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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsHere's a list of health benefits
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsMeat isn't the only grill-able food
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsStudy found it boosted ability of certain patients to read facial expressions, nonverbal cues
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from healthfinder.gov Daily NewsPay attention to your lifestyle during stressful times, researcher says
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical DailyHere are seven household items that are carrying more germs than your average toilet seat.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsEbola is currently ravaging western Africa and is reported to be spreading to other countries. Why is the disease so contagious?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesThrough a grant from the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Biomedical Engineering Associate Professor Naomi Chesler will embark upon a new collaborative research project to better understand heart function and failure. ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesA simplified anesthesia procedure may enable more widespread use of preoperative testing to demonstrate the cause of airway obstruction in patients with severe sleep apnea, suggests a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Public Health NewswireCheck out the latest in public health news for Tuesday, July 29, 2014.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Psych Central NewsNew research from the UK identifies a link between obesity in childhood and the lowering of the age of puberty. In a new investigation, endocrinologists studied a protein called sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). SHBG binds to the sex ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Edmonton Journal - HealthU.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote.
- The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is now the largest in history, but how likely is it to spread to the United States or other countries around the world?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Kaiser Health News - Womens HealthA selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSCloud Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a therapeutics company focused on cloud-based drug design and development, announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research prog...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) to treat patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who carry a deletion in chromosome 17 (17p deletion), which is associated with poor ...
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Researchers have identified the mechanism in the brain that is key to sensing glucose levels in the blood, linking it to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. It could lead to new treatment and even prevention of diabetes. ‘We have disc... -
Following a healthy lifestyle may lower childhood cancer survivors’ risk of developing the metabolic syndrome, says a study. Adults who had cancer as children are known to be at increased risk for the metabolic syndrome, a group of... -
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from MedPage Today.com Latest Headlines(MedPage Today) -- In the small town of Libby in northwestern Montana, prospectors in 1916 discovered an unusual mineral known as vermiculite that appeared to be resistant to fire after initial exposure to high heat. But the vermiculite ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSA new stem-cell discovery might one day lead to a more streamlined process for obtaining stem cells, which in turn could be used in the development of replacement tissue for failing body parts, according to UC San Francisco scientists wh...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSKurbo Health today announced the launch of Kurbo, the first safe and effective program to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic using mobile tools. For the first time, children, teens and their parents have access to a safe, effective an...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Psych Central NewsAccurate or not, first impressions appear to stem from how a person looks. Researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of York determined a first impression is accurately predicted from measurements of physical features...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessRegular exercise is great for building muscle and losing fat, but if you want to see real weight-loss results, what you eat matters. But dropping pounds isn't about depriving yourself - it's about choosing the right foods that satisfy wi...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesA quick and simple procedure that would allow healthcare providers to screen for early signs of oral cancer at little cost has been developed by UTS researchers.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsAccording to new research, endurance runners have a higher chance of dying from heat stroke than a heart condition.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesA team of scientists has identified the neurons used in certain types of motion detection—findings that deepen our understanding of how the visual system functions.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from POPSUGAR FitnessIf you love kettlebell workouts, you aren't alone. Kettlebell training is that magic combination of total-body resistance and cardio that allows you to blast calories in a short amount of time. But if you've never tried using kettlebells...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsA new study has found that children's packed lunches often lack healthy food items recommended by dietary guidelines.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSToday's headlines include coverage of the latest Medicare trustee report and the details of the veterans care legislation on Capitol Hill.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSIn the case of a cough or a sore throat, the doctor can usually diagnose a common cold immediately. However, the diagnosis of hereditary illnesses like cystic fibrosis, which affects the metabolism, or Huntington's disease, which leads t...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesU of T researchers have found a missing link that helps to explain how ALS, one of the world's most feared diseases, paralyses and ultimately kills its victims. The breakthrough is helping them trace a path to a treatment or even a cure.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Latest NewsThe action plans typically found in doctor's SOAP notes are limited in nature, as are PHRs. Mobile health tools, however, can reach out to patients and extend the care continuum beyond an office visit, delivering guidance where patients ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Psych Central NewsOlder women with mild cognitive impairment may benefit significantly from regular aerobic exercise, new findings show. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an established risk factor for dementia and “represents a vital opportunity f...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsDecriminalisation of sex work has been found to have the greatest potential effect on HIV infections.
