Health and Fitness
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DNA test helps predict if scoliosis will progressDec 21, 2010 11:07 pm - When 11-year-old Julia Deferville was diagnosed with abnormal spine curvature, her mom, Joyce, worried about her daughter's future. The Lake Villa parent feared Julia, w...
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Study shows need for kids' doctors in rural areasDec 21, 2010 11:19 am - There are enough children's doctors in the United States, they just work in the wrong places, a new study finds. Some wealthy areas are oversaturated with pediatricians ...
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Waking up to the reasons behind that contagious yawningDec 21, 2010 9:33 am - Ho-hum. Although everyone yawns, not everyone finds it easy to “catch” a yawn. Studies have shown that only 50 percent to 60 percent of us will yawn when someone else ya...
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Concerns about safety of kids' medicinesDec 21, 2010 9:33 am - New research is rekindling concerns about the safety of some popular over-the-counter liquid medications for children. Shonna Yin of the New York University School of Me...
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Good cholesterol linked to reduced Alzheimer's riskDec 21, 2010 9:33 am - High levels of “good” cholesterol may help prevent Alzheimer's disease later in life, a Columbia University study found. People in the study who had the greatest levels ...
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Toenail fungus plaguing — even in the winterDec 19, 2010 8:13 am - Q. I often have a problem with toenail fungus in the summertime, but it's understandable because I spend a lot of time at our town pool and in the locker room afterw...
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Study: Even being a bit overweight is riskyDec 21, 2010 9:33 am - NEW YORK — Lugging around a few extra pounds? One of the largest studies to look at health and weight finds that you don't have to be obese to raise your risk of prematu...
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Yogurt in, soda out as Army revamps training dietDec 20, 2010 2:37 pm - FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — At Army training sites across the nation, the mess hall is beginning to look different. Milk and juice dispensers are replacing soda fountains, ...
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Even with precautions, guns in homes with kids pose a dangerDec 19, 2010 8:13 am - The father was beaming with pride as he described his little girl's verbal skills and manual dexterity. The toddler really did sound accomplished, already displaying qui...
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'Speech' opens window into stuttering treatmentDec 21, 2010 9:33 am - Long before King George VI of Britain helped his country unite to fight Adolf Hitler, he faced his own battle. The enemy: a new technology called radio. “The King's Spee...