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Could acupuncture help relieve seasonal allergies?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture may help improve seasonal allergy symptoms in some people with runny noses and watery eyes, according to a new study - but the effect seems to be small. Researchers found 71 percent of people reported an...Tags: Allergies, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Symptoms, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research
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Vitamin D supplement labels may be inaccurate
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of vitamin D in some supplements may be either much lower or much higher than what's written on the label, according to a new analysis. Researchers found that off-the-shelf pills from 12 different manufacturers...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Health and Medical Professionals, Mineral Supplements, Medical Research, Vitamin Therapy
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Overcrowded ERs, PTSD signs tied in heart patients
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being treated for a heart attack in a crowded emergency department may be linked to developing symptoms of a stress disorder, according to a new study. The study does not prove crowded ERs cause stress disorders, but the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Substance Abuse, Columbia University, Symptoms, Health and Medical Professionals
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Costs of hip replacement hard to find, vary widely
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many hospitals are hard-pressed to tell people needing a hip replacement how much their procedure is likely to cost, according to a new study. Even when they can cite prices, going rates for the procedure may vary from...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, University of Iowa, Hospitals and Clinics
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A whole lot of luck for South Bend man
South Bend TribuneA lucky streak. Arnie Horowitz, of South Bend, was very lucky around the end of December. On Dec. 26, he won $134,000 in the Hoosier Lottery Cash 5. He picked some birthday dates, 4-6-20-26 and 29. And the numbers fell into place for him. But it doesn&...Tags: Pick 4 Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Services and Shopping, Health and Medical Professionals
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Baby Boomers' health worse than past generation's
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Members of the baby boomer generation are in worse health than their parents were at the same age, according to a new study. In a large national survey, about 13 percent of baby boomers - the generation born in the two decades...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Respiratory Disease, World War II (1939-1945)
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Christie Calls Doctor Who Has Concerns About Weight 'Hack'
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called a former White House doctor who said he was dangerously overweight a “hack” and said she should “shut up” unless she examines him. Christie was responding to a CNN...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Doctor Who (tv program), Regional Authority, Politics
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Study finds women who undergo early menopause face increased risk for heart disease and stroke
A recent study has found that females who stop having their periods before age 46 had a higher incidence of heart disease and stroke. Doctors have long suspected that women who undergo early menopause might be at an increased risk for those medical...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Menopause, Johns Hopkins University, Vanderbilt University , Health and Medical Professionals
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Limited impact on child abuse from visits, intervention: study
Reuters(Reuters) - Home visits and doctor's office interventions to prevent child abuse appear to have only limited success, with evidence mixed on whether they help at all, according to a U.S. analysis based on ten international studies. As a result, the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Abusive Behavior, Science, Child Abuse, Science and Technology
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Whole grains linked to lower prediabetes risk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating whole grains is associated with a decreased risk of prediabetes, a blood sugar elevation that can precede diabetes in adults, according to new research. Swedish residents who ate food containing more than 59 grams --...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Roger Clemens, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Research, Colleges and Universities
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Is being pear-shaped not so good after all?
If you're pear-shaped and smug, a new study's findings may take you down a peg: For those at slightly increased risk of developing diabetes, fat stored in the buttocks pumps out abnormal levels of two proteins associated with inflammation and insulin...
Tags: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals
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Fewer Americans saw doctors during 'Great Recession'
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Americans made fewer trips to their doctors' offices during the Great Recession than they did earlier in the decade, according to new research. "These are not dramatic drops, but in our healthcare system we're used to our...Tags: Science and Technology, Breast Cancer, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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