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Yoga can be bad for you

Today's items: When Yoga backfires. | Drink tea, but hold the milk. | Blood test could help predict heart's future. | In the hospital, forewarned is forearmed. | Patients, watch your backs (and your records).

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The Perils of Posing (Newsweek)

Yoga-related injuries are on the rise as more people take up the discipline. An orthopedic surgeon tells you what you need to know to exercise smart.

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Milk in tea 'blocks health gains' (BBC)

Adding milk to a cup of tea can destroy its ability to protect against heart disease, according to research.

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Spotting future heart trouble (Sacramento Bee)

Blood test detects too much stress, identifies high-risk patients.

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Government to list hospitals that falter in heart attack care
(USAToday)

In a dramatic bid to improve hospital performance, the government plans to post a consumer-friendly comparison of hospitals' heart attack and heart failure death rates on the Internet.

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Diagnosis: Identity Theft (Business Week)

For $60, a thief can buy your health records-and use them to get costly care. Guess who gets the bill

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