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Muscle-activating shoes claim to tone legs and buttocks while you walk. But do they bring results you can see?.
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Mind
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The effects of postpartum depression in men can be every bit as disruptive as occurs with women.
18 and Under
Hard Questions to Ask After a Cry for Help
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Markers for depression may help identify adults at risk for suicide, but they are not a reliable way to screen adolescents.
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Senator Charles E. Grassley has asked the American Medical Association and other major advocacy organizations about sources of income from drug and device makers.
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The Carter Center, which has battled the worm for 20 years, says none have been found for 12 months in a row.
Vital Signs
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A study involving 75 countries showed that those with infections were more likely to die in intensive care than those without infections.
First Mention
Huntington’s Disease, 1913
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George Huntington described the neurological illness in 1872, but The Times did not mention it until four decades later.
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Push for Deal on Public Health Plan
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President Obama exhorted Senate Democrats to put aside their fierce policy differences and to make history by passing landmark health care legislation.
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Skin Deep
Your Own Fat, Relocated
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Surgeons can transplant unwanted fat from a patient’s thighs or buttocks and use it to create bigger breasts; after being condemned in the early ’90s, this procedure is generating newfound excitement.
Money & Policy »
Abortion Battle Shifts to Clinic in Nebraska
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A Nebraska doctor has taken up the cause of late-term abortions from his slain colleague George R. Tiller.
A Workout in a Shoe
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After a Birth, When Fathers Get Depressed
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Spotting Depression in Adolescents
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A Makeover for Food Labels
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Senate Democrats Backing Off the Public Option?
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A.F.L.-C.I.O. Pushes Back on Insurance Tax
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The Abortion Debate: A Primer
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Personal Health
Shedding Light on a Tremor Disorder
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The mysteries of uncontrollable shaking, without an underlying cause, are being explored by doctors.
Really?
The Claim: High Blood Pressure Will Increase People’s Risk of Losing Their Hair.
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
THE FACTS Hypertension has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and early mortality. But hair loss?.
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The Weekly Health Quiz
In the news: Stress fractures, a health tax and better sleep. Test your knowledge of this week's health news.
Patient Voices: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pain, inflammation and severe joint damage - rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that can affect both adults and children. Here, six men and women speak about their experiences.
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C.C.R.C. Fees: Prepare to Be Bewildered
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Caregiving, From Both Sides Now
December 1, 2009
Home for Thanksgiving, and Managing Meds
November 25, 2009
Interactive Feature: Training Tool
Get ready for marathon day with customized training plans that help you track your progress.
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In Month of Giving, a Healthy Reward
By TARA PARKER-POPE
For a woman with multiple sclerosis, a gift-giving plan changed her outlook and improved her health — and science appears to back her up.
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Opinion
Room for Debate
Ideas for Fixing Health Care
President Obama said in his speech to Congress that the nation must address “the crushing cost of health care.” Reform won’t be easy, he said, but it cannot wait another year. Health care experts share their ideas for what might make a difference this time.
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Mapping the Human ‘Diseasome’
Researchers created a map linking different diseases to the genes they have in common.
The Health Care Debate
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