Articles filed under Health
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Adult-onset asthma rates spike among 9/11 rescuersOct 31, 2021 7:39 pm - A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma -- 12 times higher than normal -- among those who toiled on the toxic debris piles of...
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Putting brains on the couchOct 31, 2021 7:36 pm - For doctors who treat illnesses that strike from the neck down, a patient's symptoms are only the first step toward a diagnosis. No sooner do they hear "It hurts when I ...
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The secrets to working better with your doctorOct 31, 2021 7:37 pm - Doctors don't answer their own phones for a reason: Scheduling isn't their expertise. Physicians don't typically discuss your choice of drugstore or high heels, either. ...
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New asthma guidelines urge better day-to-day controlOct 31, 2021 7:38 pm - Breathing easier without limiting activities is the goal of new government guidelines that urge more attention to asthma sufferers' day-to-day symptoms, not just their s...
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Niacin can reduce triglyceride levelsOct 31, 2021 7:39 pm - Q. My wife takes niacin. She had high triglycerides for 16 years. Nothing seemed to help. They were never under 350. Well, finally, one of her doctors said to try ni...
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Sleepwalking more common in young boysOct 31, 2021 7:38 pm - There's one subject I can talk about in my sleep. It surfaces so often in pediatric practice that I can dish out advice for all age groups -- and that topic is: Sleep. ...
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Know your numbersOct 31, 2021 7:38 pm - A new survey found that women are twice as likely to know how much they weighed in high school as they are to know their cholesterol number. It's not because women don't...
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A dolphin's tailOct 31, 2021 7:37 pm - Prosthetic specialist Kevin Carroll travels the country tackling the toughest human amputation cases, so it was only natural that he was also drawn to Winter -- the only...
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Dying from childbirthOct 31, 2021 7:36 pm - U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. Though the risk of death is very small, experts believe increasing mate...
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Blood banks start to target LatinosOct 31, 2021 7:37 pm - Blood banks look at the nation's Hispanic population boom and see an unexpected potential to save thousands of lives: the possibility of more so-called universal blood d...