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Black Pepper May Give You A Kick, But Don't Count On It For Weight LossBlack pepper and other spicy foods are often touted as weight loss aides, thanks to ingredients like capsaicin, but saying no to the freshly-grated Parmesan is more likely to help you lose weight.YOUR HEALTH
'Wired To Run': Runner's High May Have Been Evolutionary AdvantageEndurance athletes sometimes say they're "addicted" to exercise, and research suggests that may not be an overstatement. "Our brains have been sort of rewired from an evolutionary sense to encourage these running and high aerobic activity behaviors," one researcher says. |
Poll: Americans Support Compensation For Organ DonorsAbout 60 percent of Americans support health care credits as compensation for organ donors.You May Be Among The Things That Go Bump In The NightOne percent of adults reported having two or more episodes of sleepwalking a month.Cost Of Cancer Pills Can Be Hard For Medicare Patients To SwallowHow some insurers pay for treatments means that pills can wind up costing a patient more than an IV.Jetlagged By Your Social Calendar? Better Check Your WaistlineThe disconnect between our social calendars and our biological clocks is creating 'social jet lag.'Pounding Away At America's Obesity EpidemicThe dramatic growth of obesity in the U.S is the subject of a new HBO documentary series.Wearing Helmets In Tornadoes Gains MomentumFederal officials and researchers are focusing on the benefits of wearing helmets during tornadoes. |
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Use Of Tanning Beds Common, Despite Cancer Risks
But the most likely adult users, as you might have guessed, are women between 18 and 25. Around 30 percent of white women in that age group had used an indoor tanning machine of some sort in 2010. - READ MOREFeds Join Fight Against Whooping Cough In Washington
About 1 in 5 infants who get whooping cough will get pneumonia, and in some cases die. In Washington state, where confirmed cases are 10 times as high as they were last year, officials hope federal investigators will help them trace the source of the current outbreak. - READ MOREWhat Our Gut Microbes Say About Us
While U.S. adults have relatively uniform microbe colonies in their guts, adults in Malawi and Amazonia have much more diverse populations. Scientists are still struggling with why that is and what it means. - READ MOREStand Up, Walk Around, Even Just For '20 Minutes'
New York Times "Phys Ed" columnist Gretchen Reynolds has some simple advice for staying healthy: Stand up. Move around. In her new book, The First 20 Minutes, she explains the hazards a sedentary lifestyle, and details some of the surprisingly simple ways to stay fit. - READ MOREShopping Bags Can Also Carry Stomach Flu Virus
Norovirus particles can fly through the air, land on things like plastic bags and survive there for weeks, according to an investigation of a stomach flu outbreak in Oregon. The researchers say this proves you don't have to have direct contact with someone to get sick. - READ MOREWhen Religious Rules And Women's Health Collide
A survey of more than 1,000 ob-gyns who work in religious hospitals finds that more than one-third report they've had a conflict regarding religious-based policy for patient care. At Catholic hospitals, the figure was 52 percent. - READ MOREWhy Your Drug Copay Could Change
Insurers and employers are looking to stem the rising costs of expensive specialty drugs. One approach is to vary the copayment depending on the health value they calculate the drugs provide. - READ MORELong-Term-Care Insurance: Who Needs It?
As the nation's roughly 78 million baby boomers move into old age, the need for long-term care will soar. But when it comes to long-term-care insurance, relatively few sign up. The policies can be expensive and some big insurance companies have stopped offering them. - READ MOREMoms Often Overlook Toddlers' Weight Problems
More than two-thirds of the mothers participating in a recent study were inaccurate in their assessments. And the biggest problem was moms who thought their overweight toddlers were just fine. - READ MOREWhy Do Bike-Share Riders Skip Helmets?
Researchers found that only 20 percent of riders using shared bicycles wear helmets, despite the risk of injury. We took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to ask bicyclists, with and without helmets, about their choices. - READ MORE
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