Articles filed under Health
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Do you have any idea where your food came from?Jul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Where does your food come from? A few years ago, most consumers were satisfied with a sticker showing the country of origin. But concerns about fair trade and the enviro...
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A safer cigarette? Tobacco companies testing alternativesJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Tobacco companies have begun "clinical trials" to assess whether a range of prototype "safer cigarettes" really do slash levels of toxic chemicals entering the body. The...
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Your Health: Would you like to go gluten-free?Jul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Gluten got you? Would you like to go gluten-free? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, and used to thicken everything from ketchup to ice cream. Increasi...
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Nearly 10 percent of U.S. health costs for obesityJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Obesity is not just dangerous, it is expensive. New research shows medical spending in the United States averages $1,400 more a year for an obese person th...
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Weight-loss surgery might reduce cancer riskJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Women who have their stomachs stapled to lose weight may lower their risk of developing cancer. In men, however, the surgery does not seem to have any effect on cancer r...
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The frustrating search for Alzheimer's treatmentsJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - The leading Alzheimer's drug discovery strategy being pursued by companies including Wyeth and Elan Corp. appears increasingly risky as new studies emerge. More than a d...
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Conductive therapy tries to train brain to perform tasks in a new wayJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Like all good parents, Khrissy and Tim Bartolowits want to see their three children, Sean, 15, Jacob, 6, and Sarah, 2, live independently one day. For Jacob, the journey...
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New rapid cancer test provides faster, easier detectionJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - A rapid test for cancer using tiny magnetic sensors was able to detect as few as two cancer cells in a sample of human tissue within 15 minutes, a study said. The new te...
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Scientists try to halt schizophrenia in its tracksJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - PORTLAND, Maine - She was sociable and happy in high school. But in college that changed abruptly: Depressed and withdrawn, some days she couldn't get out of bed. And th...
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CDC says no sign yet that swine flu is mutatingJul 22, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials say the new swine flu isn't yet mutating to become more dangerous, but they're closely tracking that as the virus continues to cir...