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Your head is squeezed, your nose locked up and your stomach uneasy. The bad news: There's no quick cure for the common cold and flu. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/top-story/story/1336609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/top-story/story/1336609.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Marcela Astralaga's 7-year-old daughter, Daniella, just got over swine flu. But she still doesn't intend to get the H1N1 flu vaccine for her 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Andrea, or for herself. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/903002.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/903002.html Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:49 EDT Ask Dr. Leslie Baumann your questions http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/501410.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/501410.html Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:54 EDT Social worker Shirley Malove on mental health http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/505722.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/505722.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:11 EDT Dr. Harlan Selesnick on sports injuries http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/501412.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/501412.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:00 EDT Dietician Sheah Rarback on healthy eating http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474098.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/accommodations/story/474098.html Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:22 EDT Prepare for swine flu and seasonal season http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1336807.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1336807.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Fair season beckons, which can mean only one thing: fatty foods. On a stick! Take our quiz on the nutrition content (or lack thereof) of the most popular carnival food attractions culled from the book The CalorieKing 2009 Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1336804.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1336804.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You might think all body fat is created equal, but there is more to the story. Where fat is stored impacts health. Subcutaneous and visceral are the two storage forms of fat. The fat hanging under your arm or inside your thighs is subcutaneous -- literally ''under the skin.'' Most people don't like seeing it, but it's not a specific health threat. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1267791.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1267791.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT First it was cranberries. Then blueberries. Then pomegranates. Then acai berries, whatever they are. Now there's more. ``Fight flu with the wonder fruit!!!'' says the ad by the New Zealand Blackcurrant Research Headquarters touting the antioxidant power of its dark-purple fruit. It's just one more antioxidant-rich ``superfood'' claimed to be a natural defense this flu season. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1221938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1221938.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Finding the time to exercise and work up a sweat at least three times a week, as recommended by the American Heart Association, is an accomplishment. But there is confusion about what to eat after exercise to replace energy, boost muscle development and optimize the benefits of your activity. Is it a brightly colored sports drink such as Gatorade or Powerade, a special shake or some other high-tech product that will bring the best results? The answer is easier and less expensive than you think. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1210563.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1210563.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT You can still order a Bloomin' Onion at Outback Steakhouse or a slice of 30th anniversary chocolate cake cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory. But if you're in California, you'll have a harder time enjoying them in blissful ignorance. Since July 1, chains with at least 20 restaurants in the state have been required to provide diners with the gory nutritional details -- including calories. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1210553.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1210553.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Are you fat? Then Steve Siebold has this message for you: It's all your fault. If you want to get healthy, start thinking like a fit person, not a fat one, he says. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1199958.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1199958.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Sarah Pullman has what she calls a long-standing, cyclical relationship with caffeine. When she doesn't have her morning latte, the John F. Kennedy University graduate student feels sleepy and her head pounds. When she has too much caffeine, she feels jittery. But most of the time, caffeine makes her feel perky. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1188159.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1188159.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Breakfast comes at a terrible time of day to make a rational decision. We're rushed. We're groggy. And we're famished. We know it's good for us -- 90 percent of Americans think it's the most important meal -- yet fewer than half of consumers actually eat it on a regular basis, according to the International Food Information Council. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1169201.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1169201.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT It improves alertness, energy and, sometimes, moods. But it also can make the heart race and keep you up at night. So is coffee good or bad? Wake up and smell the latest research about that cup of joe. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1169196.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/nutrition/story/1169196.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Did the world really need a fourth ''Eat This, Not That!'' book? Well, maybe not. Having read the first three in the series of food-choice comparison guides created by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding of Men's Health magazine, I'd have been inclined to say, OK guys, I get it. Some foods that seem healthful are surprisingly bad for you, and others that you think might kill you aren't as bad as you thought, and it's important to look at the nutrition facts so you'll know the difference. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1324959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1324959.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I sprained my right ankle several times when I was a teenager. Recently I have gotten into running and now am experiencing increasing pain in the front part of my ankle. I also have less motion in the right ankle joint than the left. A doctor told me I had bone spurs and needed surgery. Why do bone spurs occur and what are my other treatment options? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1312762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1312762.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST It's been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physical therapist has advised for as long as you can remember. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1307794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1307794.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The sky is still dark, the road ahead is long and everything hurts. That marathon race, the motivation for putting in all these miles, isn't for two more months. But at least there's someone to talk to. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301186.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301186.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Have you heard of ''the fat gap?'' It's a term that sprang up last month, when a survey in Great Britain found the majority of overweight people there are oblivious to the fact that they're heavy. Are you, too, caught in the fat gap? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301189.