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L.A.’s richest man ups the ante for city, cancer fight

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As owner of 5 percent of the Los Angeles Lakers, Patrick Soon-Shiong could walk into the locker room of the storied basketball franchise any time for a chat with stars like Kobe Bryant. But the richest man in Los Angeles chooses to sit with the rest of his team's fans. "He's not one of those owners who wants to be seen everywhere. He's just one of the fans," said Bryant. The NBA star gives his owner a hug before every game for luck "and maybe some of the success" of the slender Los Angles surgeon who built a fortune exceeding $7 billion as a biotechnology entrepreneur. …

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Benefits seen in hormone use early in menopause

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

A new study may reassure some women considering short-term use of hormones to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Starting low-dose treatment early in menopause made women feel better and did not seem to raise heart risks during the four-year study.

Report: Some dietary supplements illegally labeled

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended scientific evidence to back up their purported health claims, government investigators warn in a new review of the $20 billion supplement industry.

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Diabetics who exercise live much longer

10/02/2012 majac Exercise

It is common knowledge that regular exercise promotes cardiovascular health. However, a new study has reported that leisure-time physical activity can significantly reduce the risk of a cardiovascular event in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The …
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Colin Hoobler: You must decide exercise is a priority

10/02/2012 majac Exercise

Dear Colin: Any tips for motivation? My doctor wants me to start exercising as soon as possible given my back pain, diabetes, knee arthritis and obesity. Even my children and husband badger me. Between work and family life, I don't have time to …
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Heat exercise option on Cole

10/02/2012 majac Exercise

The Miami Heat exercised the third-year rookie scale option on guard Norris Cole on Tuesday. Cole was originally the 28th pick of the 2011 draft by Minnesota, but he had his rights traded to Miami in a draft day trade. He averaged 6.8 points, 2.0 …
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Fast Food Diet Participants Paid to Gain Weight

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are making an unusual offer: They are paying study participants to eat fast food for three months and purposely gain weight.

Los Angeles repeals ban on medical marijuana shops

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted to rescind a newly enacted ban on storefront medical marijuana shops on Tuesday, allowing the city to avoid a referendum next year that some officials said would likely succeed in reversing the prohibition. The council, in a blow to an industry that operates in violation of federal law, voted in July to ban pot dispensaries and replace them with a system that would allow up to three patients to collectively grow marijuana. …

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Comedian Lisa Lampanelli dishes on 80-pound weight loss: I was addicted to food

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Lampanelli, who once topped the scales at 248 pounds, underwent the weight–loss surgery in April 2012 after repeatedly losing and regaining weight on fad diets. When asked why … I even bought a house on the health spa property and I still gained …
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Philippines defies church to push family planning

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino is squaring off against his country's powerful Catholic church in a bid to give people free access to the means to limit the size of their families. The predominately Catholic country has one of Asia's fastest-growing populations together with significant levels of chronic poverty. While neighbours have accelerated towards prosperity, the Philippines has lagged. Economists say high population growth is a primary factor for that, but the church disagrees. …

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Quick Study: More Americans Skipping Doctor Visits

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

The study: In a 10-year span fewer Americans went to the doctor, a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau says. In 2001 adults of working age went to see a doctor, nurse or other health provider an average 4.8 times, but in 2010 that fell to 3.9 visits.

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Watch: Mother and Son Team Up to Help Addicts

10/02/2012 majac Your Health Matters

Debbie and Brandon Knauss stage drug interventions on TLC’s “Cracking Addiction.”

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