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Chinese fast-food chain Panda Express thrives on a diet of orange … - Los Angeles Times


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Chinese fast-food chain Panda Express thrives on a diet of orange
Los Angeles Times, CA - 45 minutes ago
Kristy Marrow, a sales representative for a tool company, at a Panda Express in Azusa. She says she eats at the chain about once a week.

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Sewage spill closes section of shore in Long Beach - Los Angeles Times


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Sewage spill closes section of shore in Long Beach
Los Angeles Times - 5 hours ago
A nearly 4-mile section of beach in Long Beach remained closed Tuesday evening after more than 20000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Los Angeles River.
Sewage spill closes beaches in Long Beach San Jose Mercury News
Sewage shuts LB shoreline Long Beach Press-Telegram
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Pembroke residents should continue to boil water - WHDH-TV


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Pembroke residents should continue to boil water
WHDH-TV - 1 hour ago
PEMBROKE, Mass. — Pembroke officials are urging town residents to continue to boil their drinking water as they recover from the discovery of E. coli in the distribution system.
Pembroke officials to discuss E. coli contamination Boston Globe
Water Tests Clean After E. coli Contamination Boston Channel.com
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Supplements OK for Cancer Survivors? - WebMD

Supplements OK for Cancer Survivors?
WebMD - 2 hours ago
Supplement use was tied into diet habits and other lifestyle factors, Snyder's team found. In general, the healthier the lifestyle, the more likely the
Cancer survivors: Heed supplement warnings United Press International
Older Cancer Survivors Should Heed Concerns About Dietary Supplements WebWire (press release)
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'Positive results' on AIDS therapy - China Daily


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'Positive results' on AIDS therapy
China Daily - 1 hour ago
By Shan Juan (China Daily) MEXICO CITY — The early results of a clinical trial to test the efficacy of "second-line" treatments for people suffering from full-blown AIDS have been positive, a senior Chinese health official said at last week's 2008
Genital herpes treatment does not prevent HIV Reuters
Advocates Share Ideas In Teaching About AIDS New York Times
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Beat rising food bills - follow the inflation-proof diet - guardian.co.uk

Beat rising food bills - follow the inflation-proof diet
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Mysupermarket.co.uk publishes prices for a shopping basket of staples, in various shops, year on year, and it is quite depressing.

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Alcohol abuse rises among US combat veterans-study - Reuters


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Alcohol abuse rises among US combat veterans-study
Reuters - Aug 12, 2008
CHICAGO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A significant number of US veterans back from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan begin abusing alcohol after returning, perhaps to cope with traumatic memories of combat, military researchers said on Tuesday.
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans U.S. News & World Report
After combat, citizen soldiers turning to alcohol The Associated Press
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FDA OKs HIV Drug Viread for Hepatitis B - WebMD


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FDA OKs HIV Drug Viread for Hepatitis B
WebMD - Aug 12, 2008
By Miranda Hitti Aug. 12, 2008 — The FDA has approved the HIV drug Viread for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in adults, according to Viread's maker, California-based Gilead Sciences Inc. Hepatitis B is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis B
Viread Approved for Hepatitis B U.S. News & World Report
Gilead HIV drug approved for hepatitis B Bizjournals.com
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5 Lifestyle Habits Cut Stroke Risk - WebMD


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5 Lifestyle Habits Cut Stroke Risk
WebMD - 13 hours ago
By Kelley Colihan Aug. 12, 2008 — A new study shows that five healthy lifestyle factors help cut the risk of the most common type of stroke by 80%.
Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle U.S. News & World Report
Bad childhood experiences tied to early drinking Reuters
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Parents Like Retail Clinics for Kids - WebMD


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Parents Like Retail Clinics for Kids
WebMD - 6 hours ago
By Kelley Colihan According to a new survey, many parents do — and those who have would do so again. Retail clinics — also known as in-store or convenient-care clinics — began cropping up in suburban landscapes in 2005.
Some walk-in clinics closing after boom Minneapolis Star Tribune
Convenience key to retail clinics United Press International
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Value Added: The Cookie Diet Hits The Web - Washington Post


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Value Added: The Cookie Diet Hits The Web
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
Matthew Siegal made me think of that line when he told me how easy it was to expand his father's diet cookie business, which could earn Matt millions if

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Report: Health care costs to rise 10.6% - Bizjournals.com


