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Heart Stents' Advantage Over Drugs Fades With Time, Study Says - Bloomberg


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Heart Stents' Advantage Over Drugs Fades With Time, Study Says
Bloomberg - Aug 13, 2008
By Alex Nussbaum Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Using heart stents to prop open diseased arteries has little advantage over medicines, exercise and a better diet, according to researchers who said the devices should be a last resort for most patients.
Controlling Angina: Surgical Stents or Medication? HealthNews
Try drugs first to treat chest pain, study says Kentucky.com
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Baby bottles, metal theft among targets of California bills - Los Angeles Times


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Baby bottles, metal theft among targets of California bills
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
Unsafe food packaging and campaign finance are also topics addressed in a flood of legislation awaiting its fate as legislators rush to leave Sacramento.
California Considers Ban on Toxic Chemical in Baby Products The Epoch Times
California Moves Toward Ban on BPA in Baby Products Wall Street Journal Blogs
San Jose Mercury News - KATU - Consumer Affairs
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Olympian Michael Phelps' 12000 calorie a day diet - Monsters and Critics.com


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Olympian Michael Phelps' 12000 calorie a day diet
Monsters and Critics.com - 9 hours ago
By Stone Martindale Aug 14, 2008, 2:35 GMT Michael Phelps during the men's 200M individual medley heats at the National Aquatic Center, better known as the

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Scientists get millions for stem cell research - San Francisco Chronicle


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Scientists get millions for stem cell research
San Francisco Chronicle - 6 hours ago
(08-13) 19:51 PDT — The governing board of California's stem cell agency awarded a total of $59 million today to support the budgets of 23 young scientists and physicians throughout the state who have proposed new stem cell research projects.
UC Davis researcher gets $2M for stem cell research Bizjournals.com
UCD stem cell researcher wins $2 million in funding Sacramento Bee
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Helping Rescued and Dumped Animals - Ozarks First


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Helping Rescued and Dumped Animals
Ozarks First - 1 hour ago
(Springfield, MO) — Whether it's animal hoarding or dumping, the Humane Society is in charge of nurturing those types of animals back to health.
More than 360 animals found at filthy Mo. property The Associated Press
Woman charged after 400 animals removed from property in Pleasant Hope KTTS
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Organ Transplant Program Removes Babies' Hearts - Washington Post


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Organ Transplant Program Removes Babies' Hearts
Washington Post - Aug 13, 2008
By Rob Stein Surgeons in Denver have begun removing the hearts of severely brain-damaged newborns less than two minutes after the babies are disconnected from life support and their hearts stop beating so the organs can be transplanted into infants who
Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues U.S. News & World Report
Doctors Perform Controversial Heart Transplants on Infants Wall Street Journal
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Don't say diet - San Jose Mercury News

Don't say diet
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 13 hours ago
Your Don't Say Diet column says you've lost 100 pounds. I'm very interested in hearing your story. Is there someplace I can read about how you lost weight?

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Don't say diet - San Jose Mercury News

Don't say diet
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 1 hour ago
Your Don't Say Diet column says you've lost 100 pounds. I'm very interested in hearing your story. Is there someplace I can read about how you lost weight?

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EATING MACHINE: Phelps' 12000-Calorie Diet - WCBS-TV New York

EATING MACHINE: Phelps' 12000-Calorie Diet
WCBS-TV New York, NY - 9 hours ago
What better place to cook-up Phelps' daily diet than the Olympic Flame diner. That's where CBS 2 HD went on Wednesday afternoon to try to recreate the

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MS drug may work against viral infection: study - Reuters


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MS drug may work against viral infection: study
Reuters - 17 hours ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug that Novartis AG is testing in people with multiple sclerosis also has the potential to treat certain viral infections, perhaps including the AIDS virus, US researchers said on Wednesday.
Woman's immune system may hold key to HIV vaccine FierceBioResearcher
Immune paradox could help treat Aids Telegraph.co.uk
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The Olympic Diet of Michael Phelps - WebMD

The Olympic Diet of Michael Phelps
WebMD - 10 hours ago
Questions and answers about the high-calorie diet that fuels the Olympic swimmer's championship performance. By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD Aug.

