Thursday, March 24, 2011

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Obesity and attending religious events linked, study finds
Chicago Sun-Times
By Stefano Esposito Staff Reporter Mar 24, 2011 08:48PM A new study has found that young adults who frequently attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to become obese by middle age compared with those who don't take part in any religious ...
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Laboratory-made health solutions
Times of India
PTI | Mar 25, 2011, 06.32am IST LONDON: For the first time, scientists have grown sperms in a test-tube which are capable of fertilizing eggs, a breakthrough which they say could help millions of infertile men fulfil their dreams of fatherhood. ...
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Skin Cancer Breakthrough: Arthritis Drug Could Be New Weapon Against Melanoma
Medical News Today
Leflunomide, a drug commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, may also inhibit the growth of malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to new research led by the University of East Anglia (UAE) in the UK and Children's Hospital ...
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Toenail study: No heart risk from mercury in fish
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
AP | Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:22 pm In an unusual health study, researchers analyzing toxin levels in tens of thousands of toenail clippings determined that mercury from eating fish does not raise the risk of heart disease or stroke. ...
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'Staggering' number of Americans turn to food banks
Orlando Sentinel
By Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel In the land of plenty, a "staggering" number of Americans are turning to food banks to help feed themselves and their families, including a growing sector of the middle class seeking aid for the first time. ...
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Survey says … One year later, health care reform is still puzzling
Chicago Tribune (blog)
One year after the health insurance overhaul bill became law, you'd think public opinion would be easy to read. Just before President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, CBS News pollsters asked about ...
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Medical pot ranks as blockbuster drug
msnbc.com
Sales of medical marijuana are estimated at $1.7 billion annually in the 15 states with laws that permit it, according to the first definitive study of the market. That is on par with sales of Viagra. To put that number in perspective, sales of medical ...
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Drug-resistant bacterium hits Southland healthcare facilities
Los Angeles Times
Researchers find 356 cases of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, mostly among elderly. It's a relative of E. coli, resistant to most antibiotics except colistin, a drug so powerful it can cause kidney damage. Studies in the US and Israel have ...
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Why women have more relationship regrets than men
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter When it comes to regrets, there's nothing like a failed romance to reveal the emotional gulf between the sexes. For while it seems a man can walk away from a relationship with barely a second thought, his lover may worry for ...
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CDC: Hospitals plan for disasters
UPI.com
ATLANTA, March 24 (UPI) -- Nearly all US hospitals have plans for responding to chemical releases, natural disasters, epidemics or biological incidents, officials say. The report by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for ...
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California students continue to score poorly on fitness tests
San Jose Mercury News
By Theresa Harrington Less than 40 percent of students in grades five, seven and nine achieved "healthy" levels in each of six fitness tests last year, according to results released Thursday. "Nothing is more important than the health of our children," ...
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How ex-Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick's text scandal unfolded behind the scenes
Bellingham Herald
By DAVID ASHENFELTER AND TRESA BALDAS - Detroit Free Press DETROIT It was around Christmas in 2007, and life was about to get ugly for then-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. It was around that time, he said in a sworn deposition taken earlier this month, ...
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Registration deadline for Relay for Life is this Friday
The Daily Tar Heel
By From staff and wire reports | The Daily Tar Heel Friday is the last day that people will be able to register for UNC Relay For Life, an annual fundraising effort to celebrate the memories of both victims and survivors of cancer. ...
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Cook County health care CEO William Foley resigns
Chicago Tribune
By Erika Slife, Tribune reporter The CEO of Cook County's independent health and hospital board resigned Thursday, just days after failing to win approval for a controversial plan to shutter Oak Forest Hospital. Although officials say the timing is ...
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Chicago Tribune
Central Cabarrus hosts "Kick Butts Day"
Concord Independent Tribune
By Jessica Groover Terrie Hall told a room full of students at Central Cabarrus High School that she can no longer blow out candles, blow bubbles with chewing gum or whistle because she used tobacco. Hall is the program coordinator for Survivors and ...
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