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New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments. An approach to oncology that has been in place...Tags: Heart Problems, Xalkori (drug), Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology
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Fresh salad greens in season
Fresh Kentucky salad greens are a sure sign of the spring garden season! Whether you choose to grow your own or purchase from our farmer’s market vendors, delicious salad greens make a refreshing and nutritious statement for your family meals....
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Salt, Lettuce, Salads
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Asparagus is a healthful spring veggie
Asparagus belongs to the lily family together with onions, leeks and garlic. The vegetable exists in three colors: green, white and purple. The green and most common type is slightly sweet in flavor with a tender and crisp texture. Asparagus is rich...Tags: Asparagus, Iron (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Consumers, Onions
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Celebrate May with strawberries
Clark County Extension ServiceMay is the month to celebrate strawberries! Although we can get fresh strawberries most any time of year, they are more readily available May through June. Strawberries are low in calories and high in nutrients. One cup of strawberries contains 55...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Iron (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Strawberries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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More adults battling acne breakouts
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIt starts with Clearasil, then moves on to stronger stuff: birth control pills, antibiotics, Retin-A, or the nuclear option, Accutane. These days, there's an arsenal of treatments for that common adolescent scourge, acne vulgaris, and the beleaguered...Tags: Dermatologists, Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Vitamin B3, Dermatology, Light Therapy
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Doctor whose work saved millions reflects on career
The publication of Alfred Sommer's new memoir, "10 Lessons in Public Health," comes precisely 30 years after the publication of the most important thing he's ever written: "Increased mortality in children with mild vitamin A deficiency," a report of a...
Tags: Health Organizations, Dietary Supplements, Demographics, Health and Safety at School, Literature
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There was what in Gatorade?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When PepsiCo Inc. announced it would stop putting an obscure vegetable oil in its Gatorade right before the Super Bowl, one of the loudest cheers came from a high school student who had made it her mission to get rid of the...
Tags: Heart Disease, Health and Safety at School, European Union, Consumers, Consumer Goods Industries
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Smoked Salmon
Smoking is one of the oldest ways to preserve fish, used long before refrigeration. And while smoked salmon has been a standard as an appetizer in entertaining for decades, it has come a long way from its traditional roots. Today smoked salmon is making...Tags: Tortillas, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Soups, Diabetes
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For better health, add some greens to your winter menu
FARGO, N.D. - “Please keep your forks out of my broccoli,” I said to my teenage son and daughter while we enjoyed a family meal in a restaurant. They grinned at me and proceeded to steal the dark green vegetables from my plate. We need to review some...Tags: Margarine, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Disease, Dietary Supplements, Meatloaf
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Spices have strong medicinal value
Dear Pharmacist: I ate like a hog over the holiday, and it was wonderful! To spare my guilt, are there any benefits to holiday foods and spices? — D.E., Orlando Dear D.E.: All those delicious spices have numerous medicinal benefits. Nutmeg can ease...Tags: Viagra (drug), B Vitamins, Asthma, Iron (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements
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Nutrient trading a dirty deal for the bay
I imagine that most people have positive associations with the word "nutrient," and in my years as a physician, I did, too. After all, nutrients, like protein and vitamin A, are the cornerstone of human nutrition. But when we talk about the Chesapeake...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Judges, Environmental Pollution, Lawyers, Justice System
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Healthy Recipes: Turkey and Squash Soup
Now that you are stuffed with Turkey Day dinner, you're probably looking for ways to get rid of some of those leftovers. If you're looking for a healthy recipe, Eatingwell.com has some suggestions. The Turkey Squash Soup sounded the tastiest to me....
Tags: Turkey (animal), Turkey, Potassium (dietary supplement), Dietary Supplements, Iron (dietary supplement)
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