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Wonder Dog: A Golden Retriever Reaches a Raging Boy
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Well: How Massage Heals Sore Muscles Researchers are learning how massage soothes aching muscles.
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Lives: Dazed and Confused
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Digital Domain: On HealthTap, Advice for You and Points for Doctors On the HealthTap Web site, users can seek all kinds of free medical advice, and doctors can earn recognition and whimsical “awards” for providing the answers.
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The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women’s Health Breast cancer survivors, sponsored by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, performed at a Dallas Cowboys game.
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Preoccupations: Disabilities Can Be Workplace Assets
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Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
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Well: Today's Teens Better Behaved Than Their Parents
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Well: What Doctors Can Learn From Musicians Could a coach bring back the intellectual vibrancy from medical-school days for one doctor, the way a music teacher inspires constant growth?
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Army Studies Workout Supplements After 2 Deaths Dietary supplements like Jack3d and OxyElite Pro were removed from military bases.
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Komen Foundation Urged to Restore Planned Parenthood Funds Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood.
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Well: HPV Vaccine Now Recommended for Boys, Hepatitis B Vaccine for Diabetes Federal health officials recommended this week that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, and that people with diabetes be vaccinated against hepatitis B.
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Alzheimer’s Spreads in the Brain Like a Virus, Studies Find From left, Li Liu, Scott A. Small and Karen Duff examining a mouse brain. Dr. Small and Dr. Duff used mice to study Alzheimer's.
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Well: Think Like a Doctor: The Sleeping Wife
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Recipes for Health: Risotto With Red Kale and Red Beans — Recipes for Health Risotto With Red Kale and Red Beans
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Phys Ed: Phys Ed: Exercise as Housecleaning for the Body How exercise may help to keep your body clean.
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Uproar as Komen Foundation Cuts Money to Planned Parenthood Two organizations dedicated to detecting and curing breast cancer have found themselves on opposite sides of the nation’s divisive debate over abortion.
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Repeat Breast Cancer Surgery Guidelines Found Unclear A breast cancer surgery at St. Mary’s Comprehensive Breast Center, part of the Lacks Cancer Center in Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Advertising: Orthodontists Market to Adults Seeking Prettier Smiles A print ad in the campaign aimed at adults, who accounted for 22 percent of patients in 2010, up from 17 percent in 1994.
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Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood Susan G. Komen for the Cure was accused of bowing to right-wing pressure in its decision.
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F.D.A. Approves Cystic Fibrosis Drug The Food and Drug Administration called Kalydeco a “breakthrough therapy” because it treats the underlying cause of the genetic disease, rather than just the symptoms.
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AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways to Simplify Circumcision ‘LIKE A FINGERNAIL’ One new product, PrePex, uses a ring to block blood flow. After a week, the dead foreskin falls off or can be clipped.
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Patient Voices: Changed, but Not Defined, by Hemophilia Danielle Schwager
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Cases: Feeling Strain When Violent Patients Need Care
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Dr. Richard K. Olney, A.L.S. Researcher, Dies at 64. Dr. Olney, a leading researcher of A.L.S., commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, learned in 2004 that he himself had it.
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Books: In Search of the Elusive Definition of Heterosexuality
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Non-Specialists Expand Into Lucrative Cosmetic Surgery Procedures With declining insurance reimbursements, more doctors are expanding their practices to include things like breast augmentation and liposuction paid for out-of-pocket by patients.
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Gains in DNA Are Speeding Research Into Human Origins EARLY LAIRA view above the Denisova cave, where clues to prehistoric interbreeding were found. Faster technology is aiding research.
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A Conversation With Ruslan M. Medzhitov: A Long Journey to Immune System Insights A LONG JOURNEYRuslan Medzhitov, 45, studies immune systems at Yale.
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Global Update: Joint Effort Announced Against Tropical Diseases
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Well Blog: Kale for Everyone! A recent trip to the neighborhood farmers' market inspired Martha Rose Shulman to spend the next six days cooking with kale.
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Well Blog: Think Like a Doctor: Sleeping Wife Solved!
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Well Blog: The Changing Meaning of Heterosexuality
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The New Old Age Blog: The Pet Problem Anne-Marie Schiro, right, with her mother, Anna tk, and Lou Lou.
