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Two new studies report that asthma — and even days of unusually bad air pollution — appear to increase the risk of suicide.
When most people think of suicide, they think of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. But new research suggests [...]
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A new study shows that regularly wearing high heels can cause muscle and tendon changes in your legs.
You may want to think twice before strapping on those sky-high Manolos.
A new study shows that regularly wearing high heels can cause muscle and tendon changes [...]
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Hearing your mother’s account of menopause can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, says women’s health expert Dr. Northrup.
Sandra Gordon is dreading menopause. The 46-year-old from Weston, Connecticut, watched her mother’s memory falter in her mid-50s, due to changing hormone levels. “Every time [...]
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Anne Feeley (center) sets off from Haines Park in Washington during the last leg of her journey Saturday.
When Anne Feeley was diagnosed in April 2006 with an aggressive form of brain cancer, doctors told her to prepare for [...]
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People with a family history of Alzheimer’s aren’t certain to get it, but there is a genetic mutation that is fairly predictive.
Greg Kalkwarf was a teenager when his grandfather told him and his brother, with increasing anger and frustration, “Dean, get [...]
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Rep. Russ Carnahan is calling for an investigation into safety lapses at John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis.
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon into the safety lapses at the John Cochran VA [...]
By the CNN Wire Staff
A prominent Food and Drug Administration researcher sharply criticized a safety study by the manufacturer of the diabetes drug Avandia on Tuesday as an FDA panel weighed whether to yank the drug from the market.
The study, dubbed RECORD by GlaxoSmithKline, came under attack throughout the first of two [...]
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The Dostoevskaya metro station in Moscow has mosaics depicting scenes from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s fiction.
The Russian capital’s shiny new metro station is called Dostoevskaya, after author Fyodor Dostoevsky. But that’s not what’s getting the buzz in the international press.
The Moscow station has [...]
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Previous research has shown that women with higher body-mass indexes (BMI) tend to experience worse hot flashes.
Overweight women who experience hot flashes — the uncomfortable flushing and sweating spells that accompany menopause — may be able to cool those symptoms by [...]
By Val Willingham, CNN
It was prom night, May 2009, and Linda Rivera of Las Vegas, Nevada, was making goodies for her twin sons’ party.
Breaking out a tub of cookie dough, she nibbled on a couple of bites as she portioned scoop after scoop onto the baking sheet. She never thought much about [...]
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Choose your hospital wisely, no matter what month it is, experts say.
More than 16,000 U.S. medical school graduates are awarded M.D. degrees each year, and many enter their residency programs at teaching hospitals in July. Now, a growing body of [...]
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Kathy Broussard’s program gives free flights and rides to critically ill patients.
For years, Kathy Broussard flew her single-engine Piper Cherokee across Texas, bringing critically ill patients to Houston for life-saving medical treatments.
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Organ meats available in townships are higher in fat, but more affordable, creating “food deserts” in certain communities.
In restaurants in this township outside Cape Town, South Africa, barbecue grills crackle with chains of sausage, marinated chicken quarters and boulder-sized slabs [...]
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Taking neck measurements is inexpensive, easy to obtain and could indicate health problems like sleep apnea, says one study.
Flawed, limited and inaccurate. The complaints against the body mass index are many.
Among them: The BMI, which measures weight relative to height, doesn’t [...]
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A new study suggests that video games can sap a child’s attention span just as much as TV.
Parents who believe that playing video games is less harmful to their kids’ attention spans than watching TV may want to reconsider — and unplug [...]
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