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Yoga at Work May Relieve Stress & Back Pain

If you’re stressed at work, a little yoga on your lunch break might just help. A new study from the United Kingdom suggests yoga done at work can ...
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New Bird Flu Virus: 6 Things You Should Know

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died, according to news reports. Two of the deaths were in Shanghai, and ...
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Childbirth Takes About 2 Hours Longer Than 50 Years Ago

For all our advances in medicine, women spend longer in labor now than they did 50 years ago, a new study says. Women in the study who delivered ...
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Use of Induced Labor Questioned by Dutch Researchers

When a pregnant woman’s water breaks early, the best strategy may be to wait for her to enter labor naturally rather than use drugs to induce labor, a ...
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‘Poop Transplants’ May Combat Bacterial Infections

“Poop transplants” are an effective way to treat people with one type of intestinal bacteria infection, a new study shows. Researchers transplanted fecal matter from healthy people into ...
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Amusement Rides Linked to 20 Injuries Daily

Nervous parents may fret about dangerous-looking roller coasters with precipitous drops, or rusty Ferris wheels in traveling fairs, but it turns out that for young children, coin-operated rides in ...
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‘Bad’ Fat Can be Turned into ‘Good’ Fat, Study Finds

Researchers may have found a way to transform ordinary fat in the human body into a type that burns more energy, based on a new study involving rats. ...
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3 Lifestyle Changes May Turn Bad Fat to Good Fat

Researchers may have found a new way to put ordinary fat cells to work, changing them from lazy blobs that store our extra calories into energy-burners. The method ...
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Newfound Hormone Irisin Could Fight Obesity and Diabetes

A newly identified hormone that mimics the effects of exercise could one day help people lose weight and fight obesity-linked diseases without surgery. Lab mice that were injected ...
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New Rules to Fight Crib Death: Breast-Feeding and Vaccinations

BOSTON — A baby’s risk of dying while he sleeps is reduced when he is vaccinated, breast-fed and has no “bumpers” lining the sides of his crib. Those ...
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