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In the December 2009 issue
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(pages 1, 4, 5)
what's inside this issue
FOOD SENSE
  • 10 easy ways to eat more
    fiber (page 7)
SPECIAL REPORT
  • When doctors prescribe
    "off-label" (pages 8, 9)
MEDICAL MATTERS
  • Weathering winter (page 10)
OFFICE VISIT
  • The mystery of the five-week cough (page 11)
ON YOUR MIND
  • Should I get the swine flu (H1N1) vaccine if I’ve had Guillain-Barre syndrome?; Crunch the fat away?; Minerals in tap water; Sleep training (page 12)
UPFRONT
  • Editor’s note: Swine flu confusion (page 2)
HEALTH WIRE
  • Chocolate craving: Don’t
    blame hormones; Flu shots
    may help the heart; Money problems, memory problems; Noise pollution and blood pressure; Strong thighs, healthy heart?; Pat your
    head, take your meds; Risky diabetes drug. (pages 2, 3)
NEWS; YES OR NO?
  • How well do you wash your hands? (page 3)
  • Free medication tracker; Permanent extension cords; Reading the newspaper; Earring overload; Turkey talk. (page 3)
HEALTH-CARE SAVVY
  • Do-it-yourself massage
    (page 6)
  • What a chiropractor can do (page 6)

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