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Another Side Effect Of Chemotherapy: 'Chemo Brain'

It's well-known that chemotherapy often comes with side effects like fatigue, hair loss and extreme nausea. What's less well-known is how the cancer treatment affects crucial brain functions, like...

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Why Exercise May Do A Teenage Mind Good

It's well known that routine physical activity benefits both body and mind. And there are no age limits.

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Pictures May Speak Louder Than Words When It Comes To Smoking

Researchers have found that graphic anti-smoking images may be more powerful than words alone in warning people from different income and racial groups about the dangers of smoking.The study, from the...

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Schedule Of Childhood Vaccines Declared Safe

Childhood vaccines for diseases like measles, polio and whooping cough have repeatedly been proved safe and effective. Even so, some parents still worry that the schedule of vaccinations — 24...

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How Parents Can Learn To Tame A Testy Teenager

If you're the parent of a teenager, this may sound familiar: "Leave me alone! Get out of my face!" Maybe you've had a door slammed on you. And maybe you feel like all of your interactions are...

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Selling Kids On Veggies When Rules Like 'Clean Your Plate' Fail

If you're a parent, you've probably heard remarks like this during dinner: "I don't like milk! My toast is burnt! I hate vegetables! I took a bite already! What's for dessert?" It can be daunting...

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Postpartum Depression Affects 1 in 7 Women

It's well documented that some women suffer depression after having a baby. But it's less well-known just how many do.The largest study to date shows that as many as 1 in every 7 women suffers...

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Study Hints Vitamin D Might Help Curb High Blood Pressure

We've heard many claims in the past decade — and much debate— about the role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of conditions as varied as brittle bones, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and...

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How Exercise And Other Activities Beat Back Dementia

The numbers are pretty grim: More than half of all 85-year-olds suffer some form of dementia.But here's the good news: Brain researchers say there are ways to boost brain power and stave off problems...

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How To Turn Down The Heat On Fiery Family Arguments

All parents are bound to disagree, argue or even raise their voices with each other.But psychologists say parents can minimize the negative impact of their arguments on their children.

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Overweight People Are More Apt To Ditch Doctors

Patients struggling with obesity can have a tough time finding the right doctor, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine."Patients often complain that their primary care...

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African Americans Remain Hardest Hit By Medical Bills

For many years, high medical bills have been a leading cause of financial distress and bankruptcy in America. That pressure may be easing ever so slightly, according to a survey released earlier this...

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Depression May Increase The Risk Of Dementia Later On

Depression can have physical consequences. Research now suggests that when people get depressed in middle age and beyond, they're more likely to develop dementia in old age.But the link between...

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Patients Seek A Different Approach To Hip Replacement Surgery

Every year more than a quarter of a million Americans have total hip replacement surgery. It's almost always a successful operation that frees patients from what's often described as disabling pain.But...

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How To Find A Path Off The Dreaded Diet Plateau

Chances are that if you've ever lost weight following a strict diet and exercise regimen, you've also reached the diet plateau. On that lonely plateau, pounds never seem to melt away, no matter how...

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When Treating Abnormal Breast Cells, Sometimes Less Is More

When Sally O'Neill's doctor told her she had an early form of cancer in one of her breasts, she didn't agonize about what she wanted to.The 42-year-old mother of two young girls wanted a double...

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Sweet Cigarillos And Cigars Lure Youths To Tobacco, Critics Say

The good news: Cigarette sales are down by about a third over the past decade. Not so for little cigars and cigarillos.

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Calling Obesity A Disease May Make It Easier To Get Help

Under the Affordable Care Act, more insurance plans are expected to start covering the cost of obesity treatments, including counseling on diet and exercise as well as medications and surgery.

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Kombucha: Magical Health Elixir Or Just Funky Tea?

Chances are, you've seen it in your local grocery store. Maybe you've even mustered the courage to taste it — or at least take a whiff.Once mostly a product of health food stores and hippies' kitchens,...

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Exercise May Help Knees More Than Glucosamine And Chondroitin

If you're among the estimated 27 million Americans who suffer from osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, then perhaps you've tried the nutritional supplements glucosamine and chondroitin. They've been...

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