Local Produce Buyers and Sellers Aren't Excited About Irradiated … - KSFY
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Local Produce Buyers and Sellers Aren't Excited About Irradiated …
KSFY - 1 hour ago By Robert Wilson This week the Food and Drug Administration approved irradiating iceberg lettuce and spinach to kill dangerous pathogens and extend shelf-life. Regulators expected to allow radiation for spinach, lettuce San Jose Mercury News FDA Allows Irradiation of Some Produce New York Times CNNMoney.com - WBIR-TV - TheCelebrityCafe.com - WebMD all 774 news articles |
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Sexual orientation laws trump religious freedom, California … - Catholic News Agency
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Sexual orientation laws trump religious freedom, California …
Catholic News Agency - 1 hour ago Sacramento, Aug 23, 2008 / 08:47 pm (CNA).- The California Supreme Court’s unanimous Monday decision against two doctors who declined to artificially inseminate a lesbian could have significant implications for religious freedom in the United States. When religion and healthcare collide Los Angeles Times Calif. Court Puts Gays' Care Over Doctors' Faith Washington Post San Francisco Chronicle - Catholic Weekly - The Ledger - Boston Globe all 538 news articles |
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Web site provides information on hospital death rates - Brownsville Herald
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Web site provides information on hospital death rates
Brownsville Herald - 1 hour ago By Melissa McEver, The Brownsville Herald Patients now have a new way to compare quality of care at the region's hospitals. This past week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services launched a new tool that gives the public access to hospitals' … Hospital Deaths Go Public U.S. News & World Report Hospital gets $250K from state The Daily News of Newburyport USA Today - Palm Beach Post - Atlanta Journal Constitution - CNN all 137 news articles |
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Fighting Medicare Fraud - New York Times
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Fighting Medicare Fraud
New York Times - 1 hour ago Re “Medicare’s Claims” (editorial, Aug. 22) and “Report Rejects Medicare Data on Less Fraud” (front page, Aug. 21): It’s important for the federal agency in charge of Medicare to collect and publish accurate Medicare fraud statistics. Stark Revelation Wall Street Journal Inspector general to chastise Medicare MiamiHerald.com ProPublica - Wall Street Journal Blogs - United Press International - Reason Online all 47 news articles |
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Measles Returns - New York Times
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Measles Returns
New York Times - 40 minutes ago There has been an upsurge of measles cases in the United States, mostly because of parents’ misguided fears of vaccinations. The number is still relatively small - but climbing. Measles Cases Highest Since 1996 U.S. News & World Report Measles Outbreaks Worry CDC WebMD The Associated Press - MSNBC - Baltimore Sun - RedOrbit all 525 news articles |
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FDA to allow food producers to irradiate spinach, lettuce - WBIR-TV
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FDA to allow food producers to irradiate spinach, lettuce
WBIR-TV - 1 hour ago By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY The Food and Drug Administration has approved use of irradiation on spinach and lettuce to kill dangerous bacteria, but companies may have a tough time selling the idea to consumers. Regulators expected to allow radiation for spinach, lettuce San Jose Mercury News FDA Allows Irradiation of Some Produce New York Times CNNMoney.com - WebMD - San Francisco Chronicle - Reuters all 772 news articles |
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Full Facial Transplant Is One Step Closer - Slashdot
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Full Facial Transplant Is One Step Closer
Slashdot - 1 hour ago Hugh Pickens writes "A Chinese medical team led by Shuzhong Guo of the Fourth Military Medical University in Xi'an has successfully completed the first transplant to include facial bone in a transplant on a man whose face was slashed by a bear. Face transplants can work, studies show Reuters Face Transplant Patients Make Progress WebMD eFluxMedia - Times Online - Forbes - BBC News all 342 news articles |
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My diet secrets to shape up for summer - Sunday Mirror
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My diet secrets to shape up for summer
Sunday Mirror, UK - 4 minutes ago Forget faddy diets and think of the food pyramid instead. At the bottom comes vegetables raw and cooked which should make up 30-35 per cent of your intake. … |
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Fat guy from local pool goes on Phelps diet, dies next day - CBSSports.com
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Fat guy from local pool goes on Phelps diet, dies next day
CBSSports.com - 49 minutes ago Then, when Venable got word of Phelps' 12000-calorie-a-day diet, he decided to adopt the carb- and fat-rich ingest-fest. The 63-year-old stockbroker spent … |
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M&Ms As Diet Food? 100-calorie Pack Misconceptions - Science Daily (press release)
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M&Ms As Diet Food? 100-calorie Pack Misconceptions
Science Daily (press release) - 1 hour ago They found that participants tended to have conflicting thoughts about the mini-packs: They thought of them as "diet food," yet they overestimated how many … |
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Diet fads: Going gluten-free, doorstep diets and the danger of … - CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
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Diet fads: Going gluten-free, doorstep diets and the danger of …
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News, NV - 58 minutes ago USA Today recently reported that a big trend in dieting, particularly among college students, is the gluten-free diet. Gluten is a substance found in wheat, … |
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Inflation takes toll on students' diet - Times of India
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Inflation takes toll on students' diet
Times of India, India - 1 hour ago And their consequences have hit students, who are being deprived of a nutritious diet. As per the menu, students are supposed to get gruel in the morning, … |
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Time to put your cash on a detox diet - Times Online
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Time to put your cash on a detox diet
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago Although August’s doldrums have given us a respite from the credit crunch, it couldn’t last. Up stepped Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University economics … |
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UAE lifestyle makes it hard to diet, say residents - GulfNews
