Health
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Nutrition Supplements Add Weight, not Longevity for Many Seniors
Nutritional supplements can help those who are malnourished or frail to function better and live longer, a Saint Louis University research review...
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More Evidence Supports that Kids' Headaches Increase at Back-to-School Time
Findings from Nationwide Children's Hospital physicians demonstrate that headaches increase in fall in children, a trend that may be due to...
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Mobile health tech looks promising, but does it work?
Smartphone apps, health-monitoring devices and wearable sensors that collect real-time data have the potential to help Americans improve their...
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Cops say a jealous husband cut off a man's penis, flushed it
If you just Googled "jealous husband," "Japan," "penis," and "toilet" to see if there could possibly be any...
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Scientists researching brain disorders create super-clever mice
Aug 14 Scientists have genetically modified mice to be super-intelligent and found they are also less anxious, a discovery that may help the search...
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Study suggests playing Tetris could help you lose weight
Are food cravings growing your waistline?
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Chronic lung disease linked to greater risk for falls
Older people with a common lung disease are more likely to suffer from falls if they also have other medical problems, previous tumbles or a longer...
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Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: Mosquitoes, Walking and Brain Health
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Drug execs behind female libido pill have run afoul of FDA
A small drugmaker from North Carolina may succeed next week where many of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have failed: in winning...
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Oklahoma woman has both arms, legs amputated after tick bite
A woman who contracted a potentially deadly disease after unknowingly being bitten by a tick during a July vacation in northeast Oklahoma had to...
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Titanium rings problematic for ER doctors
It’s light, strong, durable and hypoallergenic, but titanium rings are proving problematic for emergency care doctors because they’re difficult to...
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Opera singer sings during brain tumor surgery
A Slovenian opera singer undergoing surgery for a brain tumor remained awake so doctors could ensure he would maintain his ability to sing,...