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Area hospitals meet death rate average - Kannapolis Independent Tribune


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Area hospitals meet death rate average
Kannapolis Independent Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Ben McNeely CONCORD - Hospitals in the northeast corridor of the Charlotte metro region met the national averages in death rates for patients who suffer from heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia.
Release: Heart failure deaths higher than national average Martinsville Bulletin
Report ranks hospitals on survival rates Aurora Beacon News
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A quiz on protein in the diet - GoErie.com

A quiz on protein in the diet
GoErie.com, PA - 2 hours ago
Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about protein in your diet. 1. For overall fitness or building strength, extra protein, beyond the amount

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A quiz on protein in the diet - GoErie.com

A quiz on protein in the diet
GoErie.com, PA - 2 hours ago
Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about protein in your diet. 1. For overall fitness or building strength, extra protein, beyond the amount

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M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions - Hindu

M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions
Hindu, India - 5 hours 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
Happy hour on a diet Worcester Telegram
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M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions - Hindu

M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions
Hindu, India - 2 hours 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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M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions - Hindu

M&Ms as diet food? 100-calorie pack misconceptions
Hindu, India - 2 hours 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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The Smell of Skin Cancer - Ivanhoe


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The Smell of Skin Cancer
Ivanhoe - 14 hours ago
Researchers from the Monell Center sampled air above basal cell tumors and found a different profile of chemical compounds compared to the skin in healthy people.
Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent Washington Post
Skin Cancer Has A Typical Odor eFluxMedia
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The Smell of Skin Cancer - Ivanhoe


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The Smell of Skin Cancer
Ivanhoe - 9 hours ago
Researchers from the Monell Center sampled air above basal cell tumors and found a different profile of chemical compounds compared to the skin in healthy people.
Skin Cancer Has A Typical Odor eFluxMedia
Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent Washington Post
WebMD - FOXNews - BBC News - News-Medical.net
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The Smell of Skin Cancer - Ivanhoe


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The Smell of Skin Cancer
Ivanhoe - 2 hours ago
Researchers from the Monell Center sampled air above basal cell tumors and found a different profile of chemical compounds compared to the skin in healthy people.
Researchers Identify Odor of Skin Cancer FOXNews
Skin Cancer Has A Typical Odor eFluxMedia
Washington Post - WebMD - BBC News - HealthNews
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Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2008 - Washington Post


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Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2008
Washington Post - 18 hours ago
It was only two weeks ago that a revised HIV/AIDS tracking system indicated the annual HIV rate in the United States was about 40 percent higher than annual estimates had been giving for years.
Minnesota AIDS Project Highlights the Need for a National HIV MarketWatch
8 States Cut From System That Tracks Rate of HIV Ocala
Kaiser network.org - EmpowHer
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'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest - Washington Post


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'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
Washington Post - 6 hours ago
By Karen Pallarito SUNDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) — With new "extended cycle" and "continuous" oral contraceptives on the market, women today can choose to have monthly withdrawal bleeding just four times a year — or not at all.
Alcohol Dependence Delays Childbearing Ivanhoe
Alcoholic Women & Childbearing Oneindia
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Britney Spears Bikini Body: Diet, Exercise and Clean Living - Is … - National Ledger


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Britney Spears Bikini Body: Diet, Exercise and Clean Living - Is
National Ledger, AZ - 14 hours ago
Britney has made all the right moves of late and has changed her diet and her lifestyle and reports claim she is over two hundred days sober and healthy and
Will Jamie Lynn Spears Raise Maddie Alone: Or Will Sis Britney National Ledger
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Britney Spears Bikini Body: Diet, Exercise and Clean Living - Is … - National Ledger


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Britney Spears Bikini Body: Diet, Exercise and Clean Living - Is
National Ledger, AZ - 51 minutes ago
Britney has made all the right moves of late and has changed her diet and her lifestyle and reports claim she is over two hundred days sober and healthy and

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Avalon beach area closed again due to medical waste - Philadelphia Inquirer

Avalon beach area closed again due to medical waste
Philadelphia Inquirer - 5 hours ago
AP AVALON, NJ - Just hours after reopening a stretch of beach where medical waste had washed ashore this weekend, Avalon officials were forced to close the area again after more debris was found there late Sunday afternoon.
South Jersey Beach Closed After Used Needles Found NBC 10.com
Beaches Reopen After Hundreds Of Needles Wash Up On NJ Shore MyFox Philadelphia
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - Aug 24, 2008
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
Irradiation a useful tool in promoting food safety Deseret News
Eat Your Spinach; Irradiated Food is Better for You Than You Think Associated Content
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 21 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
FDA Experts Say Plastic-Hardening Chemical is Safe RedOrbit
Firms consider irradiation The Packer
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 20 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
Firms consider irradiation The Packer
FDA Could Allow Irradiation of Fresh Produce to Fight Foodborne Infection Control Today
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 17 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
FDA Could Allow Irradiation of Fresh Produce to Fight Foodborne Infection Control Today
A Fresh Irradiated Salad Daily Green
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 13 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
A Fresh Irradiated Salad Daily Green
Food detectives Albany Times Union
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 10 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
The FDA Allows Vegetables Irradiation eFluxMedia
Regulators expected to allow radiation for spinach, lettuce San Jose Mercury News
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 6 hours ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
Regulators expected to allow radiation for spinach, lettuce San Jose Mercury News
New FDA labeling rule could be lawsuit shield CNNMoney.com
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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves - Chicago Tribune


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Irradiation step doesn't quiet debate on FDA moves
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Stephen J. Hedges | Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—After two years of nearly constant food-borne illness outbreaks and recalls of everything from tainted peanut butter to tons of hamburger meat the Food and Drug Administration's decision last week to
Sadex Corporation Sees "Green" After FDA Announcement KTIV
New FDA labeling rule could be lawsuit shield CNNMoney.com
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Latest update: Medical waste forces Avalon to close beaches, again - Press of Atlantic City

Latest update: Medical waste forces Avalon to close beaches, again
Press of Atlantic City - 1 hour ago
By MICHELLE LEE Staff Writer, 609-272-7256 AVALON - Avalon beaches were shut down again at 4 pm Sunday after local authorities uncovered more medical waste.
Avalon beach reopens after medical waste The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
South Jersey Beach Closed After Used Needles Found NBC 10.com
WMGM - Press of Atlantic City
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Maple Leaf expects meat recall to cost C$20 mln - Reuters


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Maple Leaf expects meat recall to cost C$20 mln
Reuters - 2 hours ago
TORONTO (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc said on Sunday it expects a direct cost of about C$20 million ($19 million) from a recall of contaminated meat linked to an outbreak of food poisoning that has killed at least four people in Canada.
Maple Leaf Is Food-Poisoning Source, Expands Recall (Update3) Bloomberg
Canada links Toronto plant to deadly listeriosis outbreak CNN
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Tacoma Port Says It’s Not To Blame For Pollution Levels - Cunningham Report


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Tacoma Port Says It’s Not To Blame For Pollution Levels
Cunningham Report - 2 hours ago
The Port of Tacoma Commission received some bad news-good news about air quality in Pierce County last week. The bad news is that the US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to designate parts of Pierce County as "non-attainment"
The EPA Prepares A New Strategy For Cleaner Air eFluxMedia
Air quality issue could revive board Indianapolis Star
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