Health and Fitness
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A beef with meat: More kids decide to go vegetarianDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - Both of my sons have been voracious carnivores from the get-go, devouring baby beef and chicken purees with gusto before graduating to gnawing spare ribs clean, inhaling...
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Vitamin C may reduce complications after heart surgeryDec 26, 2010 9:12 am - A recent medical study discovered that intravenous vitamin C can reduce the risk of a serious heart arrhythmia after heart surgery. A common complication of heart surge...
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One-embryo transfers have better outcome in IVFDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — Infertile women undergoing IVF are much more likely to end up with a healthy baby if they only have one embryo transferred during the procedure, according t...
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Your health: Mom knows bestDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - 20/20 veggie vision The largest study of its kind confirms advice your mother would like: women who exercised regularly, didn't smoke and ate a healthy diet were mu...
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Setting goals helps in fulfilling those resolutionsDec 27, 2010 3:10 pm - It may be hard to believe, but 2010 is coming to an end. For many, the new year brings new hope, new challenges and resolutions. If your resolution has anything to do wi...
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'Germ police' patrol hospitals to prevent infection, deathDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - BALTIMORE — This is no ordinary intensive care unit: Every doctor, nurse, friend or loved one must cover their clothes with a bright yellow gown and don purple gloves be...
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Fit family finds comfort in staying activeDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - WASHINGTON — For the holidays, your family probably sits around and eats. I know mine does. But the Weiss clan of suburban McLean, Va., has a different tradition. Every ...
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When tension threatens health, treadmill skiing just might be the answerDec 27, 2010 3:10 pm - A workaholic on yet another bender, logging crazy hours and crossing time zones and datelines with dizzying frequency, Sam Morishima awoke groggily one morning in 1999 w...
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PADS may be cause of chronic abdominal painDec 26, 2010 9:12 am - Q. My 14-year-old daughter suffered with chronic abdominal pain and nausea for nearly a year. We took her to three gastroenterologists, subjected her to every test k...
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No-limit health rules have loopholesDec 28, 2010 10:14 am - When examining your health benefits for the new year, you'll probably notice that your plan has eliminated lifetime and most annual dollar limits on coverage. That was m...