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Best weight loss foods also help you feel full
It can be hard to stick to a lower-calorie menu if you're feeling ravenous. Fortunately, some of the best foods for weight loss also happen to be the ones that help fill you up.
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Rosacea makes sun exposure an enemy
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 95-year-old, fair-skinned woman in good health, except for rosacea on my nose in the past year. Sunshine is my worst enemy. Is there any advice you can give me before I see my dermatologist? I’m not too eager to use oral antibiotics.
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Peas pack powerful nutrients in tiny package
Peas, one of the earliest cultivated crops, are chock-full of nutrients. They bring color and sweetness to any dish and they also shine on their own.
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Doctors group urges ban on marketing energy drinks to youths
A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths.
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Study: Wiser medication use could save health care system $213B a year
Trenton, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S.
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Improve your body alignment by adding some good habits
We've been told to stand up straight as long as we've been able to stand, but sometimes it's harder than it seems.
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Therapist offers music to help her patients heal
For Chris Blackwell, the arrival of one special therapist during his four-hour dialysis sessions is truly music to his ears.
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Once degenerative arthritis, it is now osteoarthritis
Dear Dr. Roach: You published an article in April discussing the differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. How does 'degenerative arthritis' differ from the other two?
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Software uses GPS to track home health care visits
Nurse practitioner Sharon Blattert checked her patient's blood pressure, temperature and vital signs during a recent home visit — and then asked Margarite Heiniger, 84, to sign for the services on Blattert's tablet computer.
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Coupons can help folks clip their way to a healthier lifestyle
In our quest to eat healthfully, many of us are stung by the prices that ring up at the register, especially on organic and all-natural foods.
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To manage opposing conditions, doctors balance risks and benefits of medications
Dear Dr. Roach: In 2008, I was treated for prostate cancer with radiation. A couple of months later, I started passing blood during bowel movements. I went to a gastroenterologist, who found that my colon was 'burned' by the radiation.
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Boston hospital will be first in world to offer hand transplants for kids
A Boston hospital is starting the world's first hand transplant program for children, and doctors say it won't be long until face transplants and other radical operations to improve appearance and quality of life are offered to kids, too.
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Dementia and delirium not the same thing
Dear Dr. Roach: My father, 79, used to play 18 holes of golf three times a week, but after a recent gallbladder removal, he started showing some unusual symptoms. He appeared to be a totally different person: helpless and unable to walk. The doctors diagnosed him as having dementia.
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Metro Detroit churches spur efforts to improve more than spiritual health
— These days, Isabella Howard loves walking around the block with her Labrador retriever, tending to her yard and eating nutritious items whenever possible.
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Dad had shingles, fears visitor at risk
Dear Dr. Roach: I have suffered with shingles for the past six months. My daughter, who lives a long distance from me, is coming for a visit. She’s pregnant ...
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Reducing salt intake eases high blood pressure
Dear Dr. Roach: I have type II diabetes and high blood pressure, which I generally keep below 130/80 with medication. My doctor is concerned about my salt ...
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Some kids' books focus on touting healthier treats
Leslie Patricelli didn't keep junk food in the house when her three kids were toddlers, but the goofy, bald baby in her board book 'Yummy Yucky' grins from ear ...
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A concussion can affect one's sense of smell, taste
Dear Dr. Roach: My 18-year-old grandson sustained a concussion while skateboarding. He does not remember the event, which happened about a month ago. He is ...
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Retail health clinics to double in growth by 2015
The number of retail health clinics that have been popping up in places like drugstores for years is expected to double by the end of 2015, according to the ...
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Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls
New York — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups, upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama ...
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Does sleep apnea test give clues about RLS?
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband, age 65, had a sleep apnea test done overnight in the hospital a year ago, and they said he does not have it. Lately, when I wake ...
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MSU research: Just 5% of bathroom users wash hands long enough to kill germs
Researchers at Michigan State University have found only 5 percent of people who use bathrooms wash their hands long enough to kill the germs that cause ...
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Ford, UAW seek healthier workers with pilot program incentives
Detroit autoworkers have long been stereotyped as hard-drinking, overweight smokers. But Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers hope to help dispel that ...
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Cause of painful sex should be investigated
Dear Dr. Roach: This is a subject I am reluctant to discuss, but I am at my wits’ end and don’t know what to do. I am 61 years old. I had a vaginal ...
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Best way to treat pet bites sought
Dear Dr. Roach: Will you give me information on the best way to treat pet bites? I have three young children, and we live in a neighborhood where every family ...
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No way, Van Gogh stays in Detroit
In Los Angeles, a city with no pro football team and apparently a shortage of great artworks, a columnist has decreed that the DIA's Van Gogh self-portrait ...
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FDA finds fungus in drugs from Tennessee pharmacy
Washington — Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its ...
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Oral meds most effective for toenail fungus
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband has bad toenail fungus. He is not diabetic. He cannot take prescription medicine by mouth (like terbinafine) because he is on too ...
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Judge’s rulings challenge transplant system
Washington — It’s a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation’s transplant system, a federal ...
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Tony-nominated 'Motown' to go on tour; Chicago is first stop
Can't forget the Motor City? Well, 'Motown: The Musical' is going on the road — but the Broadway musical version of Berry Gordy's life story (and the launch of ...
Ask the Pediatrician: Dr. Molly
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Autism label has evolved over time, now 1 in 50 bears it
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American Academy of Pediatrics supports marriage equality
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