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Post-workout euphoria can leave you feeling pumped to conquer the world -- until the next morning, when you can barely walk to the bathroom or lift an arm to brush your teeth. Pregnancy hormone promises quick weight loss; shots unprovenHCG diet is gaining followers, but dietitian says it is unproven. Cancer drug spending to jump through 2013Spending on cancer drugs could rise at least 10 percent a year through 2013, fueled by use of effective -- and expensive -- new therapies used over longer periods, according to a report released on... |
Botoxing an 8-year-old? Child pageant world was creepy enough -- Sun-Sentinel column
Last week, a San Francisco mom went on ABC's "Good Morning America" to defend injecting Botox into her 8-year-old daughter's face to get rid of phantom "worry lines" and make the child more competitive on the pageant circuit. Today's Consider This is a Sun-Sentinel column by Nicole Brochu.
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Generics seen slashing global drug sales growth
Global sales growth of prescription drugs could be cut in half over the next five years, according to IMS Health.
Decline on autopsies may obscure understanding of disease
Television crime shows have helped popularize autopsies, but in reality these postmortem exams are becoming rarer every year.
Robot brings dementia patients out of their shells
Frances Wolan doesn't talk much these days. But the resident of Westmont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center did have a lot to say about her...
Fast-food industry is quietly defeating Happy Meal bans
Working under the radar, restaurant lobbyists have persuaded state lawmakers in Florida and Arizona to ban local governments from...
Putting a price on blood tests can save money
Letting doctors know how much money they spend ordering blood tests may help rein in unnecessary healthcare spending and save thousands of...
An infestation that begins in the mind
Self-described sufferers of Morgellons disease say their skin is infested with mysterious parasites, and they demanded a government study....
Some ob-gyns now turn away overweight women
Some of the doctors said the main reason was their exam tables or other equipment can't handle people over a certain weight. But at least...
Shorter treatment found for latent tuberculosis
A cocktail of antibiotics taken for three months works as well as the standard nine-month TB treatment, researchers say. That increases...
'Revolution is at hand' for breakthroughs in medicine
Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away.
Seniors' sex lives are up — and so are STD cases around the country
Across the nation, and especially in communities that attract a lot of older Americans, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an...
A vaccine for allergies could reduce symptoms
An immunologist in Canada is working on vaccines that might reduce allergies more quickly and safely than such current therapies as...
Employers tell workers to get a move on
Between the sheet-cake birthday parties and hours-long, cookie-fueled management meetings, office work has a way of undermining all our...
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