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Heart Attack Finding: Married Men Get Help Quicker

Married men are more likely to quickly seek medical attention for a heart attack than men who are single, divorced or widowed, a new Canadian study shows. Married ...
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The Eyes Have It: Pupil Dilation Indicates Sexuality

The way people’s pupils react when they see other people is an effective way to assess sexual orientation, according to a new study. The reactions of study participants’ ...
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Human Body Might Adapt to Radiation Exposure

Doctors who are regularly exposed to X-ray radiation may undergo changes in their cells that protect them from the radiation they encounter, a new study suggests. These physicians ...
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The Healthy Geezer: What’s Radiation Sickness?

Question: I’ve been reading about “dirty bombs” that spread radiation. They can kill by giving you radiation sickness. What exactly is this? Answer: Radiation sickness is an illness ...
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Infographic: How Radiation Affects the Human Body

10 New Ways to Eat Well The boring, old rules of healthy eating are landing on the scrap heap as new research uncovers the intricate ways nutrients work ...
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How Does Nuclear Radiation Harm the Body?

The amount of radioactive material being released from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, and the eventual impact it will have on human health, are still being determined. ...
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Heart Scan Radiation Linked to Small Rise in Cancer Risk

Exposure to low doses of radiation from heart scans is associated with a very small increase in cancer risk, a new study suggests. Researchers found that there is ...
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Big Waist, High Triglycerides Could Predict Diabetes Early in Pregnancy

By testing pregnant women’s triglyceride levels and keeping track of large waistlines, doctors may be able to tell much sooner than before whether the women will develop gestational ...
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Fast-Food Should Be Served with Fat-Busting Meds, Study Says

A burger and an order of fries ought to be served up with a side of cholesterol-busting medication, researchers say. To help neutralize the heart-disease dangers that fatty ...
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Sleep Deprivation & Stress Both Activate Immune System

Missing a night’s sleep has the same effect on the immune system as experiencing physical stress, a new study from the Netherlands finds. In the study, men who ...
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