Behind the Headlines July 2008 Archive

6 Red Flags That it's Not a Cancer Cure
Posted Mon, Jul 21, 2008, 10:12 am PDT
Often desperate and filled with fear, cancer patients sometimes can't help grasping at straws — and so they start surfing the Internet in search of…
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Cancer Risk and CT Scans: Should You Worry?
Posted Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 4:42 pm PDT
While there may be little you can do to avoid receiving CT scans if you've had an accident, here are several questions you might ask your doctors when…
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Do Healthy Adults Need an Annual Physical Exam?
Posted Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 1:56 pm PDT
Healthy people of all ages truly need reminders to follow preventive measures like getting the flu vaccine, stopping smoking, controlling weight, and…
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Autism: How It Isolates a Person
Posted Mon, Jul 07, 2008, 4:59 pm PDT
Although autism continues to receive much attention from the media, many people are unfamiliar with its manifestations in older children and adults.
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Is Cholesterol the Ultimate Villain?
Posted Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 3:54 pm PDT
Many clinical trials have conclusively shown that lowering LDL cholesterol levels significantly reduces the incidence of heart attacks and strokes.
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Will Cleansing Your Colon Do Wonders for Your Health?
Posted Wed, Jul 02, 2008, 6:06 pm PDT
There is precious little supporting evidence that the periodic flushing out of toxins harbored in the colon will cure health problems ranging from…
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