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How rice wine ferments the Cambodian spirit
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You are a woman. You are a smoker. You are not alone. Approximately 18% of adult women smoke.
Massage therapy has proven health benefits
New research is proving what massage devotees have known for centuries - a regular rubdown can reduce stress, alleviate pain and ease sore muscles, even after you've left the massage table.
Angry people hurt their hearts
Scientists have long observed connections between emotions and health. The heart and the head are often inseparable, whether it is heartache or heartbreak.
One of the most exciting new frontiers in medicine today is the research on the probability that medical science could revive the "dead." Sounds like blasphemy, irreverence, or total fiction? Not quite.
How diabetes affects your feet
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Music May Have A Future Role In Heart And Stroke Patient Rehabilitation
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NMT Medical Secures $4.0 Million Credit Agreement
NMT Medical, Inc. , an advanced medical technology company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary implant technologies that allow interventional cardiologists to treat structural heart disease through minimally invasive, catheter-based procedures, today announced that it has entered into a $4.0 million, two-year credit ...
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How To Feed Your Baby Right, Even Before Birth
Eating healthfully for two without gaining too much weight is a common problem for pregnant women.
A YORKSHIRE toddler who was given just weeks to live is celebrating his first birthday after being thrown a lifeline from a critical heart condition with anti-impotence drug Viagra.
Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart.
Symptoms and treatment for underactive thyroid
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ADA Meeting 2009: Novel Diabetes Therapies Presented
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Michael Jackson Died From Cardiac Arrest
The official cause of death for superstar Michael Jackson is being reported at cardiac arrest.
Besides its ability to soothe the savage beast, music has the power to reduce stress, boost athletic performance and enhance motor skills of people with neurological impairments.
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