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Briefs: New Scientist
Premium Health News ServiceA LITTLE BIT OF STRESS DOES YOU GOOD We try to avoid it, yet being under pressure might be good for our health. It seems a little stress can sometimes blunt the harmful effects of aging -- as long as we aren't frazzled to begin with. When stressed,...Tags: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hydrocortisone, Massachusetts General Hospital, Environmental Issues, Parkinson's Disease
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Regular exercise has powerful effect on brain health
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 68 and understand that exercise is good for my health, but I recently read that exercise can also reduce the risk of developing dementia. Is that true, and if so, do researchers know why? ANSWER: Perhaps one of the most feared...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, High Blood Pressure, Hospitals and Clinics
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Why quit smoking at an older age?
Premium Health News ServiceQ. I'm 73 years old. Will quitting smoking really make a difference in my health at this point? A. In my patients who are smokers, one of the biggest obstacles to quitting is their belief that they've already damaged their body and quitting won't reverse...Tags: Health Treatments, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, Heart Attack, Quitting Smoking
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Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Despite claims, synthetic growth hormone not effective as anti-aging treatment
Premium Health News ServiceDEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister goes to an anti-aging specialist who recommends she take HGH to slow aging. Does this work? Is it safe? ANSWER: Human growth hormone, or HGH, in a synthetic form can be safe and useful as a treatment for some medical...Tags: Healthy Diet, Physical Conditions, Mayo Clinic, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease
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Bethlehem blogging sensation takes his wheelchair on tour
HealthHere's a man who is as Bob Dylan would say: "Busy living." Shane Burcaw a 20-year-old blogging sensation who is living a with a rare form of muscular dystrophy has blossomed since his story first ran on the front of The Morning Call's 2011 Christmas Eve... -
Heart Walk draws hundreds to Prairie Lakes Park
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaCEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Connor Helgens has been counting down the days until the 2013 Cedar Valley Heart Walk. The Cedar Falls 5-year-old was too shy to express his excitement outwardly, but his mother, Laura Helgens, said the annual event is one of...Tags: Heart Disease, American Heart Association
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Dr. Richard Bosshardt: Niacin can boost effectiveness of cholesterol-lowering drugs
Question: I have been on medications for my cholesterol but, so far, the improvement has not been enough. Now, my doctor wants to start me on Niacin. I have read a little about this but am worried about the possible side effects. Can you tell more about...Tags: Healthy Diet, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dietary Supplements, Heart Disease, Chemical Industry
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Politics, NAACP, Health Organizations
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UW-Madison researchers journey deep into the brain via the science of imaging
The Wisconsin State JournalThe brain, with its tangled bundles of neurons and strangely named regions, has been called the most complex structure in the universe. And its workings have remained largely mysterious, hidden deep within the folds of gray matter. Until now. At UW-...Tags: Barack Obama, Anxiety, Psychologists, Dwayne Johnson, Coma
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A matter of survival: An aging population continues living with HIV
The Spokesman-ReviewMark Garrett is alive, which, among his group of friends from 25 years ago, puts him in the tiny minority. That Garrett is 58 and living with HIV puts him in a growing demographic: People with HIV are aging, as a group. Although younger people still...Tags: Vegetarian Diet, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Water Supply, Eastern Washington University
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Norman doctor preparing for Winter Gala for Parkinson's Research on Dec. 12
The Norman Transcript, Okla.Nov. 1, 2011, is a day that Nicole Jarvis, M.D., will never forget. It was on this day that Jarvis, who was only 38, was officially given the diagnosis of Young Onset Parkinson's Disease. Now, at 40, Jarvis juggles her illness, her obstetrics and...Tags: Gynecology, Museum of Natural History, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Specialization, Research
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Angelina Jolie's decision to get double mastectomy isn't unusual in Lehigh Valley
Kelly Vanek, a runner, cyclist and triathlete, was listening to sports talk radio in the car when the conversation shifted to Angelina Jolie. The actress and sex symbol took the public by surprise last week with the announcement that she had her healthy...
Tags: Tamoxifen (drug), Ovarian Cancer, Biotechnology, Entertainment, Health Treatments
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