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Health News

Really?: The Claim: Caffeine Causes Dehydration
2008-03-05 04:53 - Medical experts have been saying for years that caffeine acts as a potent diuretic. Is it true?

From Multiple Sclerosis, a Multiplicity of Challenges
2008-03-05 04:53 - When it comes to understanding, preventing and treating chronic diseases, multiple sclerosis ranks among the most challenging.

Market Values: Long Slump May Mean Drug Stocks Are Bargains
2008-03-05 04:53 - Widespread calls by political leaders to overhaul the health care system have hit the stocks, as has consternation over the feeble state of the industry leaders? pipelines.

The Nation: Coming Soon: Health Care Debate, Part 2
2008-03-05 04:53 - The skirmishing between the Democratic presidential candidates over universal health coverage will soon give way to a quite different general-election debate.

News Analysis: About Those Health Care Plans by the Democrats ...
2008-03-05 04:52 - While Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama fight over whose plan is better, they rarely mention the soaring costs of Medicare and Medicaid.

A Bug Rises, and With It a Company
2008-03-05 04:52 - Patients might not like the new admission procedure at a growing number of hospitals: having an elongated Q-Tip stuck up their noses. But it smells great to Cepheid.

Personal Best: Does Weight Lifting Make a Better Athlete?
2008-03-05 04:52 - Some training experts swear by weights. Others believe in plain old practice.

Phys Ed: Crash and Burnout
2008-03-05 04:52 - Working like mad to reach your peak but getting nowhere? You might be overtraining.

Master Class: Be Nimble, Be Quick . . .
2008-03-05 04:52 - Speed-and-agility camp will exhaust you, but leave you better at your sport of choice.

Vital Signs: Perceptions: Watch Your Weight, Sure, but Don?t Worry Abo...
2008-03-05 04:52 - Worrying about weighing too much may be bad for you, no matter how much you actually weigh.


 
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