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Reliance on BMI understates true obesity crisis, researchers say
WASHINGTON— As if the nation’s weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body-mass index, the 200-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy w...
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Associated Press Christopher Astacio reads with his daughter Cristina, 2, recently diagnosed with a mild form of autism, in her bedroom on March 28 in New York. Autism cases are on the rise again, largely due to wider screening and better diagnosis, federal health officials said.
Autism rates up; screening, better diagnosis cited
ATLANTA  — Autism cases are on the rise again, largely because of wider screening and better diagnosis, according to federal health officials. The rate of U.S. cases of autism and related disord...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Lupus Alliance of America Michigan/Indiana Affiliate Marketing Director Sharon L. Harris wears the Lupus Warrior bracelet on March 16 at the organization's St. Clair Shores, Mich. office.
Oft-misunderstood lupus comes out
DETROIT— The day Sharon Harris graduated from Florida A&M University was supposed to be one of jubilation. But Harris was exhausted and weak. She attributed it to the stress of final exams, p...
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Aging is about adapting
We know that life spans are lengthening and more people are living longer. But some people are not entirely happy about the extra days. Aches, pains and medical difficulties come with this aging...
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Gregory Shumer (center), Omer Shah (left), and Jasmine Zheng, all third-year Georgetown medical students, prepare to meet with a patient/actor in an exam room on March 16 at the Georgetown Medical School campus in Washington on March 16.
Helping doctors keep human touch
WASHINGTON — Medical student Gregory Shumer studied the electronic health record and scooted his laptop closer to the diabetic grandfather sitting on his exam table. “You can see,” he pointed at th...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service This week Fitbit debuted the Wi-Fi-enabled Aria Smart Scale -- a scale that lets users weigh themselves and then digitally send that information to a website where it can be made public for their friends and family and strangers to see.
WiFi: Weigh in, then hit ‘send’
Talk about over-sharing. A company called Fitbit has unveiled the Aria Smart Scale _ a Wi-Fi-enabled device that lets users weigh themselves and automatically publish the results online, where it c...
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Contributed by The Pain Management Center Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Medical Director for The Pain Management Center in Paducah, gestures to a model of the spinal column. According to Manchikanti, long-lasting back pain is a common ailment in today's population.
Seeking options for unbearable pain
It’s one of the most frequently voiced concerns among patients in clinics across the nation and physicians believe it could be on the rise, as an estimated 8 of 10 people will endure some degree of...
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Gene mapping for everyone?
WASHINGTON — Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really useful crystal ball for future health. ...
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Study: Early breast cancer overdiagnosed
NEW YORK — For years, women have been urged to get screened for breast cancer because the earlier it’s found, the better. Now researchers are reporting more evidence suggesting that’s not always th...
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Heading for whooping cough record
SEATTLE  — The number of pertussis — whooping cough — cases in Washington state has risen to more than 500 cases and will likely set a record in 2012, a state Health Department spokeswoman said. ...
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