Health Report from NBCSandiego

AUG. 20, 2008

LATEST HEALTH NEWS  Brought to you by Juices May Make Medicine Less Effective Drinking juice -- especially grapefruit juice -- while taking pills may weaken them or make them too strong. MORE Sex Can Be Good For Your Body There are many reasons to like sex, including all the good things it can do for your health in general. MORE Mental Patient Stuck In Chair Dies On Tape A hospital may lose funding after a mental patient spent 22 hours untended in a chair as staff sat nearby. MORE Wrist Better Than Groin For Angioplasty? To clear arteries leading to the heart, doctors often use a vein in the thigh. But working from the wrist might be better for patients. MORE Checking Yourself Can Help Stop Cancer The key to fighting some cancers is keeping an eye -- and a hand -- on your body, doctors say. MORE WEATHER TODAY HIGH: 74 LOW: 67 TOMORROW HIGH: 74 LOW: 67 LATEST VIDEOS Star, Olympian Share Similar Battle Actress Christina Applegate announced she recently had a double-mastectomy. Medical Correspondent Peggy Pico explains why other women, including an Olympic Gold Medalist, call it a "Champion's Choice." WATCH NOW Olympics Inspire Fitness Craze Local gyms report a surge in workouts and new membership since the Olympic games began. WATCH NOW Store Lets You Smash Away Stress There's a new place to go in San Diego where it's OK for you to break something to relieve stress or just have a smashing good time. WATCH NOW

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