Migraines That Erase Color

Chronic pain has its own devastating side effects, even in the absence of medication. Sufferers of migraine headaches sometimes report a phenomenon that amounts to color-blindness.

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Carrots Fight Cancer, Right? Wrong. Vitamin E--No Heart Help

Despite findings of more recent clinical studies, much of public & many health professionals continue to rely on earlier less rigorous studies to support beliefs that certain foods (or their component parts) promote health. E.g., "carrots are still taken to prevent cancer, despite clinical results suggesting they don't work."

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Do doctors rat out incompetent colleagues?

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital mailed a survey, and a $20 incentive check, to more than 3,000 doctors. About half answered — and some of the responses renew longstanding questions about the medical profession's ability to regulate itself.

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How to Make Exercise More Fun Than Sex

OK, maybe not the orgasm thing, but what if you could find a way to exercise that was so outrageous, so exhilarating, so much fun you couldn’t wait to do more of it every single day. What if it became such a treasured part of your life, you actually had to pull yourself away from it to make time for other pursuits?

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THE E.R. GIFT CARD... The perfect stocking stuffer

Missed Michael Moore's movie Sicko? This author had his own personal run-in with America's morbid health care system. And even though he's relatively healthy and relatively ensured, financial ruin could be just a car accident, cancer or staph infection away for any of us.

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Mothers Who Smoke Severely Damage Their Children's Health

If moms need more encouragement to quit, tow new studies detailing the negative impact on a smoker’s offspring may help. The first study suggested that women exposed to their parents’ cigarette smoke during childhood have a higher miscarriage risk, while the second showed how infant sleep patterns were disrupted after their mother's smoked.

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Gunman Randomly Shoots Innocent Shoppers In Omaha Mall

A sniper opened fire at a busy Omaha mall, killing at least eight people, wounding at least five others and then killing himself.

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