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Think Like a Doctor: Excruciating Stomach Pain
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Can you solve the mystery of a young man with stabbing abdominal pain and an unusual family history?
Births Down for Third Consecutive Year
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Births in the United States dropped for the third straight year, especially for young mothers, and experts think money worries are the reason.
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'Pox Parties' in the Age of Facebook
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Parents who oppose vaccinating their children are turning to social networking in an effort to infect their children with chickenpox.
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The Smokers’ Surcharge
By REED ABELSON
Some companies are starting to penalize employees who smoke or are obese by raising their health insurance costs.
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Hip Procedure Grows Popular Despite Doubt
By GINA KOLATA
It’s one of the most popular operations in sports medicine, but some researchers wonder if hip impingement or bone shaving surgery actually helps.
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The Right Reasons to Stretch Before Exercise
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Those who stretch often assume it will prevent soreness and injury, while those who don't claim it's a waste of time. A slowly growing body of science suggests that each group has some evidence backing it up.
News Analysis
Insurance Mandate May Be Health Bill’s Undoing
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
President Obama is in the awkward position of defending something he once rejected as a candidate.
Congress Blocks New Rules on School Lunches
By RON NIXON
Congress blocked changes proposed by the Agriculture Department that were meant to reduce childhood obesity.
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Medical Nuances Drove ‘No’ Vote in Mississippi
By DENISE GRADY
An amendment redefining “personhood” was soundly rejected largely on fears that hinged on aspects of reproductive science other than abortion.
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For Beginning Runners, Advice Can Be a Hurdle
By GINA KOLATA
It can be hard for someone to suddenly take up running, but all the advice offered makes it even more complicated.
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A Portable Glow to Help Melt Those Winter Blues
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Bright-light therapy is the treatment of choice for many Americans who suffer the winter blues, but many experts say it is underused.
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Medical Schools Neglect Gay and Gender Issues
By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D.
Medical students learn little about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues in medical school, a new study reports.
Global Update
Biochemistry: Scientists Decode the Protective Element Sickle Cell Anemia Offers Against Malaria
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Scientists believe they have finally figured out how the mutation that causes sickle cell anemia also protects against fatal malaria.
Vital Signs
Screening: Doctors Paid for Heart Tests Order More
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
In a study, patients who saw doctors who earned money from testing were more than twice as likely to be tested compared with patients of doctors without financial interest in the tests.
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Hearty Holiday Main Courses for Vegans
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Practicing on Patients
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Crazy Sexy Thanksgiving
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Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving 2011
Are you ready to re-imagine Thanksgiving without the turkey? All month, we present delicious no-meat recipes for your holiday table from some of your favorite chefs and cookbook authors.
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Personal Health
A Watch-and-Wait Prostate Treatment
By JANE E. BRODY
A doctor has proposed the least invasive approach for most men with early-stage cancers that are not particularly aggressive.
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The Claim: Exercise Can Ward Off Migraines
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
Many migraine sufferers are reluctant to hit the gym, fearful that pushing themselves too hard may bring on an attack. But for some, exercise may have the opposite effect.
The Weekly Health Quiz
This week: low-acid diets, the “Freshman 15” and I.V.F. treatment. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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Intern Gap Frustrates Clinicians in Training
By JOSEPH BERGER
There are not enough accredited openings to go around, undermining the annual process that matches slots with applicants.
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Whatever Court Rules, Major Changes in Health Care Likely to Last
By REED ABELSON, GARDINER HARRIS and ROBERT PEAR
No matter what the Supreme Court decides, health care in America has changed in ways that will not be easily undone.
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Recipes for Health
Cornmeal for Thanksgiving and Year-Round
This nutritious pantry staple, which sustained the Pilgrims, is equally at home in breads, pastries and dishes from the American South and the Mediterranean.
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Recipes for Health
Greek Polenta With Onions and Raisins
By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
Cooking the polenta in the oven rather than on the stove top makes this dish almost hands-free.
Experimental Treatments for Macular Degeneration
Dr. Stephen Rose of the Foundation Fighting Blindness responds to readers’ questions about the genetics of macular degeneration.
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Making Sickle Cell Disease a Manageable Illness
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On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease.
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