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Study: Acupuncture may relieve symptoms of COPD Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:12 -0400 New research finds that this alternative treatment produces results similar to or better than conventional medication and exercises... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/study-acupuncture-may-relieve-symptoms-of-copd
Michael Douglas to star in cancer awareness PSA Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:51 -0400 After successfully beating throat cancer, actor signs on to front a new campaign for the Oral Cancer Foundation. .. Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/michael-douglas-to-star-in-cancer-awareness-psa
Trendy fish pedicures may spread disease Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:30 -0400 The pedicure fish could potentially spread antibiotic-resistant soft tissue and wound infections... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/trendy-fish-pedicures-may-spread-disease
Blast exposure may expose veterans to same brain disease as professional athletes Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:53:24 -0400 Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repeated blows to the head, has been linked to suicides among athletes, and now potentially veterans... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/blast-exposure-may-expose-veterans-to-same-brain-disease-as-profes
Photo: Cricket stars in the making Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:56 -0400 Organized by the International Cricket Council, the clinic aims to teach children and improve the standard of the game... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/photo-cricket-stars-in-the-making
U.S. AIDS relief program saved 740,000 lives, study says Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:37 -0400 PEPFAR was started by former president George W. Bush in 2003 with a 5-year, $15 billion investment in global AIDS in 15 countries... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/us-aids-relief-program-saved-740000-lives-study-says
Does your life need a 'Digital Detox'? Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:55:57 -0400 Four-day retreat offers opportunity to disconnect from your electronic world and plug back into the natural one. .. Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/blogs/does-your-life-need-a-digital-detox
High blood pressure affects 1 in 3 Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:44:17 -0400 One in 3 adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organization figures... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/high-blood-pressure-affects-1-in-3
Panel urges approval of drugstore HIV test Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:05 -0400 The panel wants regulators to allow an over-the-counter version of a test that allows people to test themselves for human immunodeficiency virus... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/panel-urges-approval-of-drugstore-hiv-test
Looking away lessens the pain of needles Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 15:28:49 -0400 Past experiences and the context of the situation influence our feelings of pain... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/looking-away-lessens-the-pain-of-needles
More Americans sleepwalk than previously thought Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:16 -0400 Certain mental illnesses, including depression, were linked with a higher risk of experiencing sleepwalking... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/more-americans-sleepwalk-than-previously-thought
New colonoscopy test eliminates probing, laxative Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 12:49:34 -0400 If virtual colonoscopies become a common option for colon cancer screening, it could increase the number of people willing to get screened, and thus reduce the number of deaths from the disease... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/new-colonoscopy-test-eliminates-probing-laxative
FDA delays sunscreen labeling guidelines Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:52 -0400 Sunscreen manufacturers will have at least six more months to adhere to new labeling standards... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/fda-delays-sunscreen-labeling-guidelines
Multiple sclerosis symptoms may be relieved by marijuana Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:17 -0400 After smoking marijuana, study participants experienced a 30 percent reduction in spasticity... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/multiple-sclerosis-symptoms-may-be-relieved-by-marijuana
Teens and tans: Why are they still taking the risk? Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 06:49:35 -0400 Skin cancer rates are skyrocketing, yet two new studies show that young people are still seeking out a tan... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/teens-and-tans-why-are-they-still-taking-the-risk
When is a rash an emergency? Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:06 -0400 Find out when a skin condition deserves a doctor's appointment or a trip to the ER... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/when-is-a-rash-an-emergency
How to get Scarlett Johansson's 'Avengers' body Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:21 -0400 Actress spent two months in the gym combined with a mostly vegan diet to prepare for her role as Black Widow... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/how-to-get-scarlett-johanssons-avengers-body
Preventable diseases still ravage children Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 08:55:03 -0400 India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and China contributed to almost half the deaths of children younger than five... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/preventable-diseases-still-ravage-children
U.S. experts urge approval of first AIDS prevention pill Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 16:06:09 -0400 Some healthcare experts worry that Truvada could boost risky behaviors and possibly lead to a drug-resistant strain of HIV... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/us-experts-urge-approval-of-first-aids-prevention-pill
Is your alarm clock making you fat? Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:35 -0400 Researchers say that 'social jetlag' is the source of some sleep woes, as our bodies respond to indoor and outdoor light differently, fooling our body clocks... Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/is-your-alarm-clock-making-you-fat

Study: Acupuncture may relieve symptoms of COPD

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:12 -0400

New research finds that this alternative treatment produces results similar to or better than conventional medication and exercises...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/study-acupuncture-may-relieve-symptoms-of-copd

Michael Douglas to star in cancer awareness PSA

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:35:51 -0400

After successfully beating throat cancer, actor signs on to front a new campaign for the Oral Cancer Foundation. ..

