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  January 7 (HealthDay News) --- Seniors who head south each winter to escape the cold ...

• It Pays to Eat Less as You Age

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Eat less, weigh less. While it may sound painfully obvious, nutrition ...

• Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse ...

• Family History of Aneurism Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers

  January 6 -- (HealthDay News) -- Smokers with a family history of brain aneurism are ...

• Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting in two new studies that they seem ...

• Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade

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• Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Encouraging your workers to work out works, a new study ...

• Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those with Advanced Parkinson's

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind finds that deep brain ...

• Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), which deliver an electric shock to ...

• More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Failure to follow basic infection practices placed more than 60,000 ...

• Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently

  January 6 (HealthDay News) -- Brain circuitry involved in regulating impulsive behavior seems to be ...

• Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage

  January 5 (HealthDay News) -- Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient ...

• Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes

  January 5 (HealthDay News) -- More and more people with diabetes are living to older ...

• Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites

  January 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking ...

• Winter Is Tough on Feet

  January 5 (HealthDay News) -- Winter can be a tough season for feet, according to ...

• Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones

  January 5 (HealthDay News) -- A car key that prevents teens from talking on cell ...