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The Olympic Diet of Michael Phelps - WebMD


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The Olympic Diet of Michael Phelps
WebMD - 1 hour ago
Questions and answers about the high-calorie diet that fuels the Olympic swimmer's championship performance. By Kathleen M. Zelman, MPH, RD, LD Aug.
The Michael Phelps Diet: Don’t Try It at Home Wall Street Journal Blogs
Michael Phelps Dishes on His Unusual Eating Habits YumSugar.com
What Michael Phelps eats phillyBurbs.com
Reader’s Digest
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Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s - Washington Post


Irish Health
Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Serena Gordon WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — A satisfying sex lifeispossible as you age into your 70s and 80s, new research suggests.
Elders' Sex Problems: Not Just Aging WebMD
Study: Sex Doesn't Get Old Just Because You Do FOXNews
Reuters - Science Daily (press release) - Irish Health
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Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses - Washington Post


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Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — It may be possible to prevent a drug addiction relapse by disrupting the brain's attempts to retrieve drug-associated memories, according to new research.
Hacking Memory to Break Drug Addiction Scientific American
New Treatment for Addicts? Ivanhoe
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Guess whose diet is most affected by high gas prices. - Philadelphia citypaper.net

Guess whose diet is most affected by high gas prices.
Philadelphia citypaper.net, PA - 2 hours ago
Though many vegans are inspired in part by kindness toward the Earth and its creatures, they are now finding that their diet is very dependent on cheap gas.

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Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run - U.S. News & World Report

Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
U.S. News & World Report - Aug 13, 2008
By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — There are some advantages to artery-opening angioplasty over drug treatment for people with heart disease, but those advantages disappear within three years, according to the latest report on a
Drugs, angioplasty give similar life quality: study Reuters
Heart Stents' Advantage Over Drugs Fades With Time, Study Says Bloomberg
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Alkermes and Cephalon - RedOrbit


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Alkermes and Cephalon
RedOrbit - 1 hour ago
The FDA has warned of the risk of injection site reactions to Vivitrol, a once-monthly injection drug for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
FDA warns of reactions to alcohol dependence drug Reuters
FDA Issues Warning About Alkermes Inc’s Alcoholism Drug - Vivitrol eFluxMedia
Bizjournals.com - Chester DailyLocal.com - BusinessWeek
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Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers - Chicago Tribune


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Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers
Chicago Tribune - Aug 13, 2008
As Illinois prepares to send 3000 National Guardsmen off to Afghanistan in the next several months, new research highlights some of the health risks these soldiers will face.
Alcohol abuse rises among US combat veterans-study Reuters
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans U.S. News & World Report
NavyTimes.com - eFluxMedia - Stars and Stripes - MedHeadlines
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Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers - Chicago Tribune


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Alcohol abuse a risk for returning soldiers
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
As Illinois prepares to send 3000 National Guardsmen off to Afghanistan in the next several months, new research highlights some of the health risks these soldiers will face.
Alcohol abuse rises among US combat veterans-study Reuters
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans U.S. News & World Report
findingDulcinea - Science Daily (press release) - United Press International - The Associated Press
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Mass. expands tuna salad recall - Boston Globe


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Mass. expands tuna salad recall
Boston Globe - Aug 13, 2008
BOSTON—Massachusetts health officials are broadly expanding its recall of a ready-to-eat tuna salad that may be contaminated with listeriosis-causing bacterias.
Massachusetts Expands Listeria-Tainted Tuna Salad Recall Newsinferno.com
State issues new warnings on tuna salad Boston Herald
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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 13, 2008
Feeding children as young as three a "junk food" diet makes them significantly more likely to fall behind at school, a new study shows.
Junior junk eaters are slow learners NEWS.com.au
School dinners debate: Junk food may harm toddlers' ability to learn guardian.co.uk
Banning junk food in school does not improve classroom performance Daily Mail
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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 13, 2008
Feeding children as young as three a "junk food" diet makes them significantly more likely to fall behind at school, a new study shows.
School dinners debate: Junk food may harm toddlers' ability to learn guardian.co.uk
Banning junk food in school does not improve classroom performance Daily Mail
'Burgers do not make kids bad' The Sun
PhysOrg.com
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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 13, 2008
Feeding children as young as three a "junk food" diet makes them significantly more likely to fall behind at school, a new study shows.
Kids' Junk Food Warning Sky News
Junk food can make kids naughty Sify
Junk food eating toddlers may have poor academic life in future HealthJockey.com
guardian.co.uk - News-Medical.net
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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Junk food diet 'makes children more likely to fail at school'
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 44 minutes ago
Feeding children as young as three a "junk food" diet makes them significantly more likely to fall behind at school, a new study shows.
Banning junk food in school does not improve classroom performance Daily Mail
'Burgers do not make kids bad' The Sun
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The Michael Phelps Diet: Don’t Try It at Home - Wall Street Journal Blogs


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The Michael Phelps Diet: Don’t Try It at Home
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 1 hour ago
12000-calorie-a-day diet, gave us a stomachache. Could one human being possibly consume that much and still be in Phelps’s shape? And could this possibly be

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