Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Have Big Goals? Small Steps Help Fitness – 1738th Edition

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Experts say you shouldn’t focus on your ultimate results when changing your life. Just look for small things you can measure.
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Marijuana Use By Seniors Up As Boomers Age – 1739th Edition

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Long a fixture among young people, use of the country’s most popular illicit drug is now growing among the AARP set.
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Docs Urge Choking Warnings On Gum, Hot Dogs – 1734th Edition

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

When 4-year-old Eric Stavros Adler choked to death on a piece of hot dog, his anguished mother never dreamed that the popular kids’ food could be so dangerous.
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Baby Born On Plane To Be Baptized On Same – 1735th Edition

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

A baby girl born on a military-run airliner in Bolivia will be baptized on the plane as well — with the chief of the air force presiding as godfather.
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528-Pound Woman Gives Birth In Romania – 1723th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

A 25-year-old woman weighing 528 pounds (240 kilograms) gave birth to her first baby on Thursday in what one expert called a rare and risky case.
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Ibuprofen May Fight Parkinson’s Disease – 1724th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

An over-the-counter painkiller seems to lower the chances that people will get Parkinson’s disease.
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FDA Issues Warning On 4 Widely-Used Asthma Drugs – 1725th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

The government is taking steps to curb use of some long-acting asthma drugs taken by millions, issuing safety restrictions Thursday to lower an uncommon but potentially life-threatening risk that asthma could worsen suddenly.
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Happiness Helps When It Comes To The Heart – 1726th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

A new study says that happier people are 22 percent less likely to have heart problems.
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Premiums Jump 14 Percent On Medicare Plans – 1727th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

A new study finds that premiums for Medicare Advantage plans offering medical and prescription drug coverage jumped 14.2 percent on average in 2010, after an increase of only 5.2 percent the previous year.
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Dolphins Could Help Cure Cervical Cancer – 1728th Edition

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

People and dolphins can harbor some of the same viruses, which could be a clue in fighting human disease, marine biologists say.
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