensity of nightmares.
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New Medicare Rules May Curb Use of Anemia Drugs for Dialysis
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 7:34am EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
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Amgen's Epogen may be affected significantly through new rules issued by Medicare.
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New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans (AP)
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 6:44am EDT
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AP - Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over his head.
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Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better (AP)
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 3:03am EDT
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AP - Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.
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Sniffing device may help the severely disabled communicate
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 3:00am EDT
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For those unable to move or speak, a new mechanism using nasal breath control is shown to help them write and guide a wheelchair. A patent is being pursued.
The severely disabled, including those "locked in" to their bodies as a result of accidents or disease, may soon have a new way to communicate and move around, Israeli scientists said Monday.
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Obama’s New Health Official Faces Hostility in Senate
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 2:40am EDT by By ROBERT PEAR
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Dr. Donald M. Berwick was named chief of Medicare and Medicaid without a Senate confirmation hearing, and some senators are less than happy about it.
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Letters: Distracted Spouses (2 Letters)
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 12:50am EDT
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Letters to the editor.
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Letters: Fighting Tobacco’s Lure (1 Letter)
Posted: July 27th, 2010, 12:50am EDT
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A letter to the editor.
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Guiding Your Sleep While You’re Awake
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 11:42pm EDT by By SARAH KERSHAW
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Many therapists use behavioral interventions to help the waking patient toward having a mastery dream — using the conscious mind to control the wild ways of the unconscious.
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Modest weight loss may curb urine leakage (Reuters)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:19pm EDT
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Reuters - Overweight women with bladder-control problems can often improve those symptoms if they lose even a modest amount of weight, a new study suggests.
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Global Update: Rabies: United Nations Adds a New Web Site to Its Arsenal in Fight Against Rabies
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:05pm EDT by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization effort encourages nations around the world to bring the disease under control.
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Study Explores Links Between Obesity and Chronic Pain (HealthDay)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:03pm EDT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and chronic pain are both linked with family history and mood disorders, a new study suggests. -
Link Between Depression, Cholesterol May Differ by Gender (HealthDay)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Gender-specific regulation of cholesterol levels may help prevent depression in the elderly, suggests a new study. -
Childhood Cancer May Be Linked to Later Heart Problems (HealthDay)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children who survive cancer may be at increased risk for long-term heart problems, new research suggests. -
Not All Epilepsy Drugs Raise Suicide Risk: Study (HealthDay)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) --Since 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has required that all epilepsy drugs bear a warning label about an increased risk of suicidal behaviors, but German doctors report that only certain medications may increase the risk of self-harm. -
More Than 70,000 Kids Injured By Medical Devices Each Year (HealthDay)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Injuries from contact lenses, intravenous tubes and other "medical devices" send more than 70,000 American children to emergency rooms each year, a new study shows.
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Personal Health: What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 4:02pm EDT by By JANE E. BRODY
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If recent findings hold up in future research, the consequences of vitamin D deficiency are likely to go far beyond excessive bone loss.
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Books: Drama! Intrigue! A Mystery? No, Malaria’s Story
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:50pm EDT by By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.
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In her new book, Sonia Shah has spun a disease yarn that’s not a yawn.
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Vital Signs : Screening: Insurance and Colorectal Cancer
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:40pm EDT by By RONI CARYN RABIN
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Only one-third of those without health insurance are routinely screened for colorectal cancer, according to a new report.
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Vital Signs: Regimens: Finding a Way to Save Money and Blood
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:40pm EDT by By RONI CARYN RABIN
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Transfusing patients with their own blood can halve the number of blood products used in hospitals and reduce costs, a study reports.
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Vital Signs: Nostrums: Some Nasal Gels May Harm Sense of Smell
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:40pm EDT by By Roni Caryn Rabin
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Zinc nasal gel products can cause some patients to lose their sense of smell, a new analysis finds.
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Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look (AP)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:32pm EDT
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AP - A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor.
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Really?: The Claim: Exercise Can Worsen Chronic Heartburn
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 3:00pm EDT by By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
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Can too much running induce acid reflux?
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When Exercise Causes Heartburn
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 2:58pm EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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In today's "Really?" column, Anahad O'Connor explores the link between exercise and heartburn. Vigorous exercise can increase risk for heartburn, but the right kind of exercise can also lower risk.
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Making End-of-Life Decisions for Pets
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 2:17pm EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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The cat had lived a roaming and independent life. Now his owner wondered if the animal shouldn't be allowed to experience a similar ending.
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Britain Plans to Decentralize National Health Care
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 1:53pm EDT by By SARAH LYALL
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The new government’s plan would be the most radical reorganization of the National Health Service since its inception in 1948.
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New Generics Study Lauds Savings
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 1:38pm EDT by By NATASHA SINGER
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A study by an industry trade group suggests that generic drugs save the health care system about $383 million every day.
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Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high (AP)
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 1:22pm EDT
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AP - Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday.
NYT > Health
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Recipes for Health: From the Bean Pot to the Table
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 1:07pm EDT by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
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With a bubbling pot of beans at hand, you can make soups, salads, even gratins.
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This Week's Health Industry News
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 11:04am EDT by By REED ABELSON
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More earnings reports from health insurers and drug companies, as well as agency hearings on medical devices.
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Can Foods Trigger Migraines?
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 11:02am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Dr. David Dodick of the Mayo Clinic explores the role of foods and food additives like MSG in migraine attacks.
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Onyx Sees Promise in Myeloma Drug
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 10:27am EDT by By ANDREW POLLACK
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A clinical trial produced better than expected results, prompting the company to announce it will attempt to get expedited approval from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Paying Extra Attention to Worker Health
Posted: July 26th, 2010, 10:21am EDT by By TARA PARKER-POPE
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Many firms have come to realize that it makes economic sense to help improve the health of workers who are the greatest users of medical services.