(2008/11/22)
igried Johnson and William Budd have quit smoking for good.
(2008/11/22)
Cats and dogs aren’t my best friends. I have nothing against them; it’s just that I’m allergic to them. If I spend a night with a cat and dog in the house, my chest tightens and my asthma symptoms flourish.
(2008/11/22)
Colonoscopy is especially important for women, because they’re more likely to have polyps or lesions deeper in the colon. Only colonoscopy examines the entire length of the colon.
(2008/11/22)
Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a gradual downhill slide at age 40.
(2008/11/18)
Ken Santarius got a little help during his prostate surgery from a robot named da Vinci.
(2008/11/18)
While some soldiers already smoke at the time they enlist, studies have found nonsmoking soldiers start lighting up when they are deployed to a war zone.
(2008/11/18)
Carriers: At any one time, up to 30 percent of perfectly healthy people carry the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which lives in the human nose. In most cases, the bugs are harmless, but an antibiotic-resistant form of S. aureus is becoming more common. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus, or MRSA, can be difficult to treat.
(2008/11/18)
When I Googled to see what was going on for the month of November besides Thanksgiving, I found out November is a busy month.
(2008/11/11)
Chocolate cake is a popular home remedy for depression, but it comes with some unwelcome side effects. Sweet treats don’t just pack on the pounds; they give us a sugar high that’s inevitably followed by a demoralizing crash.
(2008/11/11)
People all over the United States are going to boot camp.
(2008/11/11)
Explanation: This rare psychotic depression, also known as Cotard’s syndrome, involves delusions of the existence of one’s body, along with suicidal tendencies.
(2008/11/11)
If your parents or grandparents had heart disease, you may believe your fate is sealed because of your genes.
(2008/11/05)
Chocolate cake is a popular home remedy for depression, but it comes with some unwelcome side effects. Sweet treats don’t just pack on the pounds; they give us a sugar high that’s inevitably followed by a demoralizing crash.
(2008/11/04)
Dr. Tom Roberts decided in high school that he wanted to help other youngsters who, like himself, had diabetes.
(2008/11/04)
Bike trails connecting towns. Bike racks and bike lanes. Fewer one-way streets downtown. Better marked pedestrian crossings. Sidewalks on both sides of the road in new developments.
(2008/11/04)
Popping so many pills that you sometimes forget to take a medication?
(2008/11/04)
Definition: This is a condition in which the senses are cross-wired. It can take many forms. Sufferers might sense the taste of chicken as a pointed object or see colors in response to certain letters or numbers.
(2008/10/28)
Mark Fenton knows how easy it is to be physically active.
(2008/10/28)
Small changes in the types of foods you eat and the portion sizes you choose will quickly add up to 100 fewer calories.
(2008/10/28)
One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds, although the studies underscore a question: Just how much pounding can a new joint take if you want it to last?
(2008/10/28)
This week is National Health Education Week. Paula Silha and her fellow health educators at the La Crosse County Health Department and Gary Gilmore and Keely Rees, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professors in health education, said the public often doesn’t understand the role of health educators. They want you to know these 5 things:
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