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| 07/06/2008 12:59 PM |
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Many epidemiologic studies have associated use of
soy-based infant formulas with increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
(SIDS).
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| 07/05/2008 05:35 PM |
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A U.S. judge has
ordered Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom which requested the
information for a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against the
video-sharing service of the internet search engine giant, Reuters reported.
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| 07/05/2008 04:25 PM |
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A review article
in the April 2007 issue of Evidence Report/Technology Assessment reports many
benefits breastfeeding may provide both the mother and the infant in developed
countries.
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| 07/05/2008 02:19 PM |
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Weakened serotonin
signaling in the brain may at least partially be responsible for sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS), according to a study published in the July 5 issue of
Science.
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| 07/05/2008 02:07 AM |
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The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted on Wednesday
two reports from its work related to assessing the levels of
formaldehyde in the indoor air of travel trailers used by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for emergency housing of Gulf Coast
residents.
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| 07/05/2008 02:04 AM |
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Many children
carry the drug resistant superbug called methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus or MRSA without knowing it, according to a study in Pediatrics.
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| 07/04/2008 08:25 PM |
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Fireworks-related injuries are most common on and around holidays
associated with fireworks celebrations, especially July 4th and New Year's Eve. Thousands of people were
treated in emergency departments in 2006 for injuries sustained from fireworks.1
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| 07/04/2008 01:15 PM |
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A study led by British
researchers provides more evidence to suggest that eating broccoli often can
help prevent prostate cancer.
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| 07/03/2008 06:00 PM |
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The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention today July 3 updated the ongoing salmonella
outbreak on its website saying that 922 persons in 40 states have been
confirmed to suffer from salmonella Saintpaul since April. Of the
reported cases, 210 have fallen ill since June 1. At least 110 people
were hospitalized.
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| 07/03/2008 03:44 PM |
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A patient suffering
agitation and psychosis died at Kings County on June 19 while waiting without
care for nearly 24 hour in an emergency room at a public psychiatric ward in
Brooklyn, media reports.
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| 07/03/2008 02:49 PM |
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Drinking a few
cups of green tea a day may keep heart disease away, a Greek study suggests.
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| 07/03/2008 02:23 PM |
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Food safety and consumer
watchdogs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the
Consumer Federation of America are today making an urgent plea to Dr.
Andrew von Eschenbach, commissioner of the Food and Drug
Administration: Protect Americans from unsafe food by implementing
emergency regulations requiring traceability for produce.
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| 07/03/2008 02:20 PM |
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Bad News: We had estimated
the Natural Prairie dairy, in West Texas, that Organic Valley had been
purchasing milk from, to have 5000 lactating cows. In actuality they
have two 3600-cow free stall barns (7200 cows), plus 2000 or more dry
cows/heifers for a total of 8000-9000 head. This makes the facility
the largest "organic" dairy in the United States.
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| 07/03/2008 01:35 PM |
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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
developed a device that is able to detect and analyze circulating tumor cells
(CTCs) in the bloodstream providing information to help oncologists to
determine whether the therapy being used works in the patient.
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| 07/03/2008 01:07 AM |
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A new study by
researchers at Saint Louis University found some evidence to support the hypothesis
that calorie restriction may be able to extend a person's lifespan.
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| 07/03/2008 12:18 AM |
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New York, July 1, 2008 – Having
intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile
dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of
The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men who had intercourse more often were less likely to develop ED.
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| 07/03/2008 12:16 AM |
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More evidence for the beneficial
effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a
new study reported in the latest issue of
European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.1
The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the
function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system;
endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of
atherosclerosis.
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| 07/03/2008 12:13 AM |
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Measuring calcium deposits in the heart's arteries can help predict
overall death risk in American adults, even when they are elderly,
according to a new study published in the July issue of
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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| 07/03/2008 12:11 AM |
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New research findings published online in
The FASEB Journal
provide more evidence that if we get smart about what we eat, our
intelligence can improve. According to MIT scientists, dietary
nutrients found in a wide range of foods from infant formula to eggs
increase brain synapses and improve cognitive abilities.
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| 07/02/2008 07:13 PM |
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The passage today in the California State Senate of a measure to phase
out the use of artificial trans fat in restaurants puts the state on track
to being the first in the nation to adopt this life-saving measure.
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| 07/02/2008 03:09 PM |
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Starting on July 1,
restaurants in New York City are required to ban artificial trans fat in all
their menu items, the City Department of Health and Hygiene announced on June
30. It is not clear though if the ban applies to all restaurants in the city.
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| 07/02/2008 02:04 PM |
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Texas A&M
University researchers suggested that eating watermelon may have some
viagra-like effect to the body's blood vessels and may even increase libido.
