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Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit
5/26/2012 - Expert offers advice on working out in your 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond ...

As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
5/25/2012 - More Americans now suffer from kidney stones than from heart disease, stroke or diabetes ...

Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
5/24/2012 - Review says getting mineral from food is safer, but expert disagrees ...

Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
5/24/2012 - 9 percent of all asthma cases are caused or worsened by job exposures, agency says ...

Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
5/24/2012 - Study found almost doubled risk after spinal fusion ...

Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
5/23/2012 - Study found some cope through physical, emotional distance as sadness becomes too much ...

More Research Points to Long-Term Ills With Bone Drugs
5/21/2012 - Bisphosphonates used for osteoporosis raise risk of rare fractures over time, study says ...

Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions
5/19/2012 - Study found they scored worse on visual memory tests, with symptoms lingering 2 weeks after injury ...

Research With Dogs Points to Early Test for Arthritis
5/18/2012 - One drop of blood can predict the joint disease before symptoms appear, scientists say ...

Fish Pedicure a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn
5/17/2012 - Health spa practice is highly unhealthy, study reports ...

OSHAs Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study
5/17/2012 - But some disagree with researchers' conclusions ...

Dinosaurs May Have Suffered From Arthritis
5/16/2012 - A crooked jaw on a giant Pliosaurus looks a lot like human arthritis, researchers say ...

Blast Wind Linked to Chronic Brain Injuries in Military
5/16/2012 - Force created by an explosion causes similar effects as repeated concussions in athletes, study finds ...

Head Blows May Hamper Learning in College Athletes
5/16/2012 - Some football, hockey players show postseason decline, study finds ...

Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
5/15/2012 - Location of spinal cord damage allowed surgeons to bypass damaged nerve in arm ...

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