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  Fit for good: Try Joy's LIFE diet

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:23pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Nutritionist Joy Bauer shares a weight-loss plan that's a lifestyle change, not just a diet. In her new book, "Joy's LIFE Diet," she gives step-by-step instructions on how to shed pounds and keep weight off for good.
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  Calif. farmer creating identity for his rice - Yahoo! Finance

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 9:17pm CDT by anonymous-1077600

  reat sushi depends on rice that is just right -- grains that are glossy and yielding after cooking, sticky with a touch of sweetness, but able to retain their color, aroma and shape.
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  19 slain at Mexico rehab clinic, 20 in second city

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 8:52pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  At least 30 gunmen burst into a drug rehabilitation center in a Mexican border state capital and opened fire, killing 19 men and wounding four people, police said. Gunmen also killed 20 people in another drug-plagued northern city.
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  3 more E. coli cases linked to raw milk in Minn.

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 8:05pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Minnesota health officials say the number of E. coli cases linked to raw milk or other dairy products from a Gibbon farm has grown to eight.
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  JEA Cuts Electricity at 102-Year-Old Woman's Home

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 8:01pm CDT by CynicL1

  102 year old woman in desperate financial straights has power and water cut off in the middle of a heat wave and ends up in the hospital. Good news part story, Firefighters pool funds to pay her electric and water bill and enough to keep it going through the summer.
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  Tea: The Elixir of a Long Life

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 7:54pm CDT by TheJonesGirl

  According to studies published in the Journal of American Medical Association, tea lowers your risk of death from all forms of cardiovascular diseases.
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  Birth complications more common at night

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 7:31pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Picking the time of day to give birth may not be a choice very many women can make, but it could influence her chances of a smooth delivery, new research shows.
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  Five-mornings-after pill coming soon?

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 6:57pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A French drug company is hoping to offer American women something their European counterparts already have: a pill that works long after "the morning after."
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  BP claiming to "report" from Dauphin Island Now

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 6:39pm CDT by take2la

  Hi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to SPIN we go We Work All Day And Pretend To Pay Hi Ho, Hi Ho, HiHo HiHo HiHo ...
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  Doctor Invents Device For Migraine Sufferers

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 6:25pm CDT by maddad

  CLEVELAND - Dr. Bahman Guyuron is known for his groundbreaking work in treating migraines through surgery and botox injections, so it's quite common for the plastic surgeon to see many migraine sufferers.
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  A detox diet that isn't crazy

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 4:58pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  As nice as it is to think you can simply flush fat away by drinking so much liquid you spend half your day in the bathroom, the reality is that some of these diets may be bad to swallow.
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  Health overhaul to force changes in employer plans

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 4:45pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.
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  19 fatally shot at drug rehab center in Mexico

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 4:17pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  At least 30 gunmen burst into a drug rehabilitation center in a Mexican border state capital and opened fire, killing 19 men and wounding several others, police said.
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  30 Million Youngsters in China Have Mental Disorders

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:58pm CDT by take2la

  30 Million Youngsters in China Have Mental Disorders
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  FDA seizes honey from China tainted with potentially deadly antibiotic

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:29pm CDT by CheckItNews

  Honey imported from China by a California company that was later sold to a Chicago company was seized by federal officials last week in Philadelphia because it's deadly sweet.
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  Insurer sues Pfizer for paying kickbacks to docs

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 3:15pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  A Texas health insurance company is suing Pfizer Inc. saying the drug maker deceptively marketed three of its top-selling drugs, illegally encouraging doctors to prescribe them for non-approved uses and paying kickbacks to doctors.
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  FDA looks into blood pressure med death risk

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:42pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether Daiichi Sankyo's blood pressure medicine Benicar increases the risk of heart-related death, although the agency said it still believes the benefits of the drug outweigh its potential risks.
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  Circumcise Me examines Jewish conversions

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:39pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  With his long beard, side curls, black hat, coat and trousers trailing white tsitsit strings, Yisrael Campell looks like any other Orthodox Jew.
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  Health overhaul to force changes in employer plans

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:20pm CDT by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Writer

  Republicans are pointing to a leaked administration document as evidence President Barack Obama has broken his promise that Americans who like their health plans can keep them under his new overhaul law.
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  Ban peanuts on planes? It's not nutty to allergics

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:19pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Federal regulators are considering a snack attack on the nation's airlines that would restrict or even completely ban serving peanuts on commercial flights.
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  Moms to get more care under new health law

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:06pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  By the time women reach 44 years old, roughly 85 percent have given birth. Yet health insurance coverage and support services to keep mothers and babies healthy are often seriously deficient.
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  VA Announces Change to Medication Copays for Some Veterans

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 2:02pm CDT by Jim Davis, Veterans-For-Change

  WASHINGTON - As previously announced on January 7, 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) froze prescription copayment increases for six months.
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  Department of the Army Taps VA to Help Serve Our Nations Veterans

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 1:59pm CDT by Jim Davis, Veterans-For-Change

  Army Secretary John McHugh Requests VA Secretary Shinseki to Detail Senior VA Executive to Arlington National Cemetery
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  Usda To Host Red Meat Mobile Slaughter Unit Information Session