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/michael-douglas-to-star-in-cancer-awareness-psa

Trendy fish pedicures may spread disease

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:30 -0400

The pedicure fish could potentially spread antibiotic-resistant soft tissue and wound infections...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/trendy-fish-pedicures-may-spread-disease

Blast exposure may expose veterans to same brain disease as professional athletes

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 15:53:24 -0400

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, caused by repeated blows to the head, has been linked to suicides among athletes, and now potentially veterans...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/blast-exposure-may-expose-veterans-to-same-brain-disease-as-profes

Photo: Cricket stars in the making

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:56 -0400

Organized by the International Cricket Council, the clinic aims to teach children and improve the standard of the game...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/photo-cricket-stars-in-the-making

U.S. AIDS relief program saved 740,000 lives, study says

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:37 -0400

PEPFAR was started by former president George W. Bush in 2003 with a 5-year, $15 billion investment in global AIDS in 15 countries...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/us-aids-relief-program-saved-740000-lives-study-says

Does your life need a 'Digital Detox'?

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:55:57 -0400

Four-day retreat offers opportunity to disconnect from your electronic world and plug back into the natural one. ..

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/healthy-spaces/blogs/does-your-life-need-a-digital-detox

High blood pressure affects 1 in 3

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:44:17 -0400

One in 3 adults suffers from high blood pressure, a key cause of strokes and heart disease, according to World Health Organization figures...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/high-blood-pressure-affects-1-in-3

Panel urges approval of drugstore HIV test

Posted on Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:05 -0400

The panel wants regulators to allow an over-the-counter version of a test that allows people to test themselves for human immunodeficiency virus...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/panel-urges-approval-of-drugstore-hiv-test

Looking away lessens the pain of needles

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 15:28:49 -0400

Past experiences and the context of the situation influence our feelings of pain...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/looking-away-lessens-the-pain-of-needles

More Americans sleepwalk than previously thought

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:16 -0400

Certain mental illnesses, including depression, were linked with a higher risk of experiencing sleepwalking...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/more-americans-sleepwalk-than-previously-thought

New colonoscopy test eliminates probing, laxative

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 12:49:34 -0400

If virtual colonoscopies become a common option for colon cancer screening, it could increase the number of people willing to get screened, and thus reduce the number of deaths from the disease...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/new-colonoscopy-test-eliminates-probing-laxative

FDA delays sunscreen labeling guidelines

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:52 -0400

Sunscreen manufacturers will have at least six more months to adhere to new labeling standards...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/fda-delays-sunscreen-labeling-guidelines

Multiple sclerosis symptoms may be relieved by marijuana

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:17 -0400

After smoking marijuana, study participants experienced a 30 percent reduction in spasticity...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/multiple-sclerosis-symptoms-may-be-relieved-by-marijuana

Teens and tans: Why are they still taking the risk?

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2012 06:49:35 -0400

Skin cancer rates are skyrocketing, yet two new studies show that young people are still seeking out a tan...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/teens-and-tans-why-are-they-still-taking-the-risk

When is a rash an emergency?

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:06 -0400

Find out when a skin condition deserves a doctor's appointment or a trip to the ER...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/when-is-a-rash-an-emergency

How to get Scarlett Johansson's 'Avengers' body

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 13:49:21 -0400

Actress spent two months in the gym combined with a mostly vegan diet to prepare for her role as Black Widow...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/blogs/how-to-get-scarlett-johanssons-avengers-body

Preventable diseases still ravage children

Posted on Mon, 14 May 2012 08:55:03 -0400

India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and China contributed to almost half the deaths of children younger than five...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/preventable-diseases-still-ravage-children

U.S. experts urge approval of first AIDS prevention pill

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 16:06:09 -0400

Some healthcare experts worry that Truvada could boost risky behaviors and possibly lead to a drug-resistant strain of HIV...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/us-experts-urge-approval-of-first-aids-prevention-pill

Is your alarm clock making you fat?

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:35 -0400

Researchers say that 'social jetlag' is the source of some sleep woes, as our bodies respond to indoor and outdoor light differently, fooling our body clocks...

Details: http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/is-your-alarm-clock-making-you-fat

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