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Doctors telling more adults to get out, exercise
Atlanta — A new study shows more and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get off their duffs and exercise.
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Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade
Washington — Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.
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Study finds doctors are not always honest with patients
Washington — Trust your doctor? A survey finds that some doctors aren’t always completely honest with their patients.
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Fatigue, muscle pain signs of post-polio syndrome
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 78 and had polio when I was 17. I have lived with weakness on my left side. About a year ago, I started feeling a lot of fatigue. I saw an endocrinologist, who tested for low testosterone and thyroid. I took medicines that fixed both problems, but I still feel very fatigued. How do I determine if the fatigue is caused by post-polio syndrome?
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Late-night meals can spoil efforts to get into shape
He was a big guy. I would guess he was around 350 pounds. Sweat poured from his face as he walked away from the treadmills at Lifetime Fitness.
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Reproductive issues spark fight
Dayton, Ohio — Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.
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Chronic pulmonary disease therapies don’t include cure
Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife was diagnosed with COPD. She is on medicines and has been given lung tests that confirm COPD. Is there a cure?
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Komen exec Karen Handel quits after Planned Parenthood funding flap
Karen Handel, the charity’s vice president for public policy, told Komen officials that she supported the move to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood. She said the discussion started before she arrived at the organization and was approved at the highest levels of the charity.
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CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source
Atlanta — Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.
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Pennsylvania vending machine dispenses ‘morning-after’ pill
Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government.
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Patient cannot tolerate sleep apnea mask
Dear Dr. Donohue: On my own, I went to a sleep clinic to be assessed for sleep apnea. After two nights there, I was told I need a CPAP machine. They decided I needed a full-face mask because I am a mouth-breather. After the first night, I knew I could not wear that mask. Finally, after five months of stress, I went to my heart doctor and a lung doctor. They told me not to put myself through such stress.
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White House hints at compromise on birth control to tame uproar
Washington — Hammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its rule requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control.
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Learn proper flu etiquette
Don't laugh but there is a socially proper way to have the flu. And Anna Post, great-great-granddaughter of the doyen of proper etiquette, Emily Post, has put together the flu etiquette ground rules.
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Henry Ford Health System opens center in Bloomfield Hills
Henry Ford Health System is opening its 32nd medical center Monday at a site in Bloomfield Hills.
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