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1301189.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q: My son is a 14-year-old basketball player who has developed pain over the last month on the outside of his foot. Originally he was able to keep playing but over the last week the pain has gotten bad enough that whenever he runs or jumps he has to stop playing. My family doctor took X-rays, which showed no fracture. He was told to rest it for a couple of weeks, as it might be a sprain. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1290038.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1290038.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT If you belong to a gym and have fallen off the fitness wagon, maybe a trip to the park or beach is in order. Not to lie on your back, but to get moving again. So says Dr. Rhonda Fine, a Miami psychologist who advises health nuts and the people who train them on how to get their mojo back. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1279055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1279055.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q: I was doing biceps curls in the gym last week and felt a pop near my shoulder. I noticed a deformity above my elbow that made my arm look like Popeye's, and I also noticed some bruising and swelling in my arm. It is my left arm and I am right-handed. After researching it online, I think I probably have a biceps injury. Does it need to be fixed? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267794.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Shauna Davis dances every day, all styles. The teenager has been dancing since she was 3 -- and suffering the aches and pains that go along with it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267798.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1267798.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Ever wonder if you're getting the most benefit from your workout program? It's important to remember that more is not necessarily better. A big factor in getting results from strength training is choosing a weight that fatigues the muscles by the end of the set. The more repetitions, the greater the muscular endurance. Fewer reps with a heavier weight builds more strength. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256721.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/fitness/story/1256721.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT One look at TV trainer and author Tracey Mallett's flat abs and rock-hard thighs is probably enough to send most postpartum women into a depressive tailspin. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1243021.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1243021.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Product: Halls ProHealth Defense dietary supplement, $4.99 for 18 drops, at CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart. Key ingredients: Vitamins A, C and E, zinc and extract of rose hips, echinacea purpurea, American ginseng, chamomile, green tea extract and astragalus. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1221943.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1221943.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Product: LeadConfirm Professional saliva lead screening kit, $79.99, at cvs.com, amazon.com and drugstore.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1199965.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1199965.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Product: Hyland's Homeopathic Teething Gel, $3.99 for 0.5 ounces, at CVS and Walgreens. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1179469.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1179469.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:00 EDT Product: Attune probiotic wellness bar in chocolate crisp, mint chocolate, blueberry vanilla, dark chocolate and other flavors, $1.19 for a 20-gram bar at Whole Foods and www.attunefoods.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1159346.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1159346.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:00 EDT Product: Vita Coco coconut water, $1.99 for a 11.1 fluid ounce box or $10.50 for a 12-pack (original, pineapple, passion fruit, tangerine, peach and mango, or acai and pomegranate flavor), at Whole Foods Market, Super Target and Wild Oats. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1139364.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1139364.html Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:01 EDT Product: Crest Pro-Health Enamel Shield toothpaste, $4.49 for six-ounce tube at CVS, Walgreens, Target and Wal-Mart. Key ingredient: Stannous fluoride http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1119311.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1119311.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Product: UVSunSense monitoring wristbands, $5.87 for a seven-pack, at www.amazon.com. The pitch: ''Convenient, reliable'' way to monitor exposure to harmful UVA and UVB rays for adults and children. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1097960.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1097960.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Product: Albolene Moisturizing Cleanser, $11.99 for a 12-ounce jar at Walgreen's and CVS. Key ingredients: mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, ceresin and beta carotene. http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1075938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1265/story/1075938.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:01 EDT Product: First Juice, organic fruit & veggie beverage, $4.99 for 32 fluid ounces at Whole Foods Market, Babies R Us, Target and http://firstjuice.elsstore.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1337124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1337124.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In a highly controversial move, an influential government-sponsored organization is recommending against routine annual mammograms for healthy women in their 40s. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1312752.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1312752.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST During her 12th week of pregnancy, Garance Genicot and her husband, Shub Debgupta, received worrisome news from the doctor: A preliminary test showed there was a strong possibility that she would deliver a baby with Down syndrome. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1302819.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1302819.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Oversized, tote-style bags are allowing multitaskers to carry a lot more -- potentially putting women's spinal health at risk. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1290037.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1290037.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Moms-to-be expect to be filled with happiness and excitement, not hopelessness and despair. But the fact is, pregnancy does not make women immune to depression. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1290032.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1290032.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Women who are overweight or obese before becoming pregnant could be putting themselves or their babies at risk for certain health complications, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One particularly serious potential problem: Infant heart defects, such as obstruction on the right side of the heart or defects in the tissue that separates the two upper chambers of the heart. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1285300.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1285300.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Amid the stacks of books and the students on the computers, amid the hushed buzz of learning at the Miami-Dade Main Library, four mannequins varnished in red form a provocative exhibit about domestic violence. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1286839.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1286839.html Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Though breast cancer is still deadly, it's not as fearsome a diagnosis as it may have been a few decades ago. In 1975, the five-year survival rate was 75 percent. Today, it's 89 percent. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1286826.