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Adding beans, fruits to diet adds bristles to ‘nature’s broom’ - Bristol Bay Times
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Adding beans, fruits to diet adds bristles to ‘nature’s broom’
Bristol Bay Times, AK - 4 minutes ago Research shows that eating a high fiber diet aids in lowering blood cholesterol, slowing down the rise in blood sugar and may protect against large bowel … |
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A diary for your diet? Try a food journal - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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A diary for your diet? Try a food journal
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - 1 hour ago by Kim Horvath, EMH Regional Healthcare System The first step to improving your diet is learning what to change. A food journal will help you do this. … |
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West Nile Virus spreads throughout California - Big Bear Grizzly
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West Nile Virus spreads throughout California
Big Bear Grizzly - 1 hour ago By BRETT CROXTON West Nile Virus claimed four lives in Big Bear Valley. Luckily, none of them were humans. Terri Williams, public health program manager for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health Vector Control Program, said four birds … County appears free of West Nile and EEE Rome Sentinel Spraying to combat West Nile virus continues tonight (11:26 am) Stockton Record San Jose Mercury News - KXMC - Newsday - WBXH all 183 news articles |
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FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs - U.S. News & World Report
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FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago By Amanda Gardner THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Federal health authorities have asked the manufacturers of four widely used immunosuppressive drugs to bolster safety warnings on the risk of developing opportunistic fungal infections. FDA urges more caution over TNF blocker infections Reuters UPDATE: FDA Demands Black-Box Warnings For J&J, Wyeth Drugs CNNMoney.com Wall Street Journal - The Associated Press - Prescribing Reference - United Press International all 223 news articles |
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Gene trawl shows curing cancer harder than thought - Reuters
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Gene trawl shows curing cancer harder than thought
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cancer experts who probed every gene in tumors from two of the hardest-to-treat cancers found that cancer is much more complicated than anyone thought — and say they found why a cure is … Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers U.S. News & World Report Studies Spot Numerous Undiscovered Gene Alterations In Pancreatic … Howard Hughes Medical Institute The Press Association - EurekAlert (press release) all 23 news articles |
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Shares slide after Medtronic product linked to surgery complications - Bizjournals.com
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Shares slide after Medtronic product linked to surgery complications
Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago Medtronic Inc. saw its shares slide Thursday, after news reports surfaced that its Infuse bone graft may cause complications in certain surgeries. Medtronic wavers on report of Infuse complications Forbes Medtronic Product Linked to Surgery Problems Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Blogs - Newsinferno.com all 9 news articles |
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ABC, CBS & NBC's Tri-Partisan Effort - CBS News
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ABC, CBS & NBC's Tri-Partisan Effort
CBS News - 2 hours ago CBS' Katie Couric, NBC's Brian Williams and ABC's Charlie Gibson promote their unprecedented 3-network fundraising event for cancer research. Network TV's anchor trio join the cancer fight The Associated Press Network Partnership Stands Up To Cancer eFluxMedia The TV Guy - mediabistro.com - Los Angeles Times - CBS 2 all 111 news articles |
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Fire Retardants Found in Children's Blood - WebMD
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Fire Retardants Found in Children's Blood
WebMD - 56 minutes ago By Kathleen Doheny Sept. 4, 2008 — Young children have three times the blood levels of fire-retardant chemicals as their mothers, according to a new study by the Environmental Working Group. Keeping Flame Retardants Out Of Children's Blood InjuryBoard.com Fire retardant chemical found in children Reuters USA Today - eFluxMedia - Food Consumer - WPTV all 21 news articles |
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Fire Retardants Found in Children's Blood - WebMD
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Fire Retardants Found in Children's Blood
WebMD - 2 hours ago By Kathleen Doheny Sept. 4, 2008 — Young children have three times the blood levels of fire-retardant chemicals as their mothers, according to a new study by the Environmental Working Group. Flame Retardant Chemicals Found In Childrens Blood RedOrbit Fire retardant chemical found in children Reuters Contra Costa Times - InjuryBoard.com - USA Today - eFluxMedia all 25 news articles |
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Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene - HealthNews
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Scientists Discover the Monogamy Gene
HealthNews - 58 minutes ago Each cell in the human body contains about 25000 to 35000 genes, which carry information that determines our traits; straight or curly hair, short or long legs, and even how we smile or laugh. Some men carry 'commitment-phobia' gene Los Angeles Times  Comment by Dr George Fieldman Buckinghamshire New UniversityeFluxMedia - WebMD - Chicago Sun-Times - ChattahBox all 271 news articles |
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Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized for stomach pains - The Associated Press
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Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized for stomach pains
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized and undergoing tests Thursday after complaining of severe stomach pains. Jackson told The Associated Press that he entered Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Wednesday after falling ill earlier in … Rev. Jackson hospitalized after stomach pains Munster Times Jesse Jackson hospitalized for stomach pains Chicago Tribune United Press International - Belfast Telegraph - Jerusalem Post all 240 news articles |
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FDA Calls for Stronger Warnings For Arthritis and Crohn's Drugs - Wall Street Journal
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FDA Calls for Stronger Warnings For Arthritis and Crohn's Drugs
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON — Federal regulators on Thursday demanded strengthened labels for four big-selling drugs for arthritis and Crohn's disease to warn about the risk of serious fungal infections. UPDATE 1-FDA: TNF blockers can raise fungal infection risk Reuters FDA orders stronger warnings for 4 arthritis drugs The Associated Press United Press International - FDA.gov all 149 news articles |
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Heavy rains bring not only flooding, but also mosquitoes - WBXH
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Heavy rains bring not only flooding, but also mosquitoes
