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687 Genetic Medicine - Obesogens
The field of genetic medicine has been evolving rapidly. We all know our DNA determines certain characteristics such as our eye color, hair texture and height. It is also important in considering...
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686 Hearing
If you find it hard to converse in a busy restaurant, the problem could be your hearing. Nearly 10 percent of Americans have trouble with their hearing, but a surprising number aren’t doing...
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685 Memory Misadventures
If you’ve ever had something on the tip of your tongue that you just couldn’t recall, you know how frustrating it is to have trouble retrieving information from the memory banks. Is it because we...
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684 Health News Update
When the FDA approves a new medication for the market, it has undergone extensive testing to demonstrate it is safe and effective for the intended use. But once it is available, doctors can...
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683 GI Problems
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is the medical term for severe heartburn. Doctors prescribed more than $88 million worth of acid-suppressing drugs to help people handle GERD last year. What...
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682 Health News Update
Bisphenol A, a compound found in hard clear plastic, has come under intense scrutiny lately. The National Toxicology Program issued a report acknowledging that it might harm humans, especially...
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681 Yoga As Medicine
The practice of yoga goes back thousands of years in India. Although many Americans think of it as an exotic form of exercise, yoga has many other aspects. It could be used to manage disease as...
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680 Sex After 50
Dr. Ruth Westheimer is America’s most renowned sex expert. She
shares her decades of experience answering questions on sex. What are
the most common concerns facing couples?
The...
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679 What Expert Patients Can Teach Us
Everyone needs health care at some point, and in today’s complex health-care system, patients are at risk for errors. Some people with chronic illnesses who have logged a lot of time in hospitals...
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678 Urinary Tract Issues
Urinary tract infections are the leading cause of emergency room visits and hospital admissions for American women. As any woman who has experienced one can attest, they are exceedingly painful....
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677 Health Care Hitman-Peter Rost
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most profitable, both in America and around the world. But recently in the US, fines for malfeasance have stained its image.
We speak with Dr....
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676 Health News Update
Medical errors and adverse events are much too common, especially when it come to pediatric patients. Is there a way to protect children in the hospital?
Traumatic brain injury affects more...
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675 Exercise and the Brain
Exercise is essential for keeping the heart and circulatory system healthy. It helps, too, to moderate blood sugar and control metabolism. Now, animal research suggests that physical fitness also...
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674 Advances in Headache Treatment
The very medicines many people take to relieve pain may actually be causing their headaches. A vicious cycle of pain relievers is behind too many cases of chronic headache. How can you break out...
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673 Health News Update
Israelis love their cell phones and have used them heavily for a long time. New research suggests a link with salivary gland cancer.
Placebos work surprisingly well for many symptoms,...
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672 Vitamin D
The New York Times recently suggested that vitamin D may become the nutrient of the decade. The CDC estimates that more than half the American population gets too little vitamin D. A study...
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671 Hormone Disruption Part 2
Bisphenol A is an estrogen mimic, found in some of the plastics we use in our everyday lives. How much of a problem is this endocrine disrupter? Are there other compounds that should concern...
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670 Sex Hormone Disruption Part 1
A common compound found in the lining of cans, plastic water bottles and even baby bottles can mimic the hormone estrogen. Environmental contamination is widespread and most Americans have...
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669 UltraLongevity
Living a long time is appealing, but only if the extra years can be healthy ones. Dr. Mark Liponis, medical director of the Canyon Ranch Resorts, says paying attention to the immune system can...
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668 Men's Health
As men get older, they become more likely to experience symptoms of prostate enlargement. This is a common phenomenon that isn’t necessarily dangerous, but it can be inconvenient to have urine...
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