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Food Addiction And Drug Addiction: Brain Activity Shows Similarities, Study Finds
Los Angeles Times
BY WILLIAM WEIR, bweir@courant.com The Hartford Courant A new study from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity suggests that a chocolate milkshake and a line of cocaine might not be so different. The study, published Monday in the Archives of ...
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Working Overtime Could Increase Risk for Heart Disease, Researchers Say
KGO-AM
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LONDON) -- Researchers at University College London report that long work days could increase the likelihood of developing heart disease. The study, to be published in the April 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, ...
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Local group disputes article on autism
9NEWS.com
DENVER - The Autism Society of Colorado is reacting to an article about some new reviews published in the journal Pediatrics. The headline on some Internet news sites says: "No evidence that most autism treatments work." It also says: "Intense behavior ...
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More Options Before Bypass Surgery, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal
By RON WINSLOW A new study offers a fresh strategy for treating patients suffering from both coronary artery disease and heart failure, afflictions linked to poor quality of life and high risk of death that affect as many as two million Americans. ...
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Drug-resistant salmonella possibly in turkey burgers
msnbc.com
By JoNel Aleccia Health writer Government health officials are warning that salmonella bacteria detected in an outbreak of food poisoning from popular turkey burgers may be resistant to common drugs used to fight serious infection. ...
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Wipe-maker shuts doors after U.S. Marshals arrive
msnbc.com
By JoNel Aleccia Health writer Wisconsin firm H&P Industries Inc., accused of making contaminated medical pads and wipes, has closed after US Marshals arrived Monday with orders to seize products. Core exercises combat the accelerated muscle loss that ...
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Study: Cardiac arrest kills 1 in 44000 NCAA athletes
CBSSports.com
WASHINGTON -- The death of a Michigan teenage basketball player has renewed questions about what kind of heart checkup young athletes need to make the team, and a new study may influence that debate. Cardiac arrest, when the heart abruptly stops ...
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Alabama: Tests to Determine if Bacteria in Lab Is Tied to Contaminated IVs
New York Times
By AP Health investigators are conducting tests to determine whether bacteria found in a company laboratory matched those found in contaminated intravenous nutritional supplements that the company supplied to six Alabama hospitals, officials said ...
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New Type of Drug Kills Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
MIT Technology Review
By Katherine Bourzac Researchers at IBM are designing nanoparticles that kill bacteria by poking holes in them. The scientists hope that the microbes are less likely to develop resistance to this type of drug, which means it could be used to combat the ...
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MIT Technology Review
Health-care sector facing increased antitrust scrutiny
Washington Post
By Julie Appleby, Monday, April 4, 10:29 PM Amid growing concern about rising health-care costs, the Justice Department is stepping up efforts against hospitals and insurers that it suspects are illegally blocking competitors. ...
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To Cut the Deficit, Look to Social Security
New York Times
By Alicia H. Munnell WHILE Washington wrangles over how much can be cut from a sliver of the federal budget — the 12 percent that makes up nondefense discretionary spending — responsible politicians from both sides of the aisle know that the real issue ...
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Demand for plastic surgery rises 9% despite economy
Daily Breeze
By Melissa Evans Staff Writer Despite the down economy, demand for plastic surgery rose about 9 percent last year, according to an industry-conducted study to be released today. More than 1.6 million surgical procedures were performed in 2010, ...
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New ratings for Medicare Advantage plans may boost quality in Utah, nation
Salt Lake Tribune
By patty henetz A new rating system for Medicare Advantage plans will reward insurance companies whose services are deemed average or better, a Medicare official announced Monday. Based on new benchmarks and analyses of plans offered in 2010, ...
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Toni Braxton Speaks On Autism
RTT News
(RTTNews) - Toni Braxton helped spread the word about a recent Autism Day event at New York's iconic Empire State Building. Braxton is the mother of an autistic child and gave the keynote address at an event sponsored by charity group Autism Speaks. ...
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County honors "Child Abuse Prevention Month"
TheRecordLive.com
A proclamation was read on Monday at the Orange County Commissioners' Court that named April as "Child Abuse Prevention Month." Shari Pulliam, Public Information for the Child Protection Services Agency, spoke on behalf of CPS. ...
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Study: No standard solution for autism
KVEW
By Josh Peterson. Published Monday, April 4th, 2011 If you have an autistic child, you may not want, or need, to give them medicine for the disorder. A new report published today, indicates medications are of little help to many autistic children. ...
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