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UAE lifestyle makes it hard to diet, say residents
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates - 17 minutes ago I try to maintain my diet by eating salads, vegetables and foods rich in protein." "I did put on some weight after arriving in the UAE but, thankfully, … |
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Study Shows Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil Worth The Cost - dBTechno
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Study Shows Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gardasil Worth The Cost
dBTechno - 43 minutes ago Washington (dbTechno) - According to a new study released by Harvard researchers, the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil is well worth the cost to protect girls against the virus. Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines New York Times Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study Washington Post Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times - eFluxMedia - WebMD all 377 news articles |
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Researchers Conclude Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities - eFluxMedia
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Researchers Conclude Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago By Alexander Toldt Recent findings show that face transplants, which may still be considered medical oddities by some, are quite difficult to accomplish, but have really goods odds to be succesful. Smiling a Joy for Face Transplant Patients MedHeadlines Face transplants can work, studies show Reuters WebMD - BBC News - Forbes - The Associated Press all 339 news articles |
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Inspector general to chastise Medicare - MiamiHerald.com
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Inspector general to chastise Medicare
MiamiHerald.com - 36 minutes ago BY JAY WEAVER A federal inspector general is expected to chastise Medicare early next week for its poor handling of a 2006 audit of fraud in the medical equipment industry and order a series of fixes to help prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in … Stark Revelation Wall Street Journal Report Rejects Medicare Boast of Paring Fraud New York Times ProPublica - Wall Street Journal Blogs - United Press International - Reason Online all 46 news articles |
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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Might Be Cost-Effective If Administered to … - eFluxMedia
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Cervical Cancer Vaccine Might Be Cost-Effective If Administered to …
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago By Raoul Railey A study carried out at the Harvard School of Public Health discovered that cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil might be cost-effective only if administered to females under the age of 12. Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines New York Times Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study Washington Post Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times - USA Today - WebMD all 376 news articles |
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Miss. State Supreme Court bans one of its own from dissent - OpEdNews
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Miss. State Supreme Court bans one of its own from dissent
OpEdNews - 14 hours ago It may be the first time a majority of the justices voted to prohibit a colleague from publishing a dissent in a case. In other words, Presiding Justice Oliver Diaz of Ocean Springs disagreed with a court decision and wanted to write about it. Dissent upsets high court Jackson Clarion Ledger Diaz's dissent raises ruckus Biloxi Sun Herald Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal - Jackson Free Press - Wall Street Journal Blogs - OneNewsNow all 10 news articles |
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Ramadan Diet Patches Stir Controversy - Islam Online
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Ramadan Diet Patches Stir Controversy
Islam Online, Qatar - 3 hours ago CAIRO — The use of appetite suppressing diet patches to help Muslims get through the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan are leaving Saudi and … |
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Ramadan Diet Patches Stir Controversy - Islam Online
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Ramadan Diet Patches Stir Controversy
Islam Online, Qatar - 1 hour ago CAIRO — The use of appetite suppressing diet patches to help Muslims get through the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan are leaving Saudi and … Hygienic Makkah in Ramadan Islam Online all 2 news articles |
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Smiling a Joy for Face Transplant Patients - MedHeadlines
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Smiling a Joy for Face Transplant Patients
MedHeadlines - 1 hour ago Isabelle Dinoire, Li Guoxing, and an unnamed Frenchman all share the miracle of a smile after their faces were severely damaged by trauma and disease. Researchers: Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities eFluxMedia Face transplants can work, studies show Reuters WebMD - Forbes - BBC News - The Associated Press all 337 news articles |
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FDA Approves Amgen's Nplate Bone Marrow Stimulant - eFluxMedia
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FDA Approves Amgen's Nplate Bone Marrow Stimulant
eFluxMedia - 2 hours ago By Alice Turner Following the recommendation of its expert panel back in March, the Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen Inc's drug Nplate for treating a rare clotting disorder that can cause dangerous bleeding. FDA approves Amgen's blood platelet booster Reuters Bone Marrow Treatment Approved for Rare Bleeding Disorder Washington Post Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg - MarketWatch - TMCnet all 64 news articles |
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Researchers: Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities - eFluxMedia
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Researchers: Face Transplants Are Viable, Not Oddities
eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago By Alexander Toldt Recent findings, which may still be considered medical oddities by some, show that face transplants, although quite difficult to make, can really work. Face transplants can work, studies show Reuters Face Transplant Patients Make Progress WebMD BBC News - Forbes - The Associated Press - Medical News Today all 334 news articles |
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Balance in diet key to pet health - Stockton Record
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Balance in diet key to pet health
Stockton Record, CA - 41 minutes ago What many people don't realize is that an improper diet can trigger significant health problems for their cherished companions. This is a concern for both … |
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