Personal Health

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Unplug and Recharge: A Refreshing Summer Elixir

Sara Avant Stover | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Health and Wellness, Health, Summer, Personal Health, Nutrition, Wellness, Recipes, Drink Recipes, Water, Drinking Water, Dehydration, Living News

Cucumber water is so refreshing on hot summer days and looks quite elegant simply sitting on the kitchen counter or table, too.

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Want to See Neighborhoods that Beat the Bust? Take a Walk

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Boston, Pennsylvania, Living News, New Mexico, Personal Health, Neighborhoods, Health, Home Sales, Georgia, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Cities, New York, Home Foreclosures, Business News

Pedestrian-friendly cities can make huge personal economic sense. If you don't need a car, you can save thousands a year.

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It's the People Who Got Small

Tom Sullivan | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Sara-Robinson, Frank Schaeffer, Glenn Beck, Health Care, Health, Socialized Medicine, Conservatives, Personal Health, Obama Administration, Universal Health Care, Obama Health Care, Politics News

When town hall protests begin attracting large numbers of foot soldiers youthful enough and fit enough to engage in organized violence, be afraid.

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A Practicing Doctor's Prescription for Health Care Reform

Dr. Jordan Shlain | Posted 09.05.2009 | Home

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Big Pharma, Personal Health, Health, Civic Duty, Health Care Reform, Insurance Companies, Health Care System, Health Care, Joe Diabetic, Home News

The government has no problem regulating Wall Street, nuclear energy, the health care system and the legal system. Where are the regulations for maintaining personal health?

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Number Of Americans Outsourcing Health Care To India Doubles As Debate Rages

GlobalPost | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

Read More: India, Health-Care Outsourcing, Personal Health, Foreign Affairs, Health, Health Care Reform, India Medical Care, Health Care Outsourcing, Healthcare Outsourcing, Health Care, Healthcare, Advocacy, Greensboro-North Carolina, Bangalore-India, World News

Lying in a hospital bed in Bangalore's immaculate Wockhardt Hospital recuperating from a knee replacement surgery on his right knee, Les Seaver-Davis...

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How To Stimulate Your Placebo Response

Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Health, Antibiotics, Modern Medicine, Integrative Medicine, Natural Medicine, Doctors, Patients, Placebo, Functional Medicine, Placebo Effect, Alternative Medicine, Living News

After finishing my Internship at Baragwaneth Hospital in South Africa almost 30 years ago, I went to apprentice in a busy General Practice in Johannes...

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Perilous Journey 3: The Need to Compete

Neil Zevnik | Posted 08.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Chefs, Lifestyle, Private Training, Personal Health, Health Food, Exercise, Living News

As I was doubled over sucking in air during boot camp the other morning, I found myself pondering the usefulness and pitfalls of my need to compete.

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Don't Be Like Mike: Bust Your Inner Addict and Be Free!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Yoga, Michael Jackson Death, Relationships, Personal Health, Health, Addiction, Meditation, Self-Help, Sadie, Nardini, Living News

The flip side to your Addict is, when you begin to let go of your addictive behaviors, you'll also start realizing your own power to survive and thrive -- whatever life throws at you next.

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Motherhood: Is It Ever Too Late?

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Medical Ethics, Women's Rights, Women, Late Motherhood, Women's Issues, Personal Health, Motherhood, Parenting, Ivf, Women's Health, Health, Women and Politics, Living, Bioethics, Medicine, Health Care, Living News

Births to women in their late fifties and early sixties are no longer international news. Whether they are empowering or irresponsible has been a matter of ongoing debate.

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Keep Yourself and Your Child Away from FDA-approved Pesticide Linked to Parkinson's Disease

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Green Living, Children's Health, Children, Personal Health, Health, Green News

Yet another report is out suggesting pesticides are a leading cause of Parkinson's Disease

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Soap, Schools and Swine Flu

Deanna Neil | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

No soap. Not even a dispenser. Enraged, I walked out into the hall. There, standing in perfect contrast, was a laminated poster explaining each step of how to properly wash your hands.