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 1:09pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced it is hosting a red meat mobile slaughter unit information session on June 24.
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  Former Colorado Springs Pharmacist Sentenced for Importation and Distribution of Chinese-Made Human Growth Hormones and Conspiracy to Distribute Anabolic Steroids

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 1:05pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  DENVER – Thomas Bader, a licensed pharmacist and former owner and operator of College Pharmacy in Colorado Springs, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Marcia S.
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  Domega NY International Co., LTD Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Fuma Custard Pie

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 1:03pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  DOMEGA NY INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD 4820 2nd AVE BROOKLYN NY 11232 is recalling FUMA CUSTARD PIE because it may contain undeclared eggs. Consumers who are allergic to eggs may run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.
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  FDA Seizes More Than $32,000 Worth of Bulk Honey from Philadelphia Distribution Center Agency acts after finding potent antibiotic in bulk honey

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 1:02pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  At the request of the Food and Drug Administration, federal marshals seized 64 drums of imported bee's honey from a Philadelphia distribution center on June 4 because it contained a potent antibiotic that could lead to serious illness or death.
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  Infected organs pose deadly transplant risk

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 12:32pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  George Boucher died after receiving a kidney that was infected with a rare virus from the donor's pet hamster. Though unusual and shocking, such cases are examples of a small but growing number of diseases passed on through donor organs.
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  What's Behind the New APA Conflict of Interest Code?

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 12:12pm CDT by take2la

  The APA today released its new code of conduct for working with the pharmaceutical industry.
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  Moms' full-time work tied to childhood obesity | Reuters

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 12:02pm CDT by midnightbliss10

  (Reuters Health) - The growing number of full-time working moms in the past few decades could be one of the factors contributing to the concurrent rise in childhood obesity, new research hints.
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  Drug companies share Alzheimer's research

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:57am CDT by msnbc.com health

  In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed to share data on thousands of Alzheimer's patients in hopes that the extra information will spark new ideas for treatments.
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  BCBS names Pfizer managers in kickback suit

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:29am CDT by take2la

  Blue Cross claims Pfizer bought airfare to Caribbean resorts for 5,000 doctors who also received up to $2,000 "honoraria" each, plus golf games and massages just for listening to lectures about the now-withdrawn painkiller.
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  Are you houseproud? Think again. If you really want to be healthy, don't make your bed - official! (Poll)

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:22am CDT by Ms CYPRAH

  Research at Kingston University in the UK have found out that by not making your bed, you would be far healthier than making it every day. I came upon this piece by accident while surfing the Net.
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  Are You Normal or Just Finally Diagnosed?

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 11:07am CDT by take2la

  "My dear Sir, take any road, you can't go amiss. The whole state is one vast insane asylum." — James L.
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  19 fatally shot at drug rehab center in Mexico

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 10:36am CDT by msnbc.com health

  At least 30 gunmen burst into a drug rehabilitation center in a Mexican border state capital and opened fire, killing 19 men and wounding several others, police said.
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  Antidepressants Are Just Fancy Placebos

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 9:40am CDT by Digits

  Psychologist Says Antidepressants Are Just Fancy Placebos
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  Coffee: Friend or Foe?

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 8:47am CDT by jessie-martin70

  Coffee may have benefic effects because it contains high amounts of antioxidants and can reduce the risk of certain diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, or Parkinson`s disease. However, coffee may also have side effects.
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  Infected organs pose deadly transplant risk

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 7:52am CDT by msnbc.com health

  George Boucher died after receiving a kidney that was infected with a rare virus from the donor's pet hamster. Though unusual and shocking, such cases are examples of a small but growing number of diseases passed on through donor organs.
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  Suspended-animation cold sleep achieved in lab

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 7:50am CDT by Ageing Hippie

  Top boffins in the States believe that they may be on the track of a way to place living human beings into suspended animation, allowing them to survive long periods effectively frozen before being "reanimated" with no ill effects.
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  Infected organs pose deadly transplant risk

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 7:45am CDT by JoNel Aleccia, health writer, msnbc.com

  George Boucher endured more than three years of dialysis waiting for a new kidney, even turning down one organ on his doctor’s advice because it came from a high-risk donor, his wife said.
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  Drug users going through our trash for empty prescription bottles, then using the info to obtain our legitimate medications.

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 5:46am CDT by Loretta Kemsley

  "In addition to providing relatively simple access to controlled drugs, the situation may create serious delays for seniors and other who need legitimate, timely refills of their prescriptions," said David Gauny, a member of the task force.
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  WHO: more blood donations needed in poor countries

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 5:40am CDT by Associated Press

  The World Health Organization says people make a total of 93 million blood donations worldwide every year, but the rate of donation in poor countries is far too low.
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  V.A. Police found in violation after claims of racism

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 4:23am CDT by Jim Davis, Veterans-For-Change

  WACO - Allegations of racism leveled against the V.A. Hospital's police department in Waco from September, Tuesday were confirmed.
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  Ouch! Readers react to circumcision debate

  Posted: June 11th, 2010, 12:38am CDT by msnbc.com health

  The whole issue of male circumcision sure is a touchy one. Scores of readers responded to our story about the circumcision debate.