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1286826.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Marsha Wheatley had her second wedding all planned: a sunset ceremony on a Key West beach, a colorful sun dress to reflect the mood, a weekend stay at a romantic bed and breakfast. But as she dressed for the ceremony, she felt a lump on her left breast. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1281949.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1281949.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Andrea Sweeting and 13 friends are flying from the Bahamas to Miami for a very special all-girls weekend. But this is no spa-and-shopping trip. The women -- all breast cancer survivors -- are traveling here to take part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Saturday at Bayfront Park. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1279052.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/womens-health/story/1279052.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT While you can't control your genes, there are powerful steps you can take to protect yourself. But experts say there's a lot of confusion about what really matters. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1324938.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1324938.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Nadia Czekajewski got braces on her teeth when she was 8. Now she's in third grade, turning 9, and ``she'll be done before she begins fourth grade,'' says her father, Tomasz Czekajewski. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1279053.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1279053.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Today's babies will be tomorrow's centenarians. A new report says that reaching the age of 100 may become ordinary for most American babies born since 2000. How will living for a century affect our kids? And what quality of life awaits those who live this long? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1279559.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1279559.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT The H1N1 influenza virus is so new it's not entirely understood, South Florida doctors say. It can be as mild as a cold or, rarely, so severe that blood pressure rapidly plummets, lungs collapse and kidneys fail, sometimes causing death. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1267794.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1267794.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Shauna Davis dances every day, all styles. The teenager has been dancing since she was 3 -- and suffering the aches and pains that go along with it. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1256714.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1256714.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Beth and Brad Besner of Davie are still struggling with grief over the loss of their son Ian, who died 3 1/2 years ago at age 11 of complications from leukemia. But they have more than their own heartache to deal with. Their sons Grant, now 12, and Noah, 10, are also trying to make sense of the death of their big brother. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1239515.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1239515.html Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Amid last week's news of the president indoctrinating our children to socialism and the release of a remastered Beatles catalog, I seem to have missed Suicide Prevention Week. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1233725.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1233725.html Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT We've heard of flu season, but wheeze season? That's right, as children head back to school in September, rates of asthma episodes quadruple, peaking about 17 days after Labor Day. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1222482.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1222482.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT You walk into your bathroom, and the toilet paper roll is empty. On the back of the toilet sits a new roll, put there by a previous visitor who apparently never mastered the task of replacing a roll of toilet paper. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1221943.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1221943.html Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT Product: LeadConfirm Professional saliva lead screening kit, $79.99, at cvs.com, amazon.com and drugstore.com. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1210557.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/kids-health/story/1210557.html Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:00 EDT I was hanging out with my 12-year-old niece the other night when she suddenly pinched her inner thigh and declared she hated her legs. I was incredulous. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1340865.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1340865.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00 EST At 8, she dissected a dead lizard with her grandmother's kitchen knife. At 24, she was a doctor-in-training when her husband proposed to her in a Jackson Memorial snack shop. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1338783.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1338783.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Continuing to mold a new team to lead the Jackson Health System, Chief Executive Eneida Roldan said Tuesday she is bringing in a new vice president of business development and hopes to have a new chief operating officer by the end of the year. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1333071.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1333071.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST A key provision in the main Senate healthcare reform bill could cause many South Floridians to pay taxes on their employer-based insurance on the theory that they're expensive ``Cadillac'' plans. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1332051.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1332051.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:52 EST A key provision in the main Senate healthcare reform bill could cause many South Floridians to pay taxes on their employer-based insurance on the theory that they're expensive ``Cadillac'' plans. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1330828.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1330828.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:00 EST For Eli Bess, 85, of Sunrise, the healthcare reform debate has gotten personal. As a member of a Humana HMO, he gets a free gym membership, a benefit he says has changed his life. After some medical setbacks several years ago, ``my wife brought me the first time to the gym in a wheelchair. Now I can do anything I want.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1327064.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1327064.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:00 EST While Jackson Health System's governing body struggled Tuesday to find more ways to cut costs and increase revenue, University of Miami President Donna Shalala made a rare appearance before the Public Health Trust to ``personally apologize for statements by members of the university leadership team last week.'' http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1325452.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1325452.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In further moves to reduce ever-mounting losses, Jackson Health System announced Monday plans to close six units in January and lay off 93 employees. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1319569.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1319569.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Charles Nemeroff, an Atlanta psychiatrist who was the subject of a Senate investigation concerning huge sums he received from drug companies, has been named chairman of the psychiatry department at the University of Miami. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1317013.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1317013.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In early 1999, an executive of Omnicare, a nationwide company providing pharmacy services to nursing homes, approached a vice president of Miami drugmaker IVAX and offered a deal: For a large ``signing bonus,'' Omnicare would push doctors to use IVAX's generic drugs in its nursing homes. