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- Fewer kids being hospitalized for near-drowning
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-15-2012 11:03 PM -0800
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Half as many kids are sent to the hospital after almost drowning than were two decades ago, according to a new study that suggests public health education campaigns...[more]
- Magnesium-rich diet may lower stroke risk: study
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-15-2012 06:41 PM -0800
(Reuters) - People who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and beans have fewer strokes, according to an international analysis covering some 250,000 people.
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- Scotland delays implementing tobacco display ban
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-15-2012 01:29 PM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland has delayed implementation of a tobacco display ban in supermarkets because of a change to the regulations and a legal challenge, the Scottish government said on...[more]
- Rare tumor robs young woman's voice
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-15-2012 07:47 AM -0800
Kristin Flick thought she had a sore throat. Turns out it was cancer; doctors removed a tumor called synovial sarcoma, which had wrapped around her voice box.[more]
- Fend off munchies with these no-cal distractions
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-15-2012 07:29 AM -0800
Paint your nails... take a walk... visit your favorite website. Nutritionist Joy Bauer's advice for beating food cravings: Keep a list of non-food distractions posted on your refrigerator door.[more]
- Woman loses arm to flesh-eating bacteria from bath salts
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-14-2012 10:09 PM -0800
A New Orleans woman’s experiment with the illicit drugs dubbed “bath salts” cost her her arm — and nearly her life — after she was ravaged by flesh-eating bacteria that invaded an...[more]
- Woman loses arm to flesh-eating bug from bath salts
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-14-2012 10:09 PM -0800
A New Orleans woman’s experiment with the illicit drugs dubbed “bath salts” cost her her arm — and nearly her life — after she was ravaged by flesh-eating bacteria that invaded an...[more]
- Are schools making people sick?
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-14-2012 02:29 PM -0800
Studies have estimated that a third or more of U.S. schools have mold, dust and other indoor air problems serious enough to provoke respiratory issues like asthma in students and teachers.
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- PepsiCo says finds trace fungicide in orange juice
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-14-2012 12:27 PM -0800
CHICAGO (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc said company tests of its Tropicana orange juice showed low levels of a potentially dangerous fungicide, but levels were below federal safety concerns and did not...[more]
- Video: Paula Deen to discuss diabetes rumors
Category: Health
Publish Date: 01-14-2012 07:53 AM -0800
Television chef and best-selling author Paula Deen will sit down with TODAY’s Al Roker on Tuesday to discuss rumors about her health, including the persistent one that she is battling diabetes....[more]
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