Tired on Thanksgiving? Don't blame turkey
Feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal? Contrary to popular thinking, it's not the turkey's fault.
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Pedometers may encourage weight loss
A $20 fitness gadget stood up to multiple research studies, helping people walk an additional mile each day ? but only if they logged their steps. Those who did lowered their blood pressure and lost a few pounds, an analysis found.
More...Stem cell breakthrough defuses debate
Scientists have created the equivalent of embryonic stem cells from ordinary skin cells, a breakthrough that could someday produce new treatments for disease without the explosive moral questions of embyro cloning.
More...Heart disease kills more women under 45
For decades, heart disease death rates have been falling. But a new study shows a troubling turn ? more women under 45 are dying of heart disease due to clogged arteries, and the death rate for men that age has leveled off.
More...Principal to donate a kidney to student
School principals like to leave a lasting impression on students, and Franklin Middle School's Jim Friel is going the extra mile. Friel is donating a kidney to a 13-year-old eighth-grader.
More...Why Obese Men Post Lower PSA Levels
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- In recent years, doctors
have learned that they need to adjust the results of blood tests to
properly diagnose prostate cancer in obese men, but now researchers think
they know why.
More...Thousands protest over ant aphrodisiac scheme
Thousands of people in northeastern
China have protested on the streets and surrounded government
offices demanding help recovering money from a get-rich-quick
scheme to raise ants to make an aphrodisiac tonic.
More...Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 21, 2007
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
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More...Health Tip: Keep Kids on a Realistic Schedule
(HealthDay News) - While after-school sports and other
extracurricular activities are a great way to stay healthy, a schedule
that's too packed can take its toll on your kids.
More...Forgetting long-time bonds, Alzheimer's patients fall in love
When her husband of 55 years began seeing another woman, former US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor did not begin high-profile divorce proceedings or condemn his infidelity.
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