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AUG. 20, 2008

LATEST HEALTH NEWS  Brought to you by Juices May Make Medicine Less Effective Drinking juice -- especially grapefruit juice -- while taking pills may weaken them or make them too strong. MORE Sex Can Be Good For Your Body There are many reasons to like sex, including all the good things it can do for your health in general. MORE Mental Patient Stuck In Chair Dies On Tape A hospital may lose funding after a mental patient spent 22 hours untended in a chair as staff sat nearby. MORE Wrist Better Than Groin For Angioplasty? To clear arteries leading to the heart, doctors often use a vein in the thigh. But working from the wrist might be better for patients. MORE Checking Yourself Can Help Stop Cancer The key to fighting some cancers is keeping an eye -- and a hand -- on your body, doctors say. MORE WEATHER TODAY HIGH: 68 LOW: 60 TOMORROW HIGH: 69 LOW: 60 LATEST VIDEOS Get more self-confidence Aug. 8: Psychiatrist Gail Saltz and body language expert Janine Driver discuss ways to gain more confidence. WATCH NOW Foods for managing menopause Aug. 8: TODAY diet and nutrition editor Madelyn Fernstrom discusses foods that will help alleviate the symptoms of menopause. WATCH NOW Lose baby weight like a star Aug. 7: Us Weekly contributor Jill Martin discusses how celebrities shed the baby weight so quickly. WATCH NOW

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