- Researchers to study multi-faceted approaches to addressing issues of burnout in transplant surgeonsTuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSDespite saving thousands of lives yearly, nearly half of organ transplant surgeons report a low sense of personal accomplishment and 40% feel emotionally exhausted, according to a new national study on transplant surgeon burnout.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSVirginia Mason announced today it is the first hospital in the United States to earn Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its commitment to serving seafood grown and harvested by certified, environmentally sustainable methods.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSMothers who live near green spaces deliver babies with significantly higher birth weights, according to a new study, "Green Spaces and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes" published in the journal, Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsGrowing demand for travel, mostly in developing nations, to pose safety challenge for airlines.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsThree members of a Witbank family have died of carbon monoxide poisoning, allegedly caused by their heater, Mpumalanga police said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesChildren diagnosed with depression as preschoolers are likely to suffer from depression as school-age children and young adolescents, new research shows.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesResearchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that stem cells inside the soft tissues of the tooth come from an unexpected source, namely nerves. These findings are now being published in the journal Nature and contribut...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsA 15-year study suggests that you can reap the benefit of a longer life, even if you run at slow speeds for mere minutes every day.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Psych Central NewsResearchers have found the practice of educating children with special needs in regular classes helps to improve the language skills of preschoolers with disabilities. Researchers found that the average language skills of a child’s class...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesHepatitis C virus (HCV) lingers in the human body for years, slowly damaging the liver and leading to liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer, which is often fatal. Research conducted at the University of North Carol...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from THE MEDICAL NEWSUT Southwestern Medical Center cancer researchers have found a molecule that selectively and irreversibly interferes with the activity of a mutated cancer gene common in 30 percent of tumors.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesThe United States has done worse than other wealthy countries at improving health for working-age adults while it has performed about the same in reducing mortality at ages over 65, according to new Stanford research.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Medical Xpress - spotlight medical and health news storiesThey are with us every moment of every day, controlling every action we make, from the breath we breathe to the words we speak, and yet there is still a lot we don't know about the cells that make up our nervous systems. When things go a...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Psych Central NewsAn emerging theory may help to explain why older adults show declining cognitive ability with age, but don’t necessarily show declines in the workplace or daily life. Dr. Tom Hess, a psychology researcher at North Carolina State Universi...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsThe US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has made light of the possibility of an Ebola outbreak in the US, stating that the spread of Ebola from West Africa is unlikely.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health24 NewsHere's what to look out for in people suspected of being infected of the Ebola virus, or if you think you have been infected.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters) - Impax Laboratories Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued certain observations regarding violations in the company's manufacturing plant in Taiwan.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters) - Aetna Inc , the third-largest U.S. health insurer, on Tuesday reported a higher second-quarter profit that beat analyst expectations, helped by last year's acquisition of Medicare and Medicaid provider Coventry Health Care.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health NewsLAGOS (Reuters) - The Nigerian city of Lagos shut and quarantined a hospital on Monday where a Liberian man died of the Ebola virus, the first recorded case of the highly-infectious disease in Africa's most populous country.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Tuesday, with sales of consumer products and medicines for arthritis and HIV helping to offset the impact of generic competition on other drug sales.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comThe House passed legislation Monday to require the Food and Drug Administration to speed approval of new types of sunscreen in the wake of a regulatory backlog that has stalled their introduction
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comHormone-replacement therapy started soon after menopause seems safe and lowers some markers of heart-disease risk while significantly reducing hot flashes, according to a multicenter trial published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health News(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc , which in May officially abandoned its bid to buy British rival AstraZeneca Plc, reported higher-than-expected second-quarter revenue, helped by growing demand for its cancer medicines.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comMany foods are being labeled "superfoods," but what does this really mean?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comYou’ve eaten sensibly all day, but around bedtime you get the urge to snack. Sweets like cookies and ice cream do more than throw your diet a nasty curve, the sugar rush can leave you tossing and turning for hours. However, a well-...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comKent Brantly always wanted to be a medical missionary, and he took the work seriously, spending months treating a steady stream of patients with Ebola in Liberia. Now Brantly is himself a patient, fighting for his own survival in an isol...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - HealthA former head of financial accounting at two NHS trusts is jailed for stealing £2.2m of NHS funds to buy 11 properties in Sussex and London.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comU.S. health officials are monitoring the Ebola outbreak in Africa but say the risk of the deadly germ spreading to the United States is remote
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health NewsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Ditching handshakes in favor of more informal fist bumps could help cut down on the spread of bacteria and illnesses, according to a study released on Monday.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one in six Americans suffer from foodborne illness each year. Undercooked or contaminated meats are often to blame, but new technology is helping people stay healthy.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Reuters: Health NewsZURICH (Reuters) - Roche said on Tuesday that European regulators approved its drug Gazyvaro, or obinutuzumab, for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, boosting the Swiss group's line-up of new cancer treatments.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comFeeling hungry? You should eat. But what if the foods you're eating actually make you hungrier than you were before you dug in?
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - HealthSome heart patients in Wales will continue to be sent to England for surgery to cut waiting lists.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from FOXNews.comHealth workers in West Africa are scrambling to contain a possible widening of an Ebola outbreak after a man believed to be affected by the virus traveled by plane from Liberia to Ghana to Togo to Nigeria, where he died on Friday.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - HealthBodybuilder Lee believes he is unable to have children because he has been taking steroids for 25 years.