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Report: Health care costs to rise 10.6%
Bizjournals.com - 26 minutes ago
Rises in health care costs are slowing but will still increase more than 10 percent in the coming year, according to a report from Aon Consulting Worldwide.
Health care cost growth expected to slow San Francisco Chronicle
Health care costs seen rising 10 percent in 2009 The Associated Press
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Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet - U.S. News & World Report

Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
U.S. News & World Report, DC - Aug 12, 2008
Their two-month study of overweight or obese adults, ages 25 to 60, found that those who ate two eggs for breakfast as part of a calorie-reduced diet lost

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Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet - U.S. News & World Report

Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 2 hours ago
Their two-month study of overweight or obese adults, ages 25 to 60, found that those who ate two eggs for breakfast as part of a calorie-reduced diet lost

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Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet - U.S. News & World Report

Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 34 minutes ago
Their two-month study of overweight or obese adults, ages 25 to 60, found that those who ate two eggs for breakfast as part of a calorie-reduced diet lost

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Exec in CA homeless patient scam denies charges - FierceHealthcare


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Exec in CA homeless patient scam denies charges
FierceHealthcare - 1 hour ago
By Anne Zieger A man operating a health assessment center on Los Angeles's Skid Row has formally denied charges that he took kickbacks from three metro LA hospitals to locate homeless people for needless treatment.
Mitts Pleads Not Guilty To Recruiting Homeless For Insurance Scam ChattahBox
Man pleads not guilty in homeless health case San Jose Mercury News
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Michael Phelps Diet On Spotlight - eMaxHealth.com

Michael Phelps Diet On Spotlight
eMaxHealth.com, NC - 54 minutes ago
Can one eat pizza and pasta most of the time and be on such a good diet to become an Olylmpic Champion? Apparently that's the case with Michael Phelps as

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Early diet 'affects learning' - The Press Association

Early diet 'affects learning'
The Press Association - 2 hours ago
Children who ate a junk food diet when they were three made less progress at school, the study by the Institute for Education at the University of London

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Early diet 'affects learning' - The Press Association

Early diet 'affects learning'
The Press Association - 59 minutes ago
Children who ate a junk food diet when they were three made less progress at school, the study by the Institute for Education at the University of London

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Don't say diet - San Jose Mercury News

Don't say diet
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
By Kathy Manweiler Wichita (Kan.) Eagle If summertime has a signature sandwich, it might be the BLT. Here's the bad news: that sandwich can contain more

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Is This Blurry? Half of Americans Have Poor Eyesight, Study Finds - FOXNews


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Is This Blurry? Half of Americans Have Poor Eyesight, Study Finds
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
Fifty percent of Americans age 20 and older are thought to have some sort of vision problem, most commonly myopia (nearsightedness) or astigmatism (blurred vision), researchers at the National Eye Institute reported Monday in the Archives of
Half of US Adults Lack 20/20 Vision U.S. News & World Report
Eye care gap found between Americans, Canadians CBC.ca
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Plant-Based Diets: An Overview of Options for Optimal Health - Natural News.com

Plant-Based Diets: An Overview of Options for Optimal Health
Natural News.com, AZ - 1 hour ago
(NaturalNews) The common question surrounding plant-based diets concerns the source of protein. Although food calories also consist of carbohydrates and

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Braw or Naw: Diet of Worms - The Skinny

Braw or Naw: Diet of Worms
The Skinny, UK - 2 hours ago
Irish sketch group Diet of Worms cast their critical eye over what's braw and what's naw at this year's Fringe. Braw: The delightfully odd woman who came to

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Hot Docs: An Impending Oil Crunch, New Orleans, Dirty Dining, and More - U.S. News & World Report


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Hot Docs: An Impending Oil Crunch, New Orleans, Dirty Dining, and More
U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago
The Coming Oil Supply Crunch: Oil prices might be high now, but the world could face a "serious oil supply crunch" in the next five to 10 years, according to a study by Chatham House, Britain's Royal Institute of International Affairs, that looks at
Three Years After Katrina New York Times
Optimism Blends with Disappointment Three Years after Katrina eFluxMedia
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Diet worth its weight in gold - The Age

Diet worth its weight in gold
The Age, Australia - 5 hours ago
FOR six months Nathan Outteridge went to bed with his stomach aching, hungry for food. All the sailor from Wangi Wangi on the NSW Central Coast wanted to do

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