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Heart patients’ bad habits undercutting drug benefits
Heart patients are taking more medication than ever to lower their blood pressure and cholesterol, but bad habits are undermining the drugs, a new study says. Full story
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Better trauma tests urged for troops
A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast. Full story
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Control your DNA destiny
Some genetic traits (like your mom’s mousy hair) are easy to defy. Others, such as cancer, are not so simple to escape — but you can cut your risk. Full story
Know your roots
What family history says about your health. Full story
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Safe clicking tips when surfing for diet advice
With so many nutrition-related Web sites clamoring for your attention, sorting through the pile to find impartial and safe information can be frustrating enough to send you on a drive-thru binge.
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Blood tests could detect ovarian cancer early
Doctors screening women for ovarian cancer were able to pick up the disease about two years earlier than normal, according to a British study.
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More proof prostate tests overdiagnose cancer
As many as two of every five men whose prostate cancer was caught through a PSA screening test have tumors too slow-growing to ever be a threat, says a new study.
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Extreme preemies often have lower IQs
More than half of children born extremely prematurely have way lower IQs and need extra help in mainstream primary schools, especially when it comes to math, a new British study finds.
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FDA approves inexpensive female condom
Female Health Co has won U.S. approval to market its newer, less expensive female condom, which could help it win over American women as well as boost use in developing countries.
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Better brain trauma testing urged
A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast.
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Pet store expects fish shipment, but gets corpse
Employees of a Philadelphia pet store expecting to get a shipment of tropical fish and salt water by air cargo ended up getting a human body instead.
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Want to feel younger? Get moving
Fitness, strength and flexibility do not inevitably fade away with age, and are more often a matter of lifestyle choices, according to a new report.
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It's not too late! Even after 50 you can get fit
People who put off regular exercise until they hit the age of 50 can still benefit from physical activity but it appears to take 10 years for the effects to kick in, Swedish researchers said Friday.
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Cancer screening: Doing more harm than good?
Screening tests can find cancer early — so why do some experts say they can do more harm than good? Read this before your next mammogram, PSA test or colonoscopy.
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More proof depression hurts women’s hearts
A 12-year-study concluded that depressed women were more than twice as likely to experience sudden cardiac death and had an increased risk of death from other heart ills.
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Smooth Away yields some hairy results
This contraption is supposed to buff away unwanted hair while exfoliating the skin. But it left our skin about as smooth as sandpaper.
