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jueves, 12 de mayo de 2011

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Hip Makers Told to Study More Data

The Food and Drug Administration ordered all producers of a popular category of artificial hip to study the implants, which have been linked to severe health effects in some patients.
THE NEW OLD AGE BLOG

With Dementia, Seeking Clues

"Why are we in this tunnel?" my mother asks. If you'd been with us earlier in the day, you'd never have known she has dementia.

Critics Fear G.O.P.’s Proposed Medicaid Changes Could Cut Coverage for the Aged

As Republicans inch away from their plan to reshape Medicare, their equally transformative ideas for Medicaid, now largely in the shadows of the budget debate, are moving front and center.

Appellate Court Hears Defense of Health Law

The Obama administration opened its defense of the health care act before three randomly selected judges who each had been appointed by Democratic presidents.
J. Raymond Elliott

Boston Scientific’s Chief Says He Will Resign at Year’s End

The shares of Boston Scientific fell 9 percent after the news that Ray Elliott was stepping down as chief.

Penn Gets $225 Million for Its School of Medicine

The gift from Raymond and Ruth Perelman, two prominent Philadelphia philanthropists, is the largest in the university’s history.
RECIPES FOR HEALTH

Rice Bowl With Spinach or Pea Tendrils

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
This easy skillet dish is filled with sweet spring vegetables.
Lynn Johnson/National Geographic, via Getty Images
A pilot project costing only $20,244 saved the lives of 97 infants, the authors estimated, meaning that it cost just $208 per life saved.
18 AND UNDER

Fixated by Screens, but Seemingly Nothing Else

Is a child’s ability to stay focused on TV or a video game, though not on anything else, a cause or an effect of attention problems — or both?

Hazy Recall as a Signal Foretelling Depression

An “overgeneral memory,” a tendency to recall past events in a broad, vague manner, may be a predictor of mental illness.
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PERSONAL HEALTH

‘Disease of Kings’ Trickles Down to the Rest

The number of Americans with gout is rising steadily as the population ages, becomes heavier and is exposed to foods that can precipitate the disorder in susceptible people.
REALLY?

Eating Local Honey Cures Allergies

Many allergy sufferers believe that a daily spoonful of locally produced honey can act like a vaccine and alleviate symptoms.
The Weekly Health Quiz
In the news: Liposuction, chemo brain and foods for weight loss. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Multimedia
Gym Class: Antigravity Yoga
The Times's fitness guinea pig, Karen Barrow, reviews a gravity-defying form of yoga.

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