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| 07/02/2008 01:32 PM |
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Arsenic is known to readily cross the placenta, but few data exist
on postnatal exposure to arsenic in breast milk. Results of a study
conducted in Bangladesh now suggest that infants who are exclusively
breastfed are protected against arsenic, despite high maternal
exposures.
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| 07/02/2008 12:14 PM |
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The U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the ongoing
salmonella outbreak
on June 1
saying that the outbreak has resulted in 869 cases of
illness and 107 hospitalizations.
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| 07/02/2008 11:44 AM |
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Ruslana Korshunova, a supermodel, was found dead at 130
Water Street in Manhattan's Financial District on June 28, 2008 at around 2:30
p.m. apparently after falling from the ninth-floor balcony of her
apartment.
She was 20.
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| 07/01/2008 07:04 PM |
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Caffeine may help
prevent multiple sclerosis, am autoimmune disease affecting about 400,000
people in the U.S., a new animal study suggests.
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| 07/01/2008 06:02 PM |
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Kraft’s Crystal Light
Immunity Berry Pomegranate drink falsely claims that its vitamins A, C,
and E will help “maintain a healthy immune system,” charges the Center
for Science in the Public Interest.
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| 07/01/2008 04:48 PM |
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The crash of two
medical helicopters on Sunday in Arizona due to a collision was the six since
May involving the emergency copters, making the last two months one of the deadliest
ever in the history of transportation by medical helicopters, the New York
times reports.
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| 07/01/2008 04:14 PM |
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About 85 percent of the sunscreens on the market
are not good enough to protect against skin damage from ultraviolet rays,
according to a new report.
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| 07/01/2008 02:16 PM |
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The widespread use of
the common sunscreen agent benzophenone-3 (BP-3) and its detection in
the environment suggest the need for more information about the extent
of human exposure.
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| 07/01/2008 02:13 PM |
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Numerous
studies over the past four decades have established that pesticides,
which are typically applied at the land surface, can move downward
through the unsaturated zone to reach the water table at detectable
concentrations.
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| 07/01/2008 01:17 PM |
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Low levels of
high density lipoproteins (HDL) or the good cholesterol in middle age may raise
risk of memory loss and lead to dementia later in life, a new study suggests.
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| 07/01/2008 12:11 PM |
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Nutrition experts agree: Beginning your day with a healthful breakfast
is one of the best ways to promote a balanced diet and a healthy
weight. Use this all-important meal as a vehicle to incorporate more
whole grains into your day. This week’s recipe, rich in whole-grain
oats, is delicious when combined with fresh fruit and low fat yogurt.
Make a batch today and store the extra for an easy breakfast
on-the-run.
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| 07/01/2008 12:01 PM |
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The World Health
Organization and its funding partners said they plan to launch a program to
distribute a DNA test that diagnoses multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in just
one or two days compared to weeks to months for the old-fashioned test to
complete the same diagnosis.
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| 06/30/2008 08:18 PM |
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GlaxoSmithKline
Plc does not expect the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the
application for the marketing license in the U.S. for its key cervical cancer
vaccine called Cervarix until late 2009, Reuters reports.
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| 06/30/2008 05:08 PM |
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Southern highbush blueberries are emerging as an
important fruit crop in Georgia, but experienced farmers say the fruit
can be a challenge to grow. To determine if the blueberry shows true
promise as a profitable crop, researchers at the University of Georgia
recently studied the economics of these tiny berries.
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| 06/30/2008 05:06 PM |
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Using
sucrose to reduce pain in newborns undergoing painful procedures should
be limited to babies having blood taken (venipuncture) for the newborn
screening test but not for intramuscular injections, write Dr. Anna
Taddio and co-authors.
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| 06/30/2008 05:02 PM |
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A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of
July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit
may be better suited for Valentine’s Day.
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| 06/30/2008 04:50 PM |
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A hard-hitting documentary,
which exposes the health dangers of dairy products from cows treated
with Monsanto’s bovine growth hormone (rBGH or rBST), and the FDA
conflicts of interest surrounding its approval, may finally close the
book on America’s use of this internationally unpopular drug
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| 06/30/2008 04:42 PM |
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The state of
California has recorded 1,002 cases of serious medical harm to patients who
were treated in hospitals in the state during a 10-month period ending in May,
the Los Angeles Times reported.
