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Does a smart fitness device or app help you lose weight?

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The new year is here, and that means new year’s resolutions are in full swing. For those trying to lose weight or become more active, a smart fitness device like an Apple Watch or a Fitbit

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Dumb tracker, cheap do-it-all fund, or smart beta?How to invest in trackers

Passive investors have never had it so good. Costs are falling at the same time as their opportunity to tap into markets increases. Yet with that extra choice comes a bewildering array of options. It’s not just about tracking a

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    Is that really a neglected disease?

    M. leprae, one of the causative agents of leprosy. Credit: Public Domain Dangerous infectious diseases such as AIDS/HIV, Zika, Ebola and influenza frequently make headlines, and
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    How to find hidden cancers? Doctors try glowing dyes

    It was an ordinary surgery to remove a tumor — until doctors turned off the lights and the patient's chest started to glow. A spot over
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    FDA: Chocolates, candies may be contaminated with hepatitis A

    (HealthDay)—A public health alert about possible hepatitis A contamination in Modjeskas from Bauer’s Candies was announced Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Consumers who
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    Same excitotoxin that damages brain cells is also being deliberately added to vaccines, reveals CDC document

    A staple in food seasonings used make recipes more flavorful, monosodium glutamate (MSG), hides a toxicity that is often overlooked due to its apparent usefulness in
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    Moxibustion is a safe alternative treatment for insomnia

    Researchers from Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine have identified moxibustion to be a novel treatment for insomnia. Their findings, which appeared in BMC Complementary and Alternative
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    How procrastinators and doers differ genetically

    Some people tend to postpone actions. In women, this trait is associated with a genetic predisposition toward a higher level of dopamine in the brain. This
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    When medicine makes patients sicker

    Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite the jackhammerlike rhythm of a mechanical ventilator, Alicia Moreno had dozed off in a chair by her 1-year-old’s hospital bed, when
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    Caring for ‘chosen family’ gains ground in sick-leave laws

    Yee Won Chong had just been diagnosed with cancer. His relatives were half a world away in Malaysia and couldn't care for him. So he turned

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    How procrastinators and doers differ genetically

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    Some people tend to postpone actions. In women, this trait is associated with a genetic predisposition toward a higher level of dopamine in the brain. This Read More »
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    First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system

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    Damaged peripheral nerves can regenerate after an injury, for example, following a forearm fracture. Axons, the long projections of neurons that transmit stimuli or signals to Read More »
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    Focus on ovarian cancer surgical volume may not be best metric

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    Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes, according to a study Read More »
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    Annual mammography screenings aren't the best option for female survivors of some childhood cancers

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    Female survivors of childhood cancers who have been treated with thoracic radiation, such as survivors of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL), have a higher risk of developing breast Read More »
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    Nurse combatting the 'Angelina effect' through new decision aid

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    Crystal Chu has grown accustomed to her patients’ sometimes-impulsive responses after they’re diagnosed with cancer in a single breast. “Cut them both off,” women often say Read More »
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