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With children and food allergy diagnoses, thoroughness is key
More and more kids these days seem to have food allergies, and peanut-free classrooms are becoming the norm in many elementary schools.
In trying to characterize the apparent increase, scientists have identified two distinct trends. The first is that...Tags: Wheezing, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists, Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Asthma
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What now for weight loss?
The country is down to onededicated, prescription obesity medication -- the not-too-pleasantXenical -- since Friday's announcement that Meridiawill be removed from the market due to an increased risk ofheart problems among people with cardiovascular...Tags: Heart Problems, Diseases and Illnesses, Insurance, Internists, Weight Loss Surgery
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Alleviating season allergy symptoms naturally
It's hard to feel upbeat about spring weather if you suffer from seasonal allergies. While other people can spend all day outside without a sniffle, you can barely look at a field of grass or an oak tree without turning into a watery, miserable mess....Tags: Asthma, Claritin (drug), Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Vitamin C
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Health product claims overshoot the runway of reason
It's frighteningly easy to drop a couple of hundred dollars on a holiday present. If you're considering spending big money on a health-related gift, you'll want to make sure that it will do something besides take up space in the gift bag.
Unfortunately,...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Internists, Stress, Harvard Medical School, High Blood Pressure
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Quitting smoking makes economic sense
What does it cost to stop smoking?
For just about anyone, less than it does to keep smoking. Many smokers burn through thousands of dollars each year buying cigarettes alone. Then there are peripheral costs like breath mints, extra trips to the dry...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Insurance, Internists, Quitting Smoking, Plastic Surgeons
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Mavizen TTX02, an electric superbike for the streets
Money & CompanyThe motorcycle I was riding had no lights. It lacked turn signals. The side panels had been removed to help cool the twin DC motors, and the single mirror on the bike was added at the last minute so, at...... -
Halloween reads: Four spooky comic books for All Hallow's Eve
Brand XHALLOWEEN 2010: As much as we love scary movies, sometimes we'd rather curl up with a good book when Halloween rolls around â a good comic book, that is. We trembled our way through underground legend Charles Burns' creeptastic new âX'ed Out' and... -
Hockey notes spillover: Ian Laperriere still ailing, new helmet making inroads
The Fabulous ForumSo many notes, so little space. Here are some notes that didnât fit into my weekly NHL column. The Kings staged a nice ceremony Saturday honoring former team captain Mattias Norstrom, though you have to hope the coffee maker they...... -
L.A. Coliseum Commission rescinds rave moratorium in a move called 'underhanded' by one member
L.A. NOWIn a surprise move, L.A. Coliseum Commission members Wednesday overturned a moratorium on raves put in place after the drug overdose death of a 15-year-old girl who attended an event held at the public facility earlier this year. Coliseum General...... -
Treasury hacks interest rates on new savings bonds
Money & CompanyThe U.S. Treasury has once again opted to lower the returns on savings bonds, as interest rates in general have plunged over the last six months. For only the second time in the 12-year history of inflation-adjusted savings bonds --...... -
Legendary Pictures forges into comic books
Company TownLooking to expand its inventory of intellectual properties, Legendary Pictures is launching a new comic books division to publish original graphic novels that can be adapted into film and television projects. The unit, dubbed Legendary Comics, will be... -
EGYPT: Hepatitis C infection reaches alarming figures
Babylon & BeyondEgyptâs spiralling threat of hepatitis C virus â already the highest incidence rate in the world -- is alarming researchers who fear a potential epidemic of the blood-borne disease could spread across the most populous Arab country. The findings of......
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