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Doctors who cook say they give better nutrition advice
Perhaps the next time you see your doctor, he might finish the visit with a reminder to take a medication and a conversation about cooking salmon. In a “teach the teachers” experiment, healthcare professionals have been learning to cook as...
Tags: Medical Research, American Medical Association, Harvard University, Science and Technology, Nutrition
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Could an earlier lunchtime help you lose weight?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dieters who ate early lunches tended to lose more weight than those who had their midday meal on the later side, in a new Spanish study. The finding doesn't prove bumping up your lunch hour will help you shed those extra...Tags: Medical Research, Newspaper and Magazine, Colleges and Universities, Education, Obesity
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U.S. foes of legal pot focus on risks to the brain
Reuters(Reuters) - With U.S. backers of legalized marijuana emboldened by victories in two states during the November elections, foes are ramping up efforts and honing their message to focus on risks they say the drug poses to mental health and intellectual...Tags: Medical Research, Lifestyle and Leisure, Schizophrenia, Marijuana Use, U.S. Congress
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Hearing loss partially reversed in noise-damaged ears of mice
Anyone who’s gone to too many rock concerts or worked with loud machinery for too long (or listened to too many kazillion-decibel advertisements at a movie theater) may eventually pay the price: hearing loss caused by damage to tiny, sound-...
Tags: Hearing Impairment, Eric Clapton, Science and Technology, Pete Townshend
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In 1800s Williamsburg, 'Cheap Store' made black merchant rich
Like many other small towns across the rural South, Williamsburg spent most of the late 1800s struggling to recover from the catastrophic effects of the Civil War. Abandoned by many of its residents after Federal troops occupied the area in May 1862,...
Tags: Business, College of William and Mary, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Colonial Williamsburg, Woodbridge
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Daschle reflects on life, both in and out of Senate
Tom Daschle's latest book is, in simplest terms, a contemporary explainer of the U.S. Senate, its history and how it works. In "The U.S. Senate: Fundamentals of American Government," the Aberdeen native reminisces that had he not worked his way up...
Tags: Conservation, Skype, Politics, Environmental Issues, Daniel Webster
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How to stick to your new year's resolution fitness plan
It's a new year and once again some of you have made the ubiquitious goal to get in shape and lose weight. Most of you will fail. By the end of the month the crowds at the gym will thin out and all that will be left are the die- hard exercisers. But...
Tags: Mayo Clinic, WebMD Corporation, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Coughs take longer to clear up than people think: study
Reuters(Reuters) - Coughs usually take longer to clear up than people think, and the gap between how long people expect them to last and how long it actually takes may drive some patients to the doctor for antibiotics that won't help, according to a U.S. study....Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Coughing, University of Georgia, Drugs and Medicines
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Study links disease, poverty and biodiversity
Poverty and disease often come together. That much is well understood. But how much does poverty foster disease? Or, how much can disease perpetuate poverty? And what’s the role of nature, given that so many infectious diseases are spread by...
Tags: Conservation, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Diseases and Illnesses, Hookworm
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Generic color switch tied to not taking pills
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People seem less likely to take their medications if the pill color changes between prescriptions, which can happen when switching from a brand-name to generic drug, says a new study. "I have a lot of experience when...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine, Internists
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Americans better off without milk subsidy
A frequent bugaboo of the fiscal cliff debacle was the "milk cliff" — the threat of milk price doubling if Congress failed to extend dairy subsidies. Parents were expected to forgo other necessities because their children "had to have milk."...Tags: Heart Disease, Milk, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Diabetes, Fiscal Cliff
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Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant
Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...Tags: Immune System, Stroke, Plastic Surgery, Diseases and Illnesses, Biography (genre)
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