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In the November 2008 issue
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When it’s fine to test on your own, and when to leave it to the pros.
(pages 1, 4, 5)
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Julia Ewan/The Washington Post
what's inside this issue
FOOD SENSE
  • Can coffee be a health food? (page 7)
SPECIAL REPORT
  • Get treated right, at any age (pages 8, 9)
HEALTH-CARE SAVVY
  • ABCs of sleeping right
    (page 10)
OFFICE VISIT
  • The truth shall set you free (page 11)
ON YOUR MIND
  • High-fructose corn syrup
    vs. sugar; Cataract surgery; Taming triglycerides; How contagious is the flu?
    (page 12)
UPFRONT
  • Editor’s note: Coping with wounds (page 2)
HEALTH WIRE
  • Don’t be shy with your surgeon; Happier and
    healthier; Alcohol and pre-
    diabetes; Abnormal heartbeat?; Pick up pen, put down fork (pages 2, 3)
NEWS; YES OR NO?
  • Flu shot: More important than ever (page 3)
  • A walk in the park; Cancer fraud; Early-bird colonoscopies; Candy overload; Recycling CFLs (page 3)
MEDICAL MATTERS
  • How to care for cuts and scrapes (page 6)
  • Chemotherapy concerns
    (page 6)

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