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  Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 11:01pm CDT by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer

  Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research.
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  That Chocolate Bunny Could Lower Your Blood Pressure

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:11pm CDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki

  excerpt:"on't be shy about nibbling at the ears of a chocolate bunny this Easter, because researchers have just given us another reason to eat this sweet treat.
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  Fire Ronald McDonald--Do it for our kids!

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 9:25pm CDT by redshadowwithgreenbackground

  McDonald's targets the most vulnerable among us- our kids. We need to stand up for them and target McDonald's- arguably the company most active in marketing unhealthy food directly to children.
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  Are you worried about catching a superbug?

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:49pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Are you worried about catching a superbug?
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  Haiti quake may be major setback for HIV fight

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:45pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  The earthquake that devastated Haiti in January has endangered years of progress in fighting the spread of AIDS in the Caribbean country, a senior U.N. health official said.
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  Chemical exposure may triple breast cancer risk

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:09pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientists said.
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  Five Weight Loss Myths on Shine

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:05pm CDT by lenagirlnj

  5 diet myths are revealed and busted.
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  Heart failure risk linked to prostate drug

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:25pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A study testing a drug to prevent prostate cancer has turned up a possible risk of heart failure.
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  1 in 4 will need health decisions made for them

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:03pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A significant number of the elderly - more than one in four - will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests.
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  Court dates set for 3 Mass. teens in bullying case

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:54pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Three Massachusetts teenagers are due in court next week on charges stemming from a 15-year-old classmate's suicide after incessant bullying.
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  California health plan rescissions affected many, but few received help

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:45pm CDT by Molly Weasley

  Many of the California residents who lost insurance coverage because of their pre-existing conditions were supposed to get help from the state. But few did.
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  Songbird Genome Analysis Reveals New Insights Into Vocal Behavior A Genomic Achievement That's for the Birds — and for Humans

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:45pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  An international research consortium has identified more than 800 genes that appear to play a role in the male zebra finch's ability to learn elaborate songs from his father.
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  Impaired Brain Connections Traced to Schizophrenia Mutation Like Patients, Engineered Mice Falter at Working Memory Tasks

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:43pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  The strongest known recurrent genetic cause of schizophrenia (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml) impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs, resulting in working memory deficits, according to a study in mice.
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  New medical schools open, but physician shortage concerns persist

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:41pm CDT by Molly Weasley

  Health care reform brings some challenges to health care professionals. The country will need a lot of new providers. There are more than a dozen new medical schools that have opened in recent years, but will that be enough to avert a physician shortage?
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  GOP hopes repeal-the-bill fire won't burn them

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:05pm CDT by Charles Babington, Associated Press Writers

  Top Republicans are starting to worry about their health care rallying cry "Repeal the bill." It just might singe GOP candidates in November's elections, they fear, if voters begin to see benefits from the new law.
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  Cooking Dinner-Recipe and Technique Advice

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:04pm CDT by Peter Faden

  So...I've been a chef since the early 1990's and have found that where cooking was once mysterious, it is now enjoyable and lacking in mystery.
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  Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:00pm CDT by Marilynn Marchione, AP Medical Writer

  Full results of a big study testing a drug for preventing prostate cancer show a higher risk of heart failure, a surprise finding that could dampen enthusiasm for expanding its use.
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  1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:00pm CDT by Stephanie Nano, Associated Press Writer

  A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests.
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  Seniors fear health care remake will hurt Medicare

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 3:13pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Seniors aren't breaking out the champagne for President Barack Obama's health care law, and for good reason.
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  Pfizer gave docs $35 million in last half of 2009

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 3:11pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Pfizer Inc. paid doctors and teaching hospitals a total of $35 million in the last half of 2009 for services ranging from speaking to other doctors about the company's products to running studies of its experimental drugs.
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  The Nutritional Superiority of Pasture Raised Animals

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 2:08pm CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  You are what you eat - and the same goes for the animals whose meat, milk and eggs you put in your mouth. We should not only be concerned about what we eat, but what our food eats as well.
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  Insurance Industry Already Finding Ways To Game New System

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 2:05pm CDT by Dr. Sherman N. Miller

  If the insurance industry gets further vilified as hell bent on cherry picking-coverage, they are going to create a new market for some foreign companies willing to meet the market needs. It is disquieting to think how future good U.S.
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  Myths and Facts About Marijuana

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 1:06pm CDT by Tlang

  Myths and facts about Marry Jane.
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  Seniors wary of health overhaul impact on Medicare

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:57pm CDT by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Writer

  Seniors aren't celebrating President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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  Babies from frozen embryos are just as healthy

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 11:03am CDT by msnbc.com health

  More evidence is emerging that babies conceived in test tubes might be just as healthy as those conceived naturally, researchers said Tuesday.
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  2009 swine flu pandemic a boost for Big Pharma

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:52am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  Those who suspected a money- and greed-driven conspiracy behind the 2009 swine flu outbreak - declared a pandemic by overzealous WHO officials and their advisers from within the industry - are being proven right by recent revelations in Der Spiegel.
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  Time for the truth about Gardasil

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:47am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  As of Jan. 31, 2010, 49 unexplained deaths following Gardasil injections have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (http://vaers.hhs.gov/index).
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  The Troubling Link Between Big Pharma and the American Psychiatric Association

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:42am CDT by take2la

  First the good news: The Physician Payment Sunshine Actis now law, signed by President Obama as part of the health care bill overhaul.
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  The Reason You are Sick and Tired may be Fatigued Adrenals

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:30am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  Are you sick and tired of always being sick and tired? Do you feel tired and rundown most of the time and have problems getting a good rest - and when you are able to sleep it does not seem to help much with how tired you feel? If so, your problem may be adrenal fatigue - particu …
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  A Complex Mystery: Finding the Sources of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:22am CDT by Par4TheCourse

  I work in a group at CDC that investigates foodborne illnesses in the United States — illnesses like salmonellosis and E. coli infection. One challenge we face during an outbreak investigation is trying to figure out the source of the outbreak.
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  On 'Biggest Loser,' it's every man for himself

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 10:07am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Week 11 brought surprises to the nine remaining players - and the first was that they would go back to competing as individuals instead of on teams.
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  Bass Pro Shops® Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Uncle Bucks® Beer Batter Mix Lightly-Seasoned 20 oz. Canisters containing potentially contaminated pepper due to possible health risk.