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The New Old Age Blog: How Alzheimer's Disease Spreads Two new studies provide clues to how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain.
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The New Old Age Blog: The Lioness in Winter "The Iron Lady" does not sidestep Margaret Thatcher's dementia.
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The New Old Age Blog: Fewer Beds for Men Entering Nursing Homes Shared rooms and a largely female population mean that men find it harder to find a bed in nursing homes.
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Personal Health: Communities Learn the Good Life Can Be a Killer ACTIVE ANTIDOTE Atlanta transformed an old rail corridor into a trail network that encourages walking and biking.
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Really?: The Claim: Never Go to Bed Angry
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Q & A: Are There Drops to Reverse Eye Dilation?
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Op-Ed Contributor: Censorship Hinders Influenza Research The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse — and it may hinder our ability to stop influenza outbreaks.
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Op-Ed Contributor: I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly.
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‘The Science of Yoga’ Considers the Practice’s Benefits
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Letters: Marred Portrait of Disgust (2 Letters) Letters to the editor.
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Letters: Fluoridation Pro and Con (2 Letters) Letters to the editor.
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Really?: The Claim: Excess Weight Raises the Risk of Acne
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New Definition of Autism May Exclude Many, Study Suggests Mary Meyer, right, of Ramsey, N.J., said that a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome was crucial for her daughter, Susan, 37.
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Teenagers Sharing Passwords as Show of Affection Alexandra Radford, 20, shared passwords with a boyfriend when she was in high school.
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Personal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss
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18 and Under: Seeing Social Media as Adolescent Portal More Than Pitfall
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National Briefing | Health: Officials Recommend the HPV Vaccine for All Boys Federal health officials recommended on Thursday that all boys be routinely vaccinated against infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV.
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Excerpts From a Report on Women’s Health The Institute of Medicine, an independent group of doctors and researchers, issued findings on how contraception affected women’s well-being.
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Political Science | Women and Faith: Law Fuels Contraception Controversy on Catholic Campuses Bridgette Dunlap organized an off-campus clinic staffed by volunteer doctors to provide prescriptions for birth control because Fordham University’s student health service does not do so.
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The Texas Tribune: Required Delay Between Sonogram and Abortion Creates Logistical Issues in Texas A sonogram at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Austin.
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National Briefing | Science: Panel Praises Removal of Details on Bird Flu Removing information from manuscripts describing experiments that made a lethal bird flu more likely to transmit among humans “maximized the benefits to society and minimized the risks,” the government’s biosecurity panel said.
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Frank Cioffi, Philosopher and Critic of Freud, Dies at 83 Frank Cioffi
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Vital Signs: Screenings: Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms, Study Says Differences in blood pressure readings between a patient's right and left arms could be a sign of vascular disease and a greater risk of dying from heart disease.
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Vital Signs: Patterns: Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger Women Can your coffee or tea affect estrogen levels?
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Recipes for Health: Savory Bread Pudding With Kale and Mushrooms — Recipes for Health Savory Bread Pudding With Kale and Mushrooms
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Recipes for Health: Orecchiette With Tomato Sauce and Kale — Recipes for Health Orecchiette With Tomato Sauce and Kale
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Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Fish Chowder With Potatoes and Black Kale — Recipes for Health Mediterranean Fish Chowder With Potatoes and Black Kale
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Recipes for Health: Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu With Kale and Red Pepper Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu With Kale and Red Pepper
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Op-Ed Contributor: Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job
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Opinionator: The End of Health Insurance Companies Accountable care organizations will shift the focus of medicine away from treating sickness and toward keeping patients healthy.
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Prescriptions Blog: Drug Makers Dial Down TV Advertising Pharmaceutical companies have cut spending on television advertising by 20 percent over the last five years, according to a Nielsen study. Analysts expect drug advertising to continue to fall as more brand-name drugs face generic competition.
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Prescriptions Blog: F.D.A. Approves Drug for an Advanced Skin Cancer The drug, Erivedge, made by Genentech, was approved for adults with basal cell carcinoma that has spread elsewhere in the body or those who are not candidates for surgery or radiation.
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Reporter's File: Sickle Cell Disease Outlook Continues to Improve Giovanna Poli is living with sickle cell disease.
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