WBXH - 1 hour ago By Jim Shannon - bio | email BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Gustav has not only left behind devastation, it has also ignited a potentially deadly swarm of mosquitoes. Antioch women test positive for West Nile virus San Jose Mercury News Increase in West Nile cases spurs Nassau spraying Newsday eFluxMedia - Delta County Independent - Akron Leader Publications - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald all 178 news articles |
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Lunchbox Revival: Mac 'n' cheese on a diet - National Post
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Lunchbox Revival: Mac 'n' cheese on a diet
National Post, Canada - 31 minutes ago [Photo: Three Cheese Macaroni for lunch on a diet? Nutrition in Motion delivers a healthy, tasty meal for lunch with a mid-afternoon snack of Spicy Bean … |
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Drug Scare Shenanigans - FOXNews
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Drug Scare Shenanigans
FOXNews - 1 hour ago By Steven Milloy Why is the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine encouraging a cancer scare over the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin? Top Statistician Says Vytorin Cancer Risk 'Not Ruled Out' Forbes Vytorin may hold up long term despite recent woes Reuters U.S. News & World Report - MedHeadlines - eFluxMedia - Best Syndication all 528 news articles |
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Drug Scare Shenanigans - FOXNews
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Drug Scare Shenanigans
FOXNews - 3 hours ago By Steven Milloy Why is the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine encouraging a cancer scare over the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin? Peto Analysis Called Short on Proof of Simvastatin/Ezetimibe … MedPage Today Top Statistician Says Vytorin Cancer Risk 'Not Ruled Out' Forbes Reuters - U.S. News & World Report - MedHeadlines - eFluxMedia all 530 news articles |
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Study Dispels Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine - Washington Post
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Study Dispels Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine
Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Serena Gordon THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) — Hoping to dispel long-running concerns that autism is linked to the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR), researchers now say a new study shows the childhood vaccine does not raise that risk. Health Buzz: MMR Vaccine and Autism, and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism CNN Reuters - Bloomberg - Ars Technica - WebMD all 228 news articles |
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Survey: Most companies will increase health care costs - Bizjournals.com
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Survey: Most companies will increase health care costs
Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago Fifty-nine percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits, according to a survey by the Mercer consulting firm. Health-Care Costs Seen Rising Again Next Year Wall Street Journal Blogs Study: Workers to pay more for health care The Associated Press California Healthline - WLNS all 353 news articles |
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Toxic Compounds in Toddlers & Preschoolers 3x Higher Than in Moms - Food Consumer
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Toxic Compounds in Toddlers & Preschoolers 3x Higher Than in Moms
Food Consumer - 28 minutes ago By news release WASHINGTON - In the first nationwide investigation of chemical fire retardants in parents and their children, Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that toddlers and pre-schoolers typically had 3 times more of the neurotoxic compounds … Fire retardant chemical found in children Reuters Fire Retardant Chemicals Detected In Children’s Blood eFluxMedia USA Today - WPTV - Contra Costa Times all 17 news articles |
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Gene Variant Holds The Key To A Long And Happy Marriage - eFluxMedia
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Gene Variant Holds The Key To A Long And Happy Marriage
eFluxMedia - 39 minutes ago By Alice Carver According to a recent research, the gene that controls the hormone vasopressin and is responsible for monogamy in prairie voles - which are studied for their human-like social qualities - also plays a role in human relationships. Some men carry 'commitment-phobia' gene Los Angeles Times Comment by Dr George Fieldman Buckinghamshire New UniversityWebMD - Chicago Sun-Times - ChattahBox - dBTechno all 269 news articles |
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Height Linked With Prostate Cancer Risk - New York Times
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Height Linked With Prostate Cancer Risk
New York Times - 51 minutes ago A man’s risk for prostate cancer appears to increase with his height, a new study shows. Height appears to play less of a role than other known prostate cancer risk factors like age, family history and race. Study Links Serum Calcium, Prostate Cancer Death Washington Post Calcium Levels Predict Prostate Cancer WebMD Reuters - eFluxMedia - HealthNews - Hindu all 74 news articles |
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Health Buzz: MMR Vaccine and Autism, and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report
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Health Buzz: MMR Vaccine and Autism, and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago The childhood measles-mumps-rubella vaccine does not raise the risk of developing autism, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed tissue biopsies taken from the bowels of kids with autism and gastrointestinal problems and compared them with … Original MMR/Autism research revisited; no link found Ars Technica Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism CNN Washington Post - Pharmalot - ABC News - Bloomberg all 207 news articles |
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Researchers Optimistic About New Breast Cancer Technology - InjuryBoard.com
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Researchers Optimistic About New Breast Cancer Technology
InjuryBoard.com - 1 hour ago A new experimental technique called molecular breast imaging (also referred to as MBI) was three times more effective than traditional mammography at detecting breast cancer tumors in women who have dense breast tissue, researchers said. New Screening Catches More Breast Cancers Washington Post New breast cancer screening tool shows promise Reuters eFluxMedia - HemOncToday - ChattahBox - The Associated Press all 393 news articles |
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Researchers Optimistic About New Breast Cancer Technology - InjuryBoard.com
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Researchers Optimistic About New Breast Cancer Technology
InjuryBoard.com - 4 hours ago A new experimental technique called molecular breast imaging (also referred to as MBI) was three times more effective than traditional mammography at detecting breast cancer tumors in women who have dense breast tissue, researchers said. Molecular breast imaging found more tumors in women with dense breasts HemOncToday New Screening Tool To Detect Breast Cancer eFluxMedia Washington Post - Reuters - ChattahBox - dBTechno all 417 news articles |
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All hopped up: The 100-mile diet: liquid edition - McGill Daily
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All hopped up: The 100-mile diet: liquid edition
McGill Daily, Canada - 1 hour ago As the first days of school and the last days of summer are upon us, one phase of drinking slowly morphs into another. Languidly beating the heat on a … |
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