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 9:56am CDT by Par4TheCourse

  Springfield, MO - Bass Pro Shops® is voluntarily recalling one lot of Uncle Buck's® Beer Batter Mix Lightly-Seasoned as a precautionary measure because the product was received from a supplier that used crushed black pepper that may have the potential to be contaminated with Sa …
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  Jealousy If Dysfunctional

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:53am CDT by Sandi Holland

  The development of the harmful jealous response has many influences. Childhood experiences of neglect and criticism are often the beginning of this descent into the fear of inadequacy.
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  Have you been hurt by bullying?

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:49am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Have you or a loved one been hurt by bullying?
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  Baby OK after surgeons remove foot from his brain

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:49am CDT by msnbc.com health

  When surgeons operated on infant Sam Esquibel to remove what they thought was a large tumor, they were astonished to find what appeared to be a small foot in the baby's brain. "He is a miracle," the baby's mother said.
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  Chocolate Is Good For You, Apparently: Study Finds Small Amounts Cuts Risk Of Heart Attacks

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:25am CDT by redshadowwithgreenbackground

  Chocolate is no longer a guilty pleasure, in fact it is good for you - apparently lowering blood pressure and cutting the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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  Australian mothers 'should breastfeed longer'

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:36am CDT by Seagull

  The Australian Breastfeeding Association says the culture of breastfeeding in Australia needs to change if health benefits, such as the prevention of metabolic disease in mothers, are to be fully felt.
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  Health insurance CEOs conspire to blame Democrats for increasing premiums.

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:31am CDT by supergerbil424

  ince passage of the Affordable Care Act, health insurance companies have begun laying the groundwork to blame Democrats for the increased health care costs that they plan to impose on consumers.
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  Immune Cells 'Sniff Out' Bacteria

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:26am CDT by yinkadlb

  Scientists are learning how our immune system senses and tracks down infection in the body by responding to chemical "scents" emitted by bacteria.
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  Question. What really makes you mad?

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:14am CDT by Tony Wlliams

  Life isn't fair. Well OK that's a given but sometimes life puts things in front of us which really makes you go W.T.F. is wrong with you/he/she/them/it. Sometimes it's something someone says or does that can set us off.
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  No Matter What, We Pay for Others' Bad Habits

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:02am CDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki

  No Matter What, We Pay for Others' Bad Habits
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  Protein Linked To Problems With Executive Thinking Skills

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:49am CDT by yinkadlb

  C-reactive protein (CRP) high levels have been found to lead to worse executive functions and also affects the frontal lobe of the brain, where motor functions takes place.
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  Disabled Immigration Detainees Face Deportation

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:45am CDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki

  Hooray for this move related story on mental parity
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  Mental Health Experts Applaud Focus on Parity

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:35am CDT by Scott (Scoop) Butki

  excerpt:"Even without the new health care law, mental health advocates were getting ready to celebrate parity — a law requiring benefits for substance abuse and mental illnesses to be on par with benefits for medical illnesses.
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  Smokers Need not Apply

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:31am CDT by Jixer

  So, no more smokers at St. Lukes.
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  The Best and Worst Foods at the Gas Station - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Nutrition

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:25am CDT by Chude Muonelo

  The Best and Worst Foods at the Gas Station - Page 1 - MSN Health & Fitness - Nutrition
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  Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:57am CDT by Ernie Rhodes

  AP states that yourger citiziens will have an increase in their current health insurance premiums.
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  The Nonpartisan Approach to Balancing the American Equation

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:37am CDT by Dustin-265090

  **Author's note: This article is not embellished with emotion or conjecture, it is not intended to be an entertaining read, merely information and proposed solutions. Please excuse my straight-forward tone in this article, my intent is to not be partisan in any way.
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  Chocolate could cut heart attack risk

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:26am CDT by Seagull

  The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of heart problems. A new study says small doses of chocolate each day could cut the risk of heart attack or stroke by almost 40 per cent.
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  Solve your diet woes - in one day

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 3:50am CDT by msnbc.com health

  These quick-fix food cures do everything from flatten your tummy to tame PMS ... in 24 hours.
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  Sex infection gonorrhea risks becoming superbug

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 3:22am CDT by Red Wolf

  The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said.
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  GOP wary of health law repeal push in fall races

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 2:06am CDT by Charles Babington, Associated Press Writers

  Top Republicans are increasingly worried that GOP candidates this fall might be burned by a fire that's roaring through the conservative base: demand for the repeal of President Barack Obama's new health care law.
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  College suspects typhoid outbreak

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:46am CDT by Seagull

  CLASSES at the Mt Hagen Technical College in Western Highlands province were suspended on Monday due to a suspected outbreak of typhoid. According to unconfirmed reports from student sources, about 60 students contracted what they believe to be typhoid.
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  Do your kids know their fruits and veggies?

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:40am CDT by krishna-167929

  "Jamie Oliver visits an elementary school and finds that most kids have trouble identifying common fruits and veggies.
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  Man's Best Friend Helps Mend Broken Hearts - MSN Health & Fitness - Heart & Cardiovascular

  Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:34am CDT by oldnewgrad,RN

  making exercise fun while doing something nice.