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Alzheimer's: Trouble sleeping could affect memory later on
published on February 14th, 2012 at 09:31 PM
br/br/People who have trouble sleeping may be at higher risk of developing memory problems, new research shows. Also, those who woke frequently in the night had a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DWjbVgmVyWx5P3Nowc8UZ5Orgts/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DWjbVgmVyWx5P3Nowc8UZ5Orgts/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DWjbVgmVyWx5P3Nowc8UZ5Orgts/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/DWjbVgmVyWx5P3Nowc8UZ5Orgts/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~4/myT2-YrDW-U" height="1" width="1"/
Walk while you work? Many employees join healthful trend
published on February 14th, 2012 at 09:31 PM
br/br/Samantha O'Lenick keeps a pair of tennis shoes stowed under the desk in her office mdash; for company meetings. A dozen times a week, O'Lenick kicks off her heels, laces up her tennies, gathers her staff and hits the streets. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/frfLkU8kmTg10qmje2q5kJJUJUc/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/frfLkU8kmTg10qmje2q5kJJUJUc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/frfLkU8kmTg10qmje2q5kJJUJUc/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/frfLkU8kmTg10qmje2q5kJJUJUc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~4/kRwEDVlaKhA" height="1" width="1"/
Why the long wait for Whitney Houston's toxicology reports?
published on February 13th, 2012 at 09:31 PM
br/br/Whitney Houston's death is still being investigated, and it might take weeks to get toxicology reports back, the Los Angeles County Coronerrsquo;s office said. Thatrsquo;s not an unusual time frame for such a case, but why does it take so long? pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_qP8ubULp-Lw7C90Y01Q8DRiyyo/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_qP8ubULp-Lw7C90Y01Q8DRiyyo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_qP8ubULp-Lw7C90Y01Q8DRiyyo/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/_qP8ubULp-Lw7C90Y01Q8DRiyyo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~4/EBXQJ-drb-Y" height="1" width="1"/
Measles at Super Bowl festivities threatens public health
published on February 10th, 2012 at 09:31 PM
br/br/Less than a week after the game, the Indiana State Department of Health circulated a release that touched on a Super Bowl health hazard few had considered: measles vaccinations. State health officials reported two confirmed and two probable cases of the respiratory ailment. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vl3Nr2UfZQ-OqBIOvMRql5ZSdWc/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vl3Nr2UfZQ-OqBIOvMRql5ZSdWc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vl3Nr2UfZQ-OqBIOvMRql5ZSdWc/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/vl3Nr2UfZQ-OqBIOvMRql5ZSdWc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~4/dxd7pbKUlg8" height="1" width="1"/
Salt therapy: A cure for breathing and skin problems?
published on February 10th, 2012 at 09:31 PM
br/br/At spas opening up in Florida and throughout the country, clients sit in special rooms infused with high concentrations of salt. They say it opens up their sinuses, drains mucus, reduces swelling of the bronchial tubes and boosts their immune systems. pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/PyivrfO-meCv0zktOqZYeMAuziM/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/PyivrfO-meCv0zktOqZYeMAuziM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/PyivrfO-meCv0zktOqZYeMAuziM/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/PyivrfO-meCv0zktOqZYeMAuziM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~4/dTapbB5N79g" height="1" width="1"/