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Study: Smarter CT scanning of kids would prevent 3,020 cancers each year
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 3,020 cancers could be prevented each year if doctors were more judicious about ordering CT scans for children, according to a new study. A CT scan is essentially a s...
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Dr. Philip Skiba, left, talks with Matt Ancona before the beginning of the Chicago Spring Half Marathon, May 19, 2013 in Chicago. Skiba is a sports medicine doctor who has a training formula that makes workouts more efficient. With Skiba's help, Ancona trains 10 to 15 hours weekly without the pain he suffered in his old routine. (Taylor Glascock/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Train drain: Stop running yourself into the ground
CHICAGO — Shortly after Matt Ancona started running to lose weight, his competitive nature kicked in. He ran a marathon, then a triathlon, and within three years he had completed an Ironman triathl...
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Prostate cancer grabbing focus of men
Dad might be a subscriber to the if-it’s-not-broke-then-don’t-fix-it philosophy when it comes to staying healthy, but medical officials stress an ounce of prevention as the perfect gift for this Fa...
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Jeff Schwarz, chief operating officer at Polsinelli in Kansas City, Missouri, prefers standing, rather than sitting at his desk. (Rich Sugg/Kansas City Star/MCT)
Employees stand up for work health
There’s a button under Jeff Schwarz’s desk that he can push if someone absolutely has to have a sit-down meeting in his office. He taps the button, his desktop lowers, and he pulls his chair fro...
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Study: Smarter CT scanning of kids would prevent 3,020 cancers each year
LOS ANGELES — Approximately 3,020 cancers could be prevented each year if doctors were more judicious about ordering CT scans for children, according to a new study. A CT scan is essentially a ser...
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Gene flaws common in blacks with breast cancer
CHICAGO — Gene flaws that raise the risk of breast cancer are surprisingly common in black women with the disease, according to the first comprehensive testing in this racial group. The study found...
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Associated Press Dunkin' Brands Inc. pairs together a glazed doughnut breakfast sandwich with a cup of coffee and hashbrowns. Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they're also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested.
Dunkin’ goes national with doughnut sandwich
NEW YORK — Even as fast-food chains tout their healthy offerings, they’re also coming up with fatty new treats to keep customers interested. Case in point: Dunkin’ Donuts is adding a doughnut break...
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Obesity surgery-diabetes study shows pros, cons
CHICAGO — Obesity surgery worked much better at reducing and even reversing diabetes than medication and lifestyle changes in one of the most rigorous studies of its kind. But the researchers and o...
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Associated Press Hand casts are studied at Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research and used to measure sun-caused aging of the skin. If worry about skin cancer doesn't make you slop on sunscreen, maybe vanity will. New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of your skin.
Sunscreen slows skin aging
WASHINGTON — If worry about skin cancer doesn’t make you slather on sunscreen, maybe vanity will: New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow...
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McClatchy News Service Charles Heup and his sister Paula review old family photos when they were children on April 27 at Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church in Plymouth, Wisc., where he is pastor.
Drug makes a difference for siblings
MILWAUKEE — Only 1,200 people in America have the genetic mutation that causes a form of the rare lung disease cystic fibrosis. Two of them are brother and sister, Charles and Paula Heup. Las...
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