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Homeopathy prospers even as controversy rages
A popular homeopathic flu remedy boasts that it comes with no side effects, no drug interactions and won't make you drowsy. But the product also lacks something most people expect to find in their medicine: active ingredients.
Oscillococcinum (O-sill-o-...Tags: Common Cold, Science, Flu, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest
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What berries can do for you
Berries are nutritional powerhouses whether they're eaten fresh, frozen, dried, freeze-dried or powdered. But can they protect our brain and memory, melt fat and prevent urinary tract infections?
Though emerging research is juicy, scientists know less...Tags: Cranberries, Insulin, Tumors, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research
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Doctors: Web ratings flawed
Web-savvy consumers use online rating services to review restaurants, rant about hairdressers, praise carpenters and even assess their college professors. So why shouldn't patients rate their doctors?
While more than 30 different online services now...Tags: Internists, Clubs and Associations, Dining and Drinking, Companies and Corporations, Health and Medical Professionals
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Optimism can help, hinder patients
In 2004, New York's Shelley Contin-Hubbs was diagnosed with the most advanced stage of breast cancer; two different doctors told her she could have as little as six months to live.
Contin-Hubbs found a third physician, one who was as optimistic and...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Internists, Philosophy, Health, Chiropractors
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The five-second rule on dropped food
Chicago TribuneThe controversial "five-second rule" — the one that allows us to eat dropped food if it's quickly scooped off the floor — is a bunch of baloney, according to Clemson University food scientist Paul Dawson, who stirred up the long-debated...Tags: Internists, Health, Dining and Drinking, Health and Medical Professionals, Salmonella Infection
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Do kids need supplements?
Chicago TribuneWhen my son was 4, I tried giving him nutritional supplements to make up for his appalling diet. I mixed fish oil into his orange juice. I let him eat candylike gummy multivitamins. And I stirred a chocolate powder containing 31 fruit and vegetable...Tags: Internists, Tooth Decay, Health, Dietary Supplements, Drugs and Medicines
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The Allergy Mystery
Chicago TribuneHouse dust mites, those microscopic insects we unwittingly sleep with every night, are among the few known causes of asthma and allergic symptoms. But pesky mites alone can't explain why the prevalence of childhood allergies has risen worldwide over...Tags: Immune System, Lungs and Airways, Internists, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean Diet
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The allergy mystery
House dust mites, those microscopic insects we unwittingly sleep with every night, are among the few known causes of asthma and allergic symptoms.
But pesky mites alone can't explain why the prevalence of childhood allergies has risen worldwide over...Tags: Immune System, Lungs and Airways, Internists, Johns Hopkins University, Mediterranean Diet
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5 Shoes to Rock Your World
Chicago TribuneStability used to be a good thing in a shoe. But the current "fitness" footwear craze takes the opposite approach: By subtly throwing your body off balance, these shoes supposedly help you lose weight and sculpt muscles. The secret is the shoe's unstable...Tags: Muscle, Weight Loss, Chicago Tribune, Lower Back Pain
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Heart Rate Formula High for Some Women
Chicago TribuneCardiologists and athletes often monitor heartbeats as a way to gauge health or fitness. But the most popular formula used to calculate maximum heart rate is inaccurate for women because it's based on data from men, according to a study published Monday...Tags: Science, Northwestern University, Health, Drugs and Medicines, DePaul University
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Eating With an Anorexic Child
Tribune reporterWar broke out on the day Rina Ranalli and her husband told their 12-year-old anorexic daughter the strict new house rules: three meals and three snacks a day. Initially, their bright and previously sweet-natured girl cried, screamed insults and raged....Tags: Illnesses, Philosophy, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Illinois
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