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| 06/30/2008 01:48 PM |
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Health officials
announced Friday that the Department of Health and Human Services will lock the
current pricing system to prevent the planned 10.6 percent cut in Medicare
payments to physicians who treat certain Medicare patients under a private program.
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| 06/30/2008 12:40 PM |
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Federal health officials
said Friday that tomatoes suspected to have caused the ongoing multistate salmonella
outbreak may be still on the market two weeks after the outbreak was announced.
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| 06/30/2008 11:09 AM |
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Fat free peanut flour, whole peanuts and peanut oil all may have
cardio-protective properties, results from a new animal study suggest.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are presenting the
findings at this week's Institute of Food Technologists 2008 Annual
Meeting in New Orleans, La.
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| 06/30/2008 11:06 AM |
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Despite the recent flooding in the Midwest,
U.S. farmers expect to harvest nearly 79 million acres of corn and more
than 72 million acres of soybeans in 2008, according to the Acreage
report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
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| 06/30/2008 10:34 AM |
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We will file the first E.
coli lawsuit in the Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak Monday in the
Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, Ohio against Kroger and its
as yet unidentified meat supplier (“John Doe”)
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| 06/29/2008 01:41 PM |
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"The Committee on the
Feeding of Laboratory Animals of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences
- National Research Council recommends far more vitamin C for monkeys
than the Food and Nutrition Board of the same U. S National Academy of
Sciences - National Research Council recommends for human beings." –
Linus Pauling, How to Live Longer and Feel Better, 1986
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| 06/29/2008 01:10 PM |
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A study conducted by Wang J
and colleagues from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York suggests
that taking grape seed extract supplements may help prevent or even
treat Alzheimer's disease.
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| 06/29/2008 12:38 PM |
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The United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the ongoing Salmonella
outbreak on June 27 saying that since April, 810 cases of salmonella in 36
states and the District of Columbia had been confirmed based on genetic fingerprinting
to be caused by the same strain.
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| 06/29/2008 12:03 AM |
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A
prospective study by Finnish researchers suggests that drinking coffee may reduce
risk of cancer in the liver.
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| 06/28/2008 04:57 PM |
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Researchers at
Wake University Baptist Medical Center are ready to conduct a small trial in
humans on a new cancer treatment that has proved to be 100% successful in
curing advanced cancer in mice.
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| 06/28/2008 01:55 AM |
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Today, the
Canadian Food Inspection Service (CFIA) announced the detection of yet another
case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canadian cattle. CFIA reported
that the infected animal was a 5-year-old Holstein cow from British Columbia, Canada, which would mean she was born
in 2003.
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| 06/28/2008 01:45 AM |
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Researchers
at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation
blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have
implications in treating diabetes and extending life span.
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| 06/28/2008 01:43 AM |
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Using systems biology to model the metabolic networks in tomato fruit development
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| 06/28/2008 01:40 AM |
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Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based,
technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, hosted a two-day
conference in Toronto this week entitled, “E. coli O157 Vaccine: Added
Value or Added Cost”. The audience included veterinarians and
representatives from the food industry: Beef, dairy, and other
agricultural commodity producers.
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| 06/27/2008 11:36 PM |
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The June 25 article "Not all sugars have an equal effect on obesity, ” may mislead consumers about high fructose corn syrup.
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| 06/27/2008 09:42 AM |
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Almonds, as well as being high in vitamin E and other minerals, are
also thought to have other health benefits, such as reducing
cholesterol. Recently published work by the Institute of Food Research
has identified potential prebiotic properties of almonds that could
help improve our digestive health by increasing levels of beneficial
gut bacteria.
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| 06/26/2008 07:28 PM |
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Eating lots of
green leafy vegetables daily may help reduce risk of developing diabetes,
according to a study published on April 4, 2008 in the Diabetes Care Publish
Ahead of print.
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| 06/26/2008 06:55 PM |
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In
the quest for youth—or at least a more youthful appearance—women and
men are seeking treatments to minimize laugh lines, crow's feet, and
forehead furrows. A popular treatment involves injecting cosmetic
wrinkle fillers into the face.
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| 06/26/2008 06:48 PM |
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Medtronic has
invented a device to treat migraines, which is claimed to be able to reduce monthly
episodes of headaches in a moderate percentage of patients who did not respond
to prescription medications by 50%, CNN reports.
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| 06/26/2008 05:00 PM |
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During 2001--2006, an estimated 214,379 persons had
HIV/AIDS diagnosed in the 33 states.
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