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  FDA panel mulls tanning bed ban for teens under 18

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 8:17pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Federal health experts say more restrictions are needed to protect teenagers from the cancer risks of tanning beds, including a potential ban for people under 18.
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  Declining honeybees a 'threat' to food supply

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:41pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Unless someone or something stops it soon, the mysterious killer that is wiping out many of the nation's honeybees could have a devastating effect on America's dinner plate, perhaps even reducing us to a glorified bread-and-water diet.
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  Facebook: what social networking site 'is blamed for' amid syphilis claims

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:27pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  There are, it seems, few social ills that have not at one stage or another been blamed on Facebook Since its creation in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg the site has been held responsible for everything from the breakdown of marriage to childhood obesity.
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  Youth suicides epidemic on tribal reservations

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:16pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Tribal suicide rates are 70 percent higher than for the general population, and the youth suicide rate is even higher. On some reservations youth suicide rates are 10 times the national average.
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  Fish Heart Fix Could Save Human Lives | NBC San Diego

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:15pm CDT by Lilith41

  Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla research on Zebra fish's ability to repair it's own heart, leads to preliminary stage research on hopefully trying create that ability for human heart cells to regenerate themselves after injury....
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  Losing breast not always best for cancer patients

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:02pm CDT by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer

  For some women, having a breast removed once they're diagnosed with cancer doesn't always mean they'll live longer, a new study says.
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  Calif. pot vote isn't just hippies versus cops

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:46pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  SAN FRANCISCO - Now that a proposal to legalize pot is on the ballot in California, well-organized groups are lining up on both sides of the debate. And it's not just tie-dyed hippies versus anti-drug crusaders.
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  Hispanic moms breast-feed the most

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:39pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.
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  Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:10pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says.
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  Companies say health care costs hard to swallow

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:00pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  The health care overhaul will cost U.S. companies as much as $14 billion this year and make them more likely to drop prescription drug coverage for retirees because of a change in how the government subsidizes those benefits.
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  C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Announces Amended Voluntary Nationwide Recall of several additional products that contain pepper due to Possible Health Risk

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:39pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  San Antonio, TX March 23, 2010 – C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of additional products containing a pepper ingredient that may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
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  Hispanic moms breast-feed the most

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:23pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.
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  Up to a third of breast cancers could be avoided

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:14pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the disease.
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  Health-Care Reform's Major Hurdle: Doctor Shortages - CNBC

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:47pm CDT by ThomastonPaine

  The health-care reform legislation is expected to create more jobs in the health-care sector but there's one major side effect it may not cure: There may not be enough doctors to see all of the people who are now covered.
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  Congress gives college aid a boost

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:46pm CDT by Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Writer

  More needy college students will have access to bigger Pell Grants, and future borrowers of government loans will have an easier time repaying them, under a vast overhaul of higher education aid on its way to President Barack Obama's desk.
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  Teacher told 20 years ago she could never have children discovers she CAN have a child... on Google

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:46pm CDT by cartooncat

  Julie Cameron was just 15 years old when doctors told her she would never have children. The distraught teenager was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome, an extremely rare condition that meant she was born without a womb, cervix or fallopian tubes.
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  Does it pay to fight stress with your wallet?

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:19pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Americans will spend an estimated $14 billion a year by 2008 on the "stress industry," according to Market Data. But do any of those products and services really work?
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  Meal in Last Supper paintings supersized

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:12pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  The food in famous paintings of the Last Supper has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium, researchers report in a medical journal Tuesday.
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  FDA panel mulls tanning bed ban for teens under 18

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 3:53pm CDT by Matthew Perrone, AP Business Writer

  Federal health experts say more restrictions are needed to protect teenagers from the cancer risks of tanning beds, including a potential ban for people under 18.
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  "Its all in your head"...or is it?

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 2:43pm CDT by Sherry working hard

  How many times have you been to your Dr. and attempted to describe what your pain is and where you think it is? Only to leave his/her office and question whether they believed you or not.
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  Bad behavior linked to poor parenting

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 2:41pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Poor parenting causes boys, but few girls, to be particularly prone to bad behavior, a new study suggests.
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  The Human Body as a Subway Map

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 2:15pm CDT by tyler

  Sam Loman [just-sam.com] created an original take on illustrating the inner structure and workings of the human body as the tight intertwining of different systems (e.g. arterial, digestive, musculetal, respiratory, etc.), by way of a subway map metaphor. This is rad.
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  CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 2:05pm CDT by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer

  A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates.
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  Optimism can boost your immunity

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 2:04pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Optimism doesn't just boost your mood. According to new research, a glass-half-full attitude also strengthens the immune system.
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  Hormones in U.S. Beef Linked to Cancer Risk

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 12:29pm CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  Beef produced in the United States contains dangerously high levels of natural and synthetic hormones, warns Dr. Samuel S. Epstein of the Cancer Prevention Coalition.
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  Bullies choose their victims wisely

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 12:26pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Bullies choose their victims wisely, targeting kids who are unpopular and less likely to be defended by their peers, a new study finds.
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  Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Modified Food

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 11:46am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has called on all physicians to prescribe diets without genetically modified (GM) foods to all patients.1 They called for a moratorium on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), long-term independent studies, and labeling.
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  Keep your dirty calories off my burger

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 10:56am CDT by K-joy

  Calorie counts are ruining my dining experiences!
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  One-third of breast cancer may be avoidable

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 8:13am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday - comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.
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  The Language of Modern Parenting

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:12am CDT by Miss Linguistics

  When I was pregnant with my first baby, I anticipated the sleep deprivation. I anticipated the changes to my social life. But no one ever told me I would have to learn a whole new language. Forget pamphlets on breastfeeding, I need a dictionary.
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  The 30 Worst Sandwiches To Eat In America

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 7:11am CDT by The Intrepid Pundit

  When it comes to sandwiches, remember this: With the power to create comes the power to inflate.
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  Toddler in hospital after father's smallpox shot

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:41am CDT by msnbc.com health

  A 2-year-old Indiana boy and his mother contracted a rare and life-threatening infection from his soldier father's smallpox vaccination, according to a published report.
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  Experts: One-third of breast cancer is avoidable

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:37am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference on breast cancer said Thursday.
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  WHO probes reports of smallpox in Uganda

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:35am CDT by msnbc.com health

  The World Health Organization is investigating suspected cases of smallpox - which was officially declared eradicated worldwide in 1979 - in Uganda.
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  Papua New Guinea - Mt. Hagen water returns

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:28am CDT by Seagull

  NORMAL flow of water to Mt Hagen city, Western Highlands province, is expected to return to normal today.
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  Facebook gives you the clap: Official

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 5:25am CDT by Ageing Hippie

  The sharp rise in syphilis cases in Teesside has been partially attributed to social networking sites which incautious locals are trawling in search of casual sex.
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  Parents convicted in diabetic daughter's death

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:53am CDT by msnbc.com health

  The parents of a 17-year-old girl who slipped into a diabetic coma and died were convicted of second-degree murder on Wednesday.
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  Experts: One-third of breast cancer is avoidable

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:23am CDT by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer

  Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday — comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.
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  Up to a third of breast cancers could be avoided

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 4:23am CDT by Maria Cheng, AP Medical Writer

  Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the disease.
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  Obama issues low-key order on abortions

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 1:19am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Anything but jubilant, President Barack Obama awkwardly kept a promise Wednesday he made to ensure passage of historic health care legislation, pledging the administration would not allow federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance.
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  Effectivenes of vasectomy

  Posted: March 25th, 2010, 12:52am CDT by jonmikel

  Major causes of vasectomy failure