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1314858.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/costs/story/1314858.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In a withering assessment, leaders of the University of Miami are complaining strongly about the overall direction of the Jackson Health System and the doctors it is hiring. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336813.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336813.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST When death came calling 18 months ago, Val Lucier put it in its place. Tears filled the 74-year-old's brown eyes as he described his online research of Paget's Breast Nipple Cancer, a rare form of the disease. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1337124.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1337124.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST In a highly controversial move, an influential government-sponsored organization is recommending against routine annual mammograms for healthy women in their 40s. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336806.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336806.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The question: Fatigue is a frequent complaint of people getting chemotherapy for cancer. Might exercise change that? http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336609.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1336609.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:02 EST Marcela Astralaga's 7-year-old daughter, Daniella, just got over swine flu. But she still doesn't intend to get the H1N1 flu vaccine for her 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Andrea, or for herself. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1324956.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1324956.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You're sick. Your head is squeezed, your nose locked up and your stomach uneasy. The bad news: There's no quick cure for the common cold and flu. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312763.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312763.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST The discovery came about by accident more than a decade ago: Weight-loss surgery often led to dramatic improvement in the control of Type 2 diabetes, often before patients left the hospital. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312757.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312757.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You can hardly watch television these days without seeing commercials for statin drugs such as Lipitor and Zocor. They lower cholesterol, which in turn keeps plaque from forming in the arteries, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312752.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1312752.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST During her 12th week of pregnancy, Garance Genicot and her husband, Shub Debgupta, received worrisome news from the doctor: A preliminary test showed there was a strong possibility that she would deliver a baby with Down syndrome. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1305760.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1305760.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:00 EDT Olga Leon could be the poster child for a decade-long, nationwide study on pre-diabetic patients. At 74, she pumps iron at Don Shula's Athletic Club in Miami Lakes. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1301194.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/research/story/1301194.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Suzanne Somers is at it again. Less than a year after the former sitcom actress frustrated mainstream doctors (and cheered some fans) by touting bioidentical hormones on The Oprah Winfrey Show, she's back with a new book. This one's on an even more emotional topic: Cancer treatment. Specifically, she argues against what she sees as the vast and often pointless use of chemotherapy. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1337762.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1337762.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I get a rash around my eyes and my dermatologist said it is an allergy to my nail polish. Is this true? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1336804.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1336804.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:00 EST You might think all body fat is created equal, but there is more to the story. Where fat is stored impacts health. Subcutaneous and visceral are the two storage forms of fat. The fat hanging under your arm or inside your thighs is subcutaneous -- literally ''under the skin.'' Most people don't like seeing it, but it's not a specific health threat. http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1331167.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1331167.html Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I'm always doing things for people in my life. My family, friends, even people at work seem to expect me to take care of their problems, but it's never enough. When I'm available for them (which is almost always), I'm ''wonderful,'' but the one time I can't help or they don't like what I suggest, they get mad or blow me off like I don't matter. Why can't they appreciate what I do? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1324959.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1324959.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q: I sprained my right ankle several times when I was a teenager. Recently I have gotten into running and now am experiencing increasing pain in the front part of my ankle. I also have less motion in the right ankle joint than the left. A doctor told me I had bone spurs and needed surgery. Why do bone spurs occur and what are my other treatment options? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1313586.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1313586.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Q. I am a woman of color. For the past several years I have been noticing that I look tired and have bags under my eyes. Do you think it would be safe for me to have facial surgery or am I more likely to scar because of my skin tone? http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1312744.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1312744.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST Twenty-five years ago the only gluten-free bread came in a can and was so hard it could have doubled as a weapon. Today even Betty Crocker has a line of gluten-free cakes and brownies, and there's a gluten-free superstore online (www.thegfreview.com; click store). http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1307791.html http://www.miamiherald.com/378/story/1307791.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00 EDT Q: My fiancé urges me to go to graduate school. He's the first person in my life to believe in me. It's my dream, but I'm afraid I won't get accepted. I know he wants his wife to be a professional. What if I fail? What if I want to stay home to raise our children? Will I regret not trying? I'm so confused. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1344334.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1344334.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31 EST Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1344055.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1344055.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21 EST Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343713.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343713.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:41 EST In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's Mylanta as part of the H-2 blocker drug family. Mylanta is an antacid. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343405.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343405.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:36 EST Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty. http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343387.html http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/healthAP/story/1343387.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46 EST The White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.