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Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart FailureWashington Post -12 hours agoBy Ed Edelson SUNDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Daily supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids — the kind found in fish oil — reduced deaths and hospitalizations of people with heart failure, an Italian study found.Fish oil found to protect against heart diseaseThe [...]
Shops are offering more promotions to beat the credit crunch – but campaigners say many are for unhealthy foods.
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Hospitals use lessons from Katrina to prep for GustavCNN -3 hours agoNEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — Three years after Hurricane Katrina taught New Orleans' medical community some painful lessons, hospitals here are trying to learn from past mistakes.Video: La. Nursing Homes, Hospitals Move PatientsAssociatedPressWest Bank hospital down to 23 patients; ready for surgeThe Times-Picayune – [...]
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A census report-And it's not goodSan Francisco Chronicle -2 hours agoThe latest census numbers on income and health insurance feel like a family photo album. There we are on a sunny day, fit and happy.Income limits rise for Child Health PlusThe Post-Standard – Syracuse.comMore Children Eligible Under Child Health PlusNorth Country GazetteTruthdig - Business Insurance - Wall Street [...]
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Needle Casing Found At South Jersey BeachNBC 10.com -5 hours agoSTONE HARBOR, NJ — Another Cape May County beach was closed for a short time Sunday after medical waste was found. The beach at the block of 112th Street in Stone Harbor was closed so authorities could search the area for medical waste.Medical Waste Threatens Labor [...]
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Deadly inattention to HIVBaltimore Sun -21 hours agoBy David R. Holtgrave and Julie M. Scofield Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. That's about 150 every day – more than 1000 a week.HIV Prevention Needs To Improve To Stop The SpreaddBTechnoNew HIV/AIDS figures renew call for more awarenessFlorida [...]
A genetic link controlling both appetite and fertility has been found by US researchers.
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Scottish schoolgirls are to become the first in the UK to be vaccinated against cervical cancer.
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Irradiation of lettuce and spinach doesn't make senseSan Francisco Chronicle -1 hour agoAfter a devastating series of outbreaks of food-borne illness, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow the irradiation of lettuce and spinach.Turning up the food safety debateReutersDebate over food irradiation still simmeringMinneapolis Star TribuneMiamiHerald.com - USA Today - Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles [...]
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Ramadan fasting challenges healthy, ill Muslims alikeChicago Tribune -3 hours agoEven Muslims without serious health issues can find fasting during Ramadan, which starts Monday, a challenge as the body adjusts to going without any form of food or drink between dawn and dusk for a lunar month.Muslims to begin observing RamadanAlbany Times UnionRamadan brings time [...]
