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- How astronauts stay fit, on and off the planet
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 06:19 AM -0800
Being in space is like being Superman every day, says Clay Anderson, a NASA astronaut from Omaha, Nebraska. But floating around in zero-G can have some serious consequences for the human body,...[more]
- Fertility treatments linked to some birth defects
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 06:16 AM -0800
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that infants born as a result of assisted reproductive technology, or ART -- such as in vitro fertilization and the use of...[more]
- Many doctors plan to quit or cut back
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 06:14 AM -0800
Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday.[more]
- Indigo plant may treat chronic skin disease
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 05:57 AM -0800
Indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears to be effective in treating psoriasis, a study in Taiwan has found.[more]
- Diabetes could cost U.S. well over $218 billion
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 05:52 AM -0800
As diabetes is rapidly becoming one of the world's most common diseases, its financial cost is mounting, too, to well over $200 billion a year in the U.S. alone.[more]
- Fast food puts Med diet on 'endangered list'
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 05:42 AM -0800
Famed for keeping people slim, healthy and living longer, the Mediterranean diet has followers all over the world.
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- Tainted meats point to superbug C. diff in food
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 05:22 AM -0800
A nasty intestinal germ found in hospitals is also showing up in grocery store meats, raising the possibility that C. diff is transmitted through food, research shows.[more]
- Homes hunt for dogs as tracks close
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 03:44 AM -0800
Pet adoption agencies are pushing to find homes for a growing number of retired greyhounds amid a struggling dog racing industry and a weak U.S. economy.[more]
- Homes sought for dogs as tracks close
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 03:44 AM -0800
Pet adoption agencies are pushing to find homes for a growing number of retired greyhounds amid a struggling dog racing industry and a weak U.S. economy.[more]
- Scientists find prehistoric "nuclear family"
Category: Health
Publish Date: 11-18-2008 12:01 AM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - A 4,600-year-old grave in Germany containing the remains of two adults and their children provides the earliest evidence that even prehistoric tribes attached importance to the...[more]
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