- Acting U.S. Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak wants to shine a spotlight on the nation’s ever-growing number of skin cancer cases, calling it a “major public health problem that requires immediate action.” Read full article >>
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from NYT > HealthAs an outbreak worsened, a pay dispute with nurses left a short staff able to care primarily for just the sickest patients who had a chance of surviving.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail Online'My best friend Chloe tried to kill herself twice. Another suicide attempt and two admissions to the Priory later, she is fine,' writes HARRIET SERGEANT.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineTina Booth, 49, form Pontypool, Wales, often uses the internet to check out any health niggles. This habit has, in all probability, saved her life.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineRogue wardens working on hospital grounds have allegedly been ordered to focus on cancer wards because patients are likely to be distracted – and therefore late returning to their cars.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineA patient had a ransient ischaemic stroke. The options are a stent or open surgery, and he's wondering which is best. Dr Scurr advises.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineHans Bökkerink, 75, from Buckinghamshire, was the first in Britain to have the operation, as he tells CAROL DAVIS.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineTV presenter and property expert Phil Spencer, 44, answers our health quiz.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineEnriching ice cream with tiny amounts of pomegranate offers a way of making the dessert healthier.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Forbes - HealthThe growing popularity of marathons and other extreme sports has sparked worries about the potential dangers of these activities. The popular press and medical research have both focused on the risk of cardiac arrest and other heart rhyt...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineChlorine is a potent irritant for anyone who has eczema. It's potentially harmful, says PROFESSOR ANDREW WRIGHT.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that the risk of Ebola spreading to the United States was low, but it nevertheless issued a Level 2 health alert, advising U.S. health workers to be vigilant. Read full article &...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - HealthScientists have identified a part of the brain that may help us predict when things are about to go wrong and could play a part in depression.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineFilling and emptying the bladder involves nerve signals and three sets of muscles, which work together like a dam to hold urine in.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from CBS News - HealthWhen it comes to spreading germs, new research finds a fist bump is better than a handshake. The study from Wales found a fist bump also spreads less bacteria than a high-five. Researchers say fist bumps are likely more sanitary because ...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health - Voice of AmericaThe Ebola outbreak in West Africa has so far claimed 670 lives and infected more than 1,200 people. An expert from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more cases can be expected in the coming weeks and months. Tealth...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Health | Mail OnlineWe reveal how to get the physiques of the stars. This week: Penny Lancaster's legs.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from BBC News - HealthNHS privatisation is "being forced through at pace and scale" says shadow health secretary Andy Burnham, as he calls for it to be halted until after the general election.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Philly.com Health and ScienceStudy confirmed it helps regulate blood sugar levels, increases insulin sensitivity in people with more of it
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Philly.com Health and ScienceOdds are small, but family, doctors should keep possibility in mind, researchers say
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 from Irish Times HealthNew unit includes four examination rooms, treatment room and gym for assessment and physiotherapy, along with support services
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from Global News : HealthCanadian Blood Services needs 950 residents in Lethbridge to donate within the next 30 days.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from The Washington Times stories: HealthDAKAR, Senegal (AP) - No one knows for sure just how many people Patrick Sawyer came into contact with the day he boarded a flight in Liberia, had a stopover in Ghana, changed planes in Togo, and then arrived in Nigeria, where authoritie...
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from The Washington Times stories: HealthBOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho prison officials say they had to have thousands of dollars' worth of medications shipped overnight to the state's largest prison after the former operator, Corrections Corporation of America, left the facility w...
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from The Washington Times stories: HealthGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Signaling an escalation of Israel's Gaza operation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis Monday to be ready for a "prolonged" war, and the military warned Palestinians in three large neighborhoods ...
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from Society: Health | theguardian.comCabinet office minister believes NHS services should increasingly be run as mutuals and taken out of public hands More NHS hospitals and youth services should be taken out of public hands and owned by the people who run them as mutuals, ...
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from Daily Express :: Health FeedTHIS Morning presenter Ruth Langsford talks about how dementia stole her father and how she wants to keep his memory alive.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from Daily Express :: Health FeedSYLVIA Green's health scare turned out to be a blessing in disguise when it revealed she had lung cancer that would have otherwise remained hidden.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from Daily Express :: Health FeedALL WOMEN with diabetes should take fish oil pills during pregnancy, say British scientists investigating the link between blood sugar problems and low levels of two important fatty acids.
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from MiamiHerald.com: Health
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Monday, July 28, 2014 from - Health & Families RSS FeedMy husband, Dave, may officially be the ill one in our marriage, but his steadily declining health is also doing a real number on my mental and physical well-being. Emotionally, I'm the little silver ball in the pinball machine. I'm alte...
