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Low-Carb Matches Low-Fat Diet On Weight Loss -- With A Heart Bonus
As more Americans than ever struggle with obesity, a new study finds that a low-carb diet is just as good as a low-fat one in helping people shed pounds. The low-carb diet proved better when it comes to cholesterol. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 03 2010 2:30 PM
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Why Picking A Doctor Is Harder Than Ever
With employers looking to hold the line on health costs and a persistent shortfall in public information about physician quality, choosing the right doctor is no easy task for most consumers. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 03 2010 6:05 AM
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For Longer Life, Keep Your Waist Trim
Having a lot of belly fat is a strong indicator of higher risk for mortality, even if a person isn't overweight or obese. Read More...
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Mon, Aug 09 2010 1:01 PM
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Remove This: Medical Tales Of Strangest Objects Found In Patients
Ask doctors about the most unusual items they've ever had to remove from patients, and the answers get downright weird in a hurry. Read More...
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Wed, Aug 18 2010 8:56 AM
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Gwyneth Paltrow, NPR Has Some News For You And Your Bones
The actress recently revealed she has osteopenia. Well, Gwyneth and fans of Gwyneth, we have something important to tell you about this so-called disease. Read More...
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Thu, Aug 19 2010 11:21 AM
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Out Of Network And Out of Luck On Clinical Trials
The federal law overhauling health care is supposed to make it easier for patients to keep insurance coverage when enrolling in studies of experimental treatments. But for studies outside insurers' networks, problems for patients remain. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 24 2010 6:02 AM
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Missouri Voters Reject Federal Health Insurance Mandate
A Missouri primary dominated by Republican voters saw passage of a ballot measure rejecting a health insurance mandate under the sweeping federal law enacted this spring. Read More...
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Wed, Aug 04 2010 6:55 AM
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With A Life-Saving Medicine In Short Supply, Patients Want Patent Broken
A biotech medicine for people with a rare genetic disease is in such short supply that some patients want the government to break the company's patent. The unprecedented move would clear the way for another company to make the drug. Read More...
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Wed, Aug 04 2010 8:48 AM
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Egg Recalls Ripple Through Food Supply
The massive recalls of eggs due to salmonella risks reveal how eggs produced by a few big companies get repackaged and sold under many brand names. California, a big market for Iowa eggs, has been hit particularly hard. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 24 2010 9:58 AM
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Latest 'Superbug' Got You Down? Worry, But Don't Freak Out
Bacteria in South Asia have picked up a powerful ability to thwart most common antibiotics. Now scientists fret that the bugs, which have spread around the world, present a growing health threat. Read More...
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Thu, Aug 12 2010 6:03 AM
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When A Drugmaker Funds A Study, The Results Look Rosier
The source of drug-study funding seems to make a difference in the way the results get out. Studies paid for by drugmakers tend to be more positive than those bankrolled by other sources. Read More...
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Wed, Aug 04 2010 2:02 PM
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Lilly's Drug Flop Shows How Tough Alzheimer's Will Be To Beat
A medicine that was supposed to help Alzheimer's patients by blocking the formation of so-called amyloid plaques in their brains instead made them worse. Read More...
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Wed, Aug 18 2010 6:13 AM
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Florida Businessmen Charged With Bilking Medicare For Penis Pumps
Never underestimate the ability of people to come up with new ways to game Medicare. Now federal prosecutors in Miami allege the health program was fraudulently billed for pumps intended to treat impotent men. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 17 2010 10:13 AM
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FDA Moves To Take Drug For Low Blood Pressure Off The Market
In a first, the agency is proposing to withdraw approval for a medicine because its maker didn't follow through on a promise to conduct clinical tests. The drug was prescribed to about 100,000 people in 2009. Read More...
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Mon, Aug 16 2010 11:54 AM
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Latest Salmonella Hazard: Frozen Mice Fed To Pet Reptiles
The care and feeding of all sorts of pets carries a risk of infection for pet owners from tainted food. Even frozen rodents used to sustain snakes and lizards can be a problem. Read More...
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Tue, Aug 10 2010 6:15 AM
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