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Exercising despite rotator cuff issue

A deep pushup is stressful on the rotator cuff, but a ½ -depth, slow and controlled pushup can be equally effective at working a variety of muscle groups at

Therapist: PTSD Marines get shoddy care

Manion was fired in September after working for eight months for a company that has a contract with the military to provide mental health care on the North

New activism for suicide prevention

Lori Zeller is part of a growing movement of survivors of suicide loss who openly speak out about the experience despite the stigma attached.

Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cluster reported

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

The journey of a thousand miles begins

A 19-year old Marine from Wisconsin lost his feet during a roadside blast in Afghanistan last month. But he plans to walk through the door when he comes home

Military seeks to predict PTSD

A military experiment is now trying to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.  Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the

Southern US counties most obese

The statistics are estimates for the year 2007 — based on surveys, census figures and other information for that and other years

HIV+ soccer team scores against stigma

Epworth is one of the poorest townships in Zimbabwe. It has a high prevalence of HIV.

Moss criticized after skinny remark

Eating disorder experts criticized Kate Moss on Thursday after the supermodel cited a phrase used on pro-anorexia Web sites as her motto.

US survey: Southern counties most obese

The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia.

Radical measures won't stop H1N1

Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if

Vaccines for AIDS, Alzheimer's, herpes

Vaccines are no longer a sleepy, low-profit niche in a booming drug industry. Today, they're starting to give ailing pharmaceutical makers a shot in the arm.

A shot in the arm from drug companies

Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, in

Helping the walking wounded find work

Veterans returning home and suffering from PTSD may find the job market alot more bleak than citizens, but one program is trying to change that. 

Wheelchair rugby helps rehab athletes

The Smash Rugby team at the Shepherd Center, a rehabilitation hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, scrimmages several nights a week on an indoor basketball court.

Health care: What's best treatment?

Which treatments work best ? How much do they cost? And how should doctors and patients use that information?

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