"Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton talks to Erica Hill and Chris Wragge about the risk factors for osteoporosis and what you can do to minimize them.
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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton answers health questions from viewers. This week: dementia, allergies and sleep issues.
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"Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton reports on a new procedure for asthmatics called bronchial thermoplasty.
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Hospitals are reporting severe shortages of many key medications, including some for cancer. Rebecca Jarvis speaks with CBS News Medical Correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton about why these shortages exist and how best to navigate around them
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On Today's Ask It Early, CBS Medical Correspondent, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, answers questions about the blood type diet, cardio, and back pain issues.
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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton answers questions about jet lag, menopause and vitamin supplements
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"Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton talks to Rebecca Jarvis about how to recognize and avoid heat-related illnesses.
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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton answers health questions from viewers
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Is the right diet for you all dependent on what blood type you are? Rebecca Jarvis speaks with Early Show Medical Correspondent, Dr
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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton answers viewer health questions on issues like high blood pressure, hydrating in the heat, lyme disease and food allergies.
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More than three million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that's linked to 12,000 deaths every year.
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CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports on how colon cancer screening saves lives but a new CDC report says that 33 percent of Americans are not getting tested
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Erica Hill talks to "Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about how to avoid migraine triggers following a profile of a woman who has suffered from them since childhood
Read More »Video: Cell phones and cancer: What does WHO report mean?
Rebecca Jarvis talks to "Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton about a new report linking cell phones and brain cancer and finds out what can be done to limit health risks
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