Latest Health Blog Entries
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Exercise Before Bed? Go for It
March 3, 2008
The excuse that working out will make it tough to fall asleep turns out to be pretty flimsy.
Health - On Fitness
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Sex Talk—More Is Better
March 3, 2008
A new Rand study shows that you've got to keep returning to the birds and bees.
Health - On Parenting
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Multivitamins—a Health Hazard?
February 29, 2008
A respected men's health newsletter takes on supplements.
Health - On Men
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Why Barack Obama's Fans Are Fainting
February 29, 2008
Women are dropping like flies at his rallies. How can we avoid that gonna-faint feeling?
Health - On Women
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School Kids Need Flu Shots—but Why?
February 28, 2008
The CDC has ruled, but I wonder if the reason is to protect Mom and Dad.
Health - On Parenting
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Andrew Cuomo Takes On Insurers
February 28, 2008
Those "reasonable and customary" charges insurers agree to pay might not be so reasonable.
Health - On Health and Money
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Take the President's Fitness Challenge
February 28, 2008
The exercise program you remember from gym class is growing up and reaching out.
Health - On Fitness
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Am I Going Bald? It's a Bit Early to Say
February 27, 2008
A genetic test for baldness may not have all the answers, but it raises some interesting questions.
Health - On Medicine
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Diabulimia—a Young Diabetics' Eating Disorder
February 27, 2008
At the intersection of type 1 diabetes and bulimia, mental illness threatens those who skip their meds.
Health - On Medicine
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First I Get Stressed, Then I Get Migraines
February 27, 2008
I investigate what I can do when a "stress attack" strikes.
Health - On Women
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Award for Heart Transplant Writer
February 26, 2008
Amy Silverstein's critics have told her she is ungrateful and never should have written "Sick Girl," her account of her many years with a transplanted heart. Others applaud her honesty.
Health - Comarow On Quality
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Healthcare Spending to Double by 2017
February 26, 2008
A new government projection suggests that the presidential candidates might need a reality check.
Health - On Health and Money
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Do You Want Your Doctor to Tell You What to Do?
February 26, 2008
Maybe getting more involved in your own care will make you healthier. And maybe, suggests a new study, it won't.
Health - Comarow On Quality
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Hormone Therapy Raises Odds of Breast Biopsy
February 25, 2008
Among hormone users, mammograms are more likely to raise false alarms over cancer.
Health - On Women
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Tantrum Brewing? Just Say This
February 25, 2008
A new book offers parents some scripts for those tough situations.
Health - On Parenting
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A Vote Against Aerobic Exercise?
February 25, 2008
Some experts argue that it doesn't work so well. What do you think?
Health - On Fitness
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Air Pollution Kicks Men Where it Counts
February 22, 2008
Emerging research suggests that pollutants damage sperm and fetuses.
Health - On Men
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Rape Victims Can Be Hurt Financially, Too
February 21, 2008
In some places, the kit that's used to collect evidence is billed to the woman attacked.
Health - On Health and Money
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Probiotics Aren't for Everyone
February 21, 2008
In one recent test, they made sick people even sicker.
Health - On Fitness
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Imagine That—a Healthcare System That Works!
February 21, 2008
Sunday hours, personal attention, convenient appointments, clear bills, no copay... There's a lesson here, says a family physician.
Health - Comarow On Quality
