Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives. 
Recent research has helped clarify not just who is prone to self-handicapping but also its consequences -- and its possible benefits. 
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Researchers said that especially with young patients who were overweight but not yet obese, doctors might be missing a good chance to intervene. 
Teenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post intimate personal information they come to regret. 
As the body loses its ability to regulate glucose, parts of the brain involved in memory lose blood flow, researchers find. 
The quality of cancer care at different hospitals is uneven and raises thorny questions about what informed consent should mean. 
Doctors can?t explain it, but every day in medicine there are people who know they are near death, no matter what the tests show. 
National health spending grew in 2007 at the lowest rate in nine years, mainly because prescription drug spending increased at the slowest pace since 1963. 
Doctors will be able to make face-to-face Web calls on patients in Hawaii starting Jan. 15. 
A new study reports that the heart attack victims who gasp are more likely to survive -- especially if they are given chest compressions right away. 
The Ebola virus, which causes a deadly hemorrhagic fever, has surfaced for the second time in less than two years in south-central Congo. 
Some Latina women are using drugs or potentially harmful home methods to end their pregnancies. 
New Jersey, the first state in the nation to require flu shots for young schoolchildren, set a Dec. 31 deadline for parents to obtain flu vaccinations for their children. 
An indicator of the economic doldrums in South Korea: Seoul?s obsession with plastic surgery is waning, and once-crowded clinics are closing. 
A childhood devoid of junk food breeds certain cravings. 
An ?anti-energy? drink?s novel image: chic ? or shameful? 
Some yogis are using humor as their vehicle to self-improvement and understanding. 
A seemingly meager diet of gruel, onions and bread may be a sufficient diet after all, researchers say. 
The new Congress plans to move aggressively against the tobacco industry by regulating cigarettes, raising sales taxes and ratifying an international antitobacco treaty. 
The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on branded promotional items. 
Former Senator Tom Daschle attended a community meeting on health care in Dublin, Ind., on Monday, and he got an earful. 
Dr. Joseph Biederman of Harvard will forgo speaking engagements and research as an investigation into drug maker fees unfolds. 
Whether you prefer cutting-edge medicine or time-tested practices, these books cover the gamut of health care advances past, present and future. 
Ira?s story is a classic example of invasive cardiology run amok. 
Men who want to know whether they?re more likely to father a boy or a girl may garner clues from their family tree. 
Behavioral scientists are fascinated by why people buy exercise machines, only to let them rust. 
Could cooking oil, spices or canned foods stored next to a microwave oven be receiving unhealthy doses of microwave emissions? 
In Robin Romm?s account of her mother?s death from cancer, her fury is transformed into an instrument for pursuing truth. 
Trapped in a body that can't walk, a woman learns to appreciate reality. 
The lessons learned by a geriatric psychiatrist from his Holocaust-survivor patients. 
It is too soon to gauge the true psychiatric consequences of the economic debacle, but the crisis is leaving its mark on individuals. 
For doctors with patients who are middle-schoolers, it can sometimes be unclear what information should stay confidential. 
The process for creating guidelines can be idiosyncratic and error-prone, especially in regard to children?s health. 
Medical schools may be underemphasizing a simple virtue: good manners. 
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