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Yoga Decreases Stress in Childhood Cancer Patients and Parents

Yoga may help childhood cancer patients and their parents cope with the stress of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to a new study. Yoga was beneficial for ...
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Yoga Can Soothe the Aches and Pains of Fibromyalgia

Doing yoga can relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia by 30 percent — about the same amount as medication, according to a new study. Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition, ...
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How to Look Younger? Have Older Friends

Scientists have confirmed a rather simple tip for looking younger that doesn’t require plastic surgery, Botox or expensive anti-wrinkle creams: Hang out with old people. We underestimate the ...
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Don’t Get Duped: What Should Happen During a Breast Exam

Say, you get to talking to a woman at a bar. She says she’s a plastic surgeon, and tells you she does breast surgery. She even offers to ...
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Study: Statins May Be Over-Prescribed

A new study suggests that a recent, major trial being used by many physicians as a guideline for prescribing cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to healthy adults may have missed ...
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Health-Conscious Neighbors Are Good For You

Just how healthy you are may depend on the eating and exercise habits of the people you see around you every day, according to a new study. The ...
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Obesity Linked to Changes in How Cells Read Genes

Scientists say chemical changes to 13 human genes may be tied to obesity. Such chemical changes, known as epigenetic changes, don’t alter the genes’ DNA sequence, but alter ...
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Magic Trick Based on Social Cues Fools People with Autism

People with autism are more likely than others to be fooled by a magic trick that relies on social manipulation in order to deceive. The results came as ...
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Lung Cancer May Be Different Disease in Smokers and Nonsmokers

PHILADELPHIA — Lung cancer that develops in smokers is not the same disease as lung cancer that develops in people who’ve never touched a cigarette, a new study ...
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Doctor Will See You Now: More MDs Use Skype for House Calls

In the winter, a mountainous region of California that the locals call the Grapevine is plagued by severe weather. The highway that winds through it is coated with ...
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