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By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Published: May 13, 2008

ROCK concerts, iPods, jet engines, motorcycles, snowmobiles, infections and trauma — our ears are under siege. To counter such effects, most experts believe that care of your ears should begin in the first few days of life.

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By Karen Voight, Special to The Times
May 5, 2008
Perform this yoga pose to help your body find a balance between effort and ease. It will strengthen your lower body and provide a deep stretch in your back muscles. Move into it slowly to allow time for you to find your center and feel a sense of strength and stability while holding the posture.

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By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer 2 hours, 25 minutes ago

ATLANTA - People who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.

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MIAMI (CBS4) ? There is some encouraging news for people trying to give up cigarettes. New research shows some of the damage done by smoking can be undone within years after a person quits.

Smoking kills millions every year which is why Gretchen Harris gave up cigarettes a few weeks ago and she's determined to stick with it.

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Plant-based or natural ingredients don't always mean a cleaning product is safe. The market is largely unregulated.
By Elena Conis, Special to The Times

JENNIFER MARTINÉ threw a party Thursday night, and her guests brought food, wine -- and empty spray bottles.

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WATCH YOUR BACK: Everyone has at least a mole or two. It’s key to monitor these abnormal clusters of pigment-containing cells, because while most melanomas spring out of the blue, some come from existing moles.
Scientists are starting to understand what makes one mole healthy while another turns cancerous.
By Jennifer Cutraro, Special to The Times
April 28, 2008

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Vision Therapy Is A Highly Effective Non-Surgical Treatment
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A Green Guide to Cosmetics That Are Environmentally Friendly and Natural
By ANNE-MARIE DORNING
April 24, 2008

Maybe you consider yourself a bit of a green goddess. After all, you recycle, you haven't taken a sip of bottled water in years, you buy your sweaters from an all-female Guatemalan knitters' co-op and your shoes are made from recycled tires.

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Finding could mean changing animal models used for future research
-- Kevin McKeever
WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- An enzyme shown to help suppress development of Alzheimer's disease appears to hasten progress of a related but far less common type of dementia, according to a new study.

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April 23, 2008, 12:59 pm
By Tara Parker-Pope

How much a mother eats at the time of conception may influence whether she gives birth to a boy or a girl, a new report shows.

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Don't bank on anti-aging pills anytime soon — unless you're a worm

By JoNel Aleccia
Health writer
MSNBC
updated 6:22 a.m. PT, Tues., April. 22, 2008

At 104 and counting, Sadie Kaplan has achieved the lifespan so many of us say we want, without ever popping a pill or lifting a finger to pursue longevity.

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When things go wrong during amorous trysts, here's one reason why, hot from the labs of our vaulted ivory towers: According to new research, men frequently misread signals from women that they want to slow down, and women are often indirect in saying what they mean.

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by Tara Parker-Pope
April 18, 2008, 12:49 pm

I was reading today in The Times that organic food prices are rising. It reminded me of a really helpful list from the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization, about how to be a strategic shopper when buying organic fruits and vegetables.

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They emerge in Asia and eventually disappear in South America. The findings should help improve vaccines.
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 17, 2008

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(HealthDay News) -- Some women who are prone to migraines find that the headaches weaken during pregnancy, while other migraine suffers find that pregnancy increases the severity of their migraines, the American Pregnancy Association says.

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