Everything You Need to Know About Health: Suffering From Olympic Exhaustion?

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Friday, August 15, 2008

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Experts Piece Together Long-Term Picture of Asthma
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Why It Matters
Why do more boys have asthma than girls, but more women have the
respiratory disease than men? Researchers may have explained it in
their new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical
Care Medicine.
Also See:
> WebMD's Asthma Health Center
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> WebMD's Health & Parenting Center
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Whole Foods Recalls Popcorn Brand
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhe0Ef
Why It Matters
This snack could be a problem if you have a milk allergy. Get the
details in this WebMD report.
Also See:
> Food Allergies: Tips for Eating Out
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> Healthy Snacking Tips
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Have Obesity Surgery and Sleep Apnea? Keep Your Nightly Breathing Aids
-- Just in Case
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhh0Ei
Why It Matters
If you think obesity surgery is a sure bet for stopping sleep apnea,
better check this study from the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
Also See:
> Is Lap-Band Obesity Surgery for You?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhi0Ej
> Understanding Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhj0Ek

Suffering From Olympic Exhaustion?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhk0El
Why It Matters
Does watching all the late-night Olympics coverage leave you feeling
like you've been swimming the 200-meter butterfly yourself? Check out
this WebMD report about getting enough rest.
Also See:
> WebMD's Sleep Disorders Blog, Hosted by Michael Breus, PhD, ABSM
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhl0Em
> The Olympic Diet of Michael Phelps
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhm0En
> 10 Tips for an Olympic Body
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhn0Eo

Of Particular Risk to High School Girls
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRho0Ep
Why It Matters
What causes the most catastrophic injuries in school sports? Don't
look on the field, researchers say. Look along the sidelines. You may
be surprised by this report from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill's National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research.
Also See:
> Girls' Soccer: Concussion Risk
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhp0Eq
> High School Sports: Football Riskiest?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhq0Er
> WebMD's Healthy Children Blog, Hosted by Steven Parker, MD
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhr0Es

The FDA Reports on Bisphenol A
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhs0Et
Why It Matters
See what the federal regulators now say about this component of
everyday plastic products that had been linked to several health
concerns.
Also See:
> Bisphenol A: 6 Questions and Answers
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRht0Eu
> Stores to Pull Bisphenol A Baby Bottles
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e1T70Nec5M0IfV0BRhu0Ev

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