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Health Matters: Top Baby Names For 2013 Released
Nearly 4-M babies were born in 2010, according to the CDC----and they all have one thing in common. They all need names. This years top baby names for boys and girls have been released---and it looks...
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Can You Overdose On Caffeine?
Can you overdose on that ritual morning cup of coffee or that favorite afternoon energy drink or soda? Well new research says yes. You may have experienced the shakes or jitters from drinking too much...
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Fertility drugs lead to more big multiple births
Triplets-and-more increasingly are the result of drugs given to women to make them produce eggs — not from using multiple embryos from IVF, or lab-dish fertilization, new research shows. More than...
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More signs that US births may have stopped falling
ATLANTA (AP) — There's more evidence that U.S. births may be leveling off after years of decline. The number of babies born last year only slipped a little, and preliminary government figures released...
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Does eating healthy really cost you more?
Does eating healthy really cost you more? Well, a recent study published in this months British Medical Journal says yes. The study analyzed price and food information from over 10 countries and found...
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Health Matters: Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a tool for those patients suffering from obesity. Fox 2 has your basics on different surgery procedures and qualifications. The three most common bariatric weight loss surgery...
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Health Matters: Top Baby Names For 2013 Released
Nearly 4-M babies were born in 2010, according to the CDC----and they all have one thing in common. They all need names. This years top baby names for boys and girls have been released---and it looks...
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Can You Overdose On Caffeine?
Can you overdose on that ritual morning cup of coffee or that favorite afternoon energy drink or soda? Well new research says yes. You may have experienced the shakes or jitters from drinking too much...
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Fertility drugs lead to more big multiple births
Triplets-and-more increasingly are the result of drugs given to women to make them produce eggs — not from using multiple embryos from IVF, or lab-dish fertilization, new research shows. More than...
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More signs that US births may have stopped falling
ATLANTA (AP) — There's more evidence that U.S. births may be leveling off after years of decline. The number of babies born last year only slipped a little, and preliminary government figures released...
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Does eating healthy really cost you more?
Does eating healthy really cost you more? Well, a recent study published in this months British Medical Journal says yes. The study analyzed price and food information from over 10 countries and found...
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Study: Being Healthy, Overweight May Be Myth
Being healthy and overweight or obese may not be true, according to a recent review of studies published in the journal Annals of Medicine. Researchers evaluated eight studies involving more than...
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McAllen Heart Hospital Celebrates Over 7K Lbs Lost
One local bariatric weight loss support group had a lot to celebrate at tonight’s 5th annual weight loss dinner, seven thousand pounds worth to be exact! Earlier tonight, the McAllen Heart Hospital...
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FDA targets antibiotics in meat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is taking new action to help phase out the use of antibiotics in meat. The agency announced Wednesday that it will ask pharmaceutical companies to...
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Exercise helps women tolerate breast cancer drugs
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Exercise might help women beat breast cancer. Researchers found it can ease the achy joints and muscle pain that lead many patients to quit taking medicines that treat the disease...
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Health Matters: Driving Morning after Drinking Isn’t Safer
A new study finds people who drive home the morning after a night of drinking alcohol pose just as much of a threat as someone driving while intoxicated. Researchers from Utrecht University and the...
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New drug, study method show breast cancer promise
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An experimental drug is showing promise against a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer. It's the first big result from a novel way to test drugs that quickly separates winners from...
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FDA Proposes Tighter Rules On Anti-Bacterial Soap
The FDA is proposing tighter rules on anti-bacterial liquid soaps. The agency found there is no evidence the germ-killing hand soaps and body washes are more effective than regular soap and water in...
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Many immigrants hesitate to seek health insurance
HOUSTON (AP) — Day after day, Adonias Arevalo tried to calm his parents' nerves, attempting to convince them it was safe for him to apply for government-subsidized health insurance through the nation's...
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Chinese Doctors Save Man’s Hand By Attaching to Ankle
Doctors in China saved a man’s hand by graphing it to his ankle. Xie Wei accidentally cut off his hand while working in his family workshop in China. Doctors temporarily reattached it to the area...
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