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Why Americans Are The Worst Vacationers

Kari Henley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Time Off, Vacation, Alan Grayson, Personal Health, Health Care, Burnout, Health, Living News

Ahhhh, summer's here, and with it come trips to the beach, bar-be-ques, fireworks and vacations. Been on a vacation yet this summer? How was it? Did y...

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Breaking It Off With Your Doc

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: CBS Doc, Doctors, Personal Health, Living News

How do you know when it's time to call it quits with your doctor? Here are ten reasons to make you think twice about continuing with the status quo.

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Perilous Journey 2: The Urge to Cheat

Neil Zevnik | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Chefs, Lifestyle, Private Training, Personal Health, Health Food, Exercise, Living News

When faced with a diet plan that denies me any number of customary delights, my brain short-circuits, my taste buds howl, and my will (not all that strong to begin with) begins to crumble.

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The Power of Prevention

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Prevention, Personal Health, Health Care, Prevention, Health, President Obama, Living News

I'm convinced that we'll only attain the health improvements and lowered costs we seek if we undertake a more comprehensive approach to prevention.

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The Anti-Diet: Healthy Eating Needn't Mean Self Denial

Telegraph | Diana Henry | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Personal Health, Self Denial, Health, Exercise, Cravings, Food, Eating, Diet, Wellness, Living News

I have dieted all my life. Not only do I love food, but I hate exercise (though I have managed to make myself endure it, on the grounds of health). I ...

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12 Depression Busters For New Moms

Therese Borchard | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Motherhood, Depression, Parenting, Postpartum Depression, Perinatal Mood Disorders, Mental Health, Personal Health, Health, Women's Health, Wellness, Living News

It's supposed to be the most exciting time of your life ... and everyone is telling you how lucky you are to have a beautiful baby, but all you can do...

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Caring for Health: Expanding the Policy Dialogue

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 07.29.2009 | Living

Providing universal health coverage is essential, but there are many, many other social policy avenues to pursue if we seek to improve the health of our citizenry.

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Michael Jackson's Death: The Difference Between Heart Attacks And Cardiac Arrest

health.com | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Dead, Michael Jackson Heart Attack, Personal Health, Health, Michael Jackson Dies, Michael Jackson Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Wellness, Living News

Iconic pop star Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Thursday at the age of 50. While details of his death have not yet been released...

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How To Listen To Your Body (Easier Said Than Done)

nytimes.com | Gina Kolata | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Fitness, Body, Personal Health, Running, Wellness, Health, Exercise, Living News

A COLLEAGUE of mine at The Times who is a triathlete had a question: Everyone tells you to listen to your body, but what are you supposed to listen to...

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EPA Says Air Pollution In 600 Neighborhoods Poses Cancer Risk

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic, Personal Health, Health, Epa, Air Quality, Pollution, Wellness, Toxins, Living News

WASHINGTON — Millions of people living in nearly 600 neighborhoods across the country are breathing concentrations of toxic air pollutants that ...

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5 Summer Safety Tips

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Safety, Health Tips, Personal Health, Summer, Beaches, Summer Vacation, Living News

If an ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure these simple tips may save you an unwanted trip to the emergency room or your local orthopedic surgeon.

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NYC Fitness Gram

Fred Hahn | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc, Fintess, Personal Health, Raising Children, Fitness Tips, Children's Health, New York News

If we are going to create tests to help keep our children healthy and strong it would be helpful if we stuck to science rather than fitness lore.

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11 Ways To Boost Your Energy

forbes.com | Brian S. Wesbury and Robert Stein | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Fitness, Energy, Diet, Personal Health, Exercise, Wellness, Health, Happiness, Living News

Fatigue is one of the biggest problems of modern life. But most of us deal with the problem in all the wrong ways. We want a magic bullet--an energy b...

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