| 12/29/2006 - Too Little of a Good Thing |
| You've seen the commercials - the little lizard with a British accent who claims he can change your life (or at least the part influenced by car insurance) in just 15 minutes |
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| 12/29/2006 - Lose weight, save muscle |
| As you start planning you post-holiday weight loss efforts, here's something to keep in mind: research says exercise may be a better approach than calorie-cutting. |
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| 12/28/2006 - Something Fishy |
| It's hard to imagine a less appealing name than "fish oil." But if you're still shying away from this supplement based on the "ick" factor, you need to take another look. |
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| 12/28/2006 - The beneficial berry |
| My grandmother swore by cranberry juice - she said it kept her and Grandpop's "plumbing" in good working order. Turns out, grandma was ahead of her time. |
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| 12/26/2006 - It Ain't Necessarily So |
| Remember the old Christmas story about a little girl named Virginia who wondered if Santa was real? Her father told her to address her question to their city's newspaper - because "if you read it in the Sun, it's so." |
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| 12/22/2006 - Hospital of Horrors? |
| Hospitals are supposed to be places where you get well. But these days, hospitals are often places where you get even sicker. |
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| 12/22/2006 - Antibiotics = asthma? |
| Speaking of antibiotic resistance, here's an interesting finding: children who have one or more courses of antibiotics before their first birthdays are almost twice as likely to develop asthma before age 18. |
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| 12/21/2006 - It Ain't Necessarily So |
| Remember the old Christmas story about a little girl named Virginia who wondered if Santa was real? Her father told her to address her question to their city's newspaper - because "if you read it in the Sun, it's so." |
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| 12/19/2006 - What's in the Beef? |
| Simplify. That's good advice for de-cluttering your house or your schedule. But for understanding medical research, not so much. |
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| 12/12/2006 - Sugar Before Surgery |
| Health authorities are constantly reminding people with diabetes about the importance of blood sugar control. But along the way it seems they've forgotten to reinforce that message with surgeons - and patients are paying the price. |
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| 12/12/2006 - Mix it up |
| Speaking of diabetes control, new research reinforces the importance of exercise in any diabetes management program. |
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| 12/08/2006 - Sometimes, cheating pays. |
| Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore were conducting a trial to examine aspirin's effects on blood platelets... |
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| 12/08/2006 - A natural combination |
| Natural approaches like weight loss, nutrition, exercise and targeted supplements can help most people deal with type II diabetes. |
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| 12/07/2006 - It seems we have a national energy crisis... |
| ...but this time, the problem is at the pillow, not the pump. More and more often, people are telling me that they have no energy and feel tired all the time. |
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| 12/07/2006 - Whine and Sneeze |
| Here's some news that won't surprise my female readers: men whine more when they're sick than women do. |
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| 12/05/2006 - The Joke's on Us |
| Just a few weeks ago, I jokingly wrote that if the drug companies get their way, statins will soon be added to the water supply so everyone can reap their "benefits." |
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| 12/05/2006 - Shall we dance? |
| Ballroom dancing is all the rage - and not just on reality TV. An Italian study shows that waltzing is as good as cycling or treadmill walking at helping heart failure patients regain strength and aerobic capacity. |
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| 12/01/2006 - Getting on your nerves |
| You know that feeling you get when you stay in one position too long, and your foot or hand "falls asleep"? I hate when that happens. |
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| 12/01/2006 - Winter's silent killer |
| The colder weather is setting in, and everyone is sealing there houses up for the winter. While an air-tight house is good for your utility bill, it isn't always good for your health - particularly if carbon monoxide is present. |
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