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Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Company seeks to test stem cells for blindness...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for...

Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare...

Five Steps to Overcoming Gout Naturally

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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By Dr. MercolaOften in past centuries, gout was laughingly passed off as an affliction of the rich, because it usually affected those...

More birth defects seen with assisted reproduction...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared...

Democrats Pitch Health Bill to Voters

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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Senate Democrats touted the immediate benefits their health bill would bring to Americans, aware that the cost and reach of the bill...

Tobacco state's biggest university bans...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 8 hours ago
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The largest university in the tobacco-growing state of Kentucky and home to a tobacco research center is banning all smoking ...

Kate Moss criticized after skinny-is-good...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 8 hours ago
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Campaigners against eating disorders criticized Kate Moss Thursday after the supermodel cited as her motto a phrase used on pro-anorexia...

Breast Exam Guidelines Raise Furor

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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Sebelius tried to dispel concerns that new guidelines on breast-cancer screening threaten insurance coverage amid debate among patients...

Light Shed on Mysteries of Deadly Jellyfish...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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Clues to the a jellyfish's deadly sting may lead to an antidote.

Strange Ancient Crocodiles Swam the Sahara...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Odd bunch of crocs lived alongside dinosaurs.

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a...

Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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The Senate's sweeping health bill is expected to call for a new long-term-care insurance program as Democrats move closer to unveiling...

Experts: Radical measures won't stop swine...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads...

Avoid Routine Mammograms if You are Under...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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According to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, women in their 40’s should not get routine...

How Washington Lobbyists Control Legislation...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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During the U.S. House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echoed with similarities. Often, that was no...

Meditation Eases Heart Disease

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates.Researchers randomly assigned more than 200...

How to Help Your Overweight Child

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Parents need to think about their children’s weight before their kids become teenagers. "They should engage in an active lifestyle...

Asthma a significant risk factor for complications...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe...

Beyond genomics, biologists and engineers...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 45 min ago
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Biologists and engineers have dramatically improved the speed and accuracy of measuring an enigmatic set of proteins...

Newborn Babies Were NOT Designed to Sleep...

Mercola.com :: Posted 12 hours 2 min ago
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According to Dr. Jay Gordon, babies sleeping on a safe surface with sober, nonsmoking parents respond to their...

Bacterially produced antifungal on skin...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 27 min ago
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A new study suggests that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin of salamanders could help protect other amphibians...

Breast Exam Guidelines Raise Furor

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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Sebelius tried to dispel concerns that new guidelines on breast-cancer screening threaten insurance coverage amid...

Meditation Eases Heart Disease

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates.Researchers randomly assigned...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding...

Thinspiration: Do Web Sites Encourage Anorexia...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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New Web sites promoting anorexia have caused public health concerns.

Surgeon 'glues' the breastbone together...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access...

Pushing the brain to find new pathways

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 45 min ago
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Until recently, scientists believed that, following a stroke, a patient had about six months to regain any lost...

Most Britons Reject Swine Flu Vaccine

Mercola.com :: Posted 12 hours 2 min ago
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More than half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down because they...

Ancestry attracts, but love is blind

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 26 min ago
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People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair...

Mammogram coverage won't change, companies...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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Insurance companies contacted by USA TODAY say they will continue paying for providing annual mammograms, despite...

Avoid Routine Mammograms if You are Under...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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According to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, women in their 40’s should...

P&G recalls Vicks nasal spray after bacteria...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 6 hours ago
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The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling some 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found...

UC regents vote to reopen troubled LA hospital...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 1 hour ago
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California's public university system on Thursday agreed to fully reopen a troubled South Los Angeles hospital...

Taking aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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Researchers have developed a new model system to study fungal infections. The system can be a powerful tool for...

Novel connector uses magnets for leak-free...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 44 min ago
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Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive, reusable and highly efficient microfluidic connector. The connector...

Frog legs trade may facilitate spread of...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 27 min ago
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Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent...

The benefits of stress ... in plants

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 47 min ago
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Certain wild flax plants growing in poor soils have succeeded in balancing the stress in their lives -- these plants are less likely...

On your last nerve: Researchers advance...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 27 min ago
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Researchers have identified a gene that tells embryonic stem cells in the brain when to stop producing nerve cells called neurons....

U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name...

Five Steps to Overcoming Gout Naturally

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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By Dr. MercolaOften in past centuries, gout was laughingly passed off as an affliction of the rich, because it usually affected those...

Google Bets Big on Internet With Chrome

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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Google's new operating system promises to bring cloud computing to the masses.

Studies suggest males have more personality...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species -- from humans to house sparrows -- according to new...

Why Israeli rodents are more cautious than...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 27 min ago
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Rodent, reptile and ant lion species behave differently on either side of the Israel-Jordan border. Researchers found that Israeli...

Shuttle Atlantis arrives at space station...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver spare...

Cousins of prehistoric supercrocodile inhabit...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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Fossils of five ancient crocs, including one with teeth like boar tusks and another with a snout like a duck's bill, have been discovered...

Disrupted Sleep Patterns Harming Officers...

Mercola.com :: Posted 12 hours 2 min ago
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A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting...

Company seeks to test stem cells for blindness...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advanced Cell Technology, a small Massachusetts-based biotechnology company, said on Thursday it has asked for...

Asthma a significant risk factor for complications...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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A new study on pediatric H1N1 influenza admissions has found that asthma is a significant risk factor for severe disease in children...

Newborn Babies Were NOT Designed to Sleep...

Mercola.com :: Posted 12 hours 2 min ago
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According to Dr. Jay Gordon, babies sleeping on a safe surface with sober, nonsmoking parents respond to their parents, and the parents...

Bacterially produced antifungal on skin...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 27 min ago
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A new study suggests that naturally occurring bacteria on the skin of salamanders could help protect other amphibians, including some...

Thinspiration: Do Web Sites Encourage Anorexia...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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New Web sites promoting anorexia have caused public health concerns.

Surgeon 'glues' the breastbone together...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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An innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during...

Most Britons Reject Swine Flu Vaccine

Mercola.com :: Posted 12 hours 2 min ago
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More than half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down because they fear side-effects or...