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Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart
As incredible as it may sound, an American
teenage girl has survived for nearly four months...
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The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life
November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great
American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
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U.S. Smoking Rate Drops
For the first time on record, the percentage of U.S. adults who
smoke cigarettes has fallen below...
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US Heart Failure Hospitalization Rate Almost Tripled Over 3 Decades
A study presented Sunday at the American Heart Association
meeting in New Orleans revealed that...
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Contaminated Blood Thinner Heparin Seized
Federal agents announced Thursday they have seized some of an Ohio company's supplies of tainted...
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Fish-Oriented Diet Helps Prevent Diabetic Kidney Troubles
A fish-oriented diet might be very helpful for you if you are suffering from diabetes. To be...
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Eating Fish Regularly May Prevent Kidney Damage In Diabetics
One of the most serious complications of diabetes is kidney
disease. British researchers have...
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More U.S. Children Take Medications For Chronic Diseases
The number of U.S children who take
medications for chronic diseases is growing dramatically, a...
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No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their
recommendations for pregnant women with...
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Hand in Hand
When you look at the list of risk factors
for developing type 2 diabetes you may see that there...
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Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South
The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in
the past ten years, fueled by...
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Update: Bayer Warned over Aspirin Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent
a warning letter to Bayer Health Care saying the...
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Grapes Could Benefit the Heart
Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine,
have long been thought beneficial to...
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The Cost Of Diabetes Treatments Keeps Rising
A new study shows that the treatment for diabetes has doubled in the last six years, patients...
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Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years
Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their
spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
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Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure
Hydrogen sulfide, the same gas used in many stink bombs, may also control blood pressure, US and...
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Prostate Gland, a Repository of Adult Stem Cells, Genentech Researchers Found
Researchers at Genentech, in San Francisco, found that
the prostate contains adult stem cells that...
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Lake Stevens Restaurant Blamed for 13 Cases of E. coli Infection
Health officials say investigators have
tracked the source of the E. coli illness that sickened 13...
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Vermont: Company Recalls Ground Beef Products over E. coli Scare
Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., a
Ferrisburg, Vermont
company, recalled on...
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EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
announced yesterday the decision to change the federal...
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High Blood Pressure Issues
Studies show that more and more Americans suffer from high blood pressure or hypertension and that...
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More Americans Suffer from High Blood Pressure
The number of Americans with hypertension,
or high blood pressure rose by 4 percent in recent...
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Study Finds What Doctors Already Knew: Salt Contributes To Hypertension
A study has found what every doctor should have already known: salt intake leads to...
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Number of E. coli Cases in Oklahoma Approaches 300
The number of people ill in connection with an E. coli
outbreak associated with a Locust Grove...
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Tobacco Use Caused 2.4 Million Cancer Cases In U.S. Only
An estimated 2.4 million cases of tobacco-related cancers were reported in the U.S. from 1999 to...
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Brain Chemical, Missing Genes Associated with Obesity, Study Shows
If the rate of obesity and overweight continues
to rise, 75 percent of adults and nearly 24...
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Food Bacteria Strikes Again: E. Coli Hits Oklahoma, 1 Dead
It seems that either food-related infections have gone up or they are reported more often than in...
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The FDA Allows Vegetables Irradiation
The Food and Drug Administration recently decided to allow producers
of fresh iceberg lettuce and...
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FDA Requires Irradiation Of Spinach And Lettuce To Kill Germs
In an attempt to reduce the risk of contamination with E. coli and Salmonella, the US Food and Drug...
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Study: Arsenic In Drinking Water Could Lead To Diabetes
Who would have thought that even water might lead to type 2
diabetes. It’s not exactly the water,...
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