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Giving elderly people either Aleve or Celebrex, two anti-inflammatory painkilling drugs, did nothing to ward off the mental decline associated with the onset of Alzheimer's disease, researchers said on Monday.

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Myth 1: I can reduce fat around the abs, thighs, etc. with specific exercises.

If you've ever done crunches to get six-pack abs or leg lifts to get thin thighs (and haven't we all?), you've fallen prey to the myth of spot reduction.

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Led by Los Angeles, Dozens of U.S. Cities Have Unsafe Levels of Pollution. Up to 125 million Americans are breathing air that puts their health at risk, a report released Thursday by the American Lung Association estimates.

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One of the few downsides of lifting weights is that it's easy to get bored doing the same old exercises. How many squats can you do before your head explodes? According to my clients, not that many.

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#1: Feed your brain
# Look for low-calorie foods with lots of "crunch,"
# Don't use food to "self-medicate".
# Avoid excessive stimulants like caffeine or guarana.
# Nutrients like folate, vitamins B6 and B12 play a role in proper brain function, and might stave off depression.

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In exercise tests of 30 thin or obese 12-year-old boys, French researchers found that obese boys burned the most fat when they worked out at a modest intensity -- akin to riding a bike on level ground.

Once the activity became more challenging, their bodies began to use substantially less fat compared with normal-weight boys.

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A new study of more than 5,000 men calls into question the idea that baldness can signal a greater risk of heart disease.

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A daily dose of either ibuprofen and acetaminophen appears to boost both muscle mass and strength among elderly men and women who do weight training.

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The latest discoveries, the so-called "super foods," are believed to have the ability to help you live longer, slow down the aging process and prevent diseases such as cancer and diabetes.

So are there really 14 items you must have each day to take advantage of the restorative power of food?

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Having few or no natural teeth at the age of 70 may be an early indicator of accelerated aging, Danish researchers suggest.

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Neuroleptics provided no benefit for patients with mild behavioural problems, but were associated with a marked deterioration in verbal skills.

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Patients who had an additional stent implanted as emergency treatment for their stent thrombosis were at an increased risk for cardiac death or recurrent thrombosis, Dutch researchers said on Saturday.

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U.S. health regulators are probing a possible connection between Merck & Co Inc's blockbuster Singulair asthma drug and suicidal behavior in adults and children, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.

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Walk into Naughty Auties, a virtual resource center for those with autism, and you'll find palm trees swaying against a striking ocean sunset. Were it not for the pixelated graphics on the computer screen in front of you, you would swear you were looking at a tropical hideaway.

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Professor Naomi Fineberg, a consultant psychiatrist who runs a treatment service for people with obsessive compulsive disorder, said that men and women suffered equally from body dysmorphic disorder.

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