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Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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Take charge of your health with tips about exercise, diet and overall environmental health.

  • Breast cancer radiation raises risk of heart disease

    Fri, Mar 15, 2013 10:10 AM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Women at high risk for heart disease should speak with their doctors about the risks of starting radiation therapy for breast cancer.

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  • What is reflexology?

    Thu, Mar 14, 2013 4:02 PM by Judd Handler

    This term may make you think of a foot massage in a day spa, but there's more to this 'body mapping' practice than meets the eye.

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  • Meryl Streep stars in new PSA for early cancer screening

    Thu, Mar 14, 2013 2:08 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Legendary actress joins forces with Katie Couric's cancer-research foundation to advocate early screening for colorectal cancer.

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  • ADHD meds aren't justifiable for healthy kids

    Thu, Mar 14, 2013 11:27 AM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer

    If your child doesn't have ADHD but wants a mental boost, tell them to study instead of relying on medicinal stimulants.

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  • For some cancer patients, work is the best medicine

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 3:49 PM by Ned Smith, BusinessNewsDaily

    After a cancer diagnosis, continuing to work could be very beneficial to one's recovery.

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  • 'The Simpsons' co-creator Sam Simon diagnosed with cancer

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 1:52 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Animal activist and philanthropist says he's had 'the greatest life in the world.'

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  • Swine flu vaccine linked with small risk of Guillain-Barré

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 10:50 AM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    It's not clear how the H1N1 vaccine could increase a person's risk of developing the paralysis syndrome.

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  • Post-smoking weight gain doesn't harm heart

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:52 AM by Catherine Winters, MyHealthNewsDaily

    People who quit smoking gain between about seven and 13 pounds within the first six months, a gain that lingers over time.

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  • FDA issues warning about Z-Pak, heart problems

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:36 AM

    Video: 50 million people take the antibiotic Zithromax, known as Z-Pak, every year, but on Tuesday the FDA warned it could be dangerous for some people and urged everyone to understand the risks.

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  • How does light pollution affect you?

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:16 AM by Starre Vartan

    Do you even know what the night sky looks like sans human interference?

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  • Jared Leto credits plant-based diet for youthful looks

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 3:08 PM by Michael d'Estries

    '30 Seconds to Mars' singer, who is also an accomplished actor, says following a vegan/vegetarian diet has likely helped in delaying the aging process.

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  • DDT linked to high blood pressure in women

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 11:22 AM by Environmental Health News

    Women in the highest two-thirds of prenatal DDT exposure were 2.5 to 3.6 times more likely to develop high blood pressure before age 50.

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  • Inadequate sleep may make you eat more

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 5:30 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Participants who lived for two weeks in a sleep lab gained almost two pounds over a five-night period when they were limited to five hours of sleep nightly.

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  • Aspirin may prevent melanoma in women

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 2:57 PM by Cari Nierenberg, MyHealthNewsDaily

    It's too soon to advise that people at high risk for melanoma start taking an aspirin a day, especially since regular use of the pain reliever is not without risks.

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  • Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 10:45 AM

    Video: A spokesman says the anti-apartheid icon and former president of S. Africa has returned to his home in Johannesburg.

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