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High Tick Season Is Upon Us, So Keep Critters Off Of You
July is usually the peak month for Lyme disease. Cases this year are down a lot, with about 6,700 reported through the beginning of July. By comparison, last year there were nearly 14,000 cases over the same period. Read More...
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Mon, Jul 11 2011 8:58 AM
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Super-Resistant Gonorrhea Strain Found In Japan
So far, only a handful of cases are known in Japan. But don't count on it staying that way. Experience has shown that once a resistant strain of gonorrhea appears, it steadily displaces strains that antibiotics can kill. Read More...
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Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:46 PM
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Smoking In California Hits Record Low
California health officials say smoking rates in the state are down to 11.9 percent, making it only the second state so far to achieve a federal target of reducing adult smoking rates to 12 percent by 2020. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 14 2011 7:24 AM
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Americans Get An F On Fat
The best state in the current obesity rankings is Colorado, with 19.8 percent of its adults classified as obese. But turn back the clock to 1995, and that same obesity rate would have made Colorado the worst state in the nation. Read More...
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Thu, Jul 07 2011 8:59 AM
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A Rubber Twist On Treating Tennis Elbow Pain
Some people are finding relief from tennis elbow, a condition caused by many activities besides tennis, by trading traditional hand weights for a rubber bar to strengthen their injured muscles. Read More...
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Mon, Jul 25 2011 1:48 AM
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Bowing To Pressure, McDonald's Makes Happy Meals More Healthful
McDonald's will begin rolling out new Happy Meals in September and aims to have them in all 14,000 U.S. restaurants by the first quarter of next year. As a result of the changes, the chain says it's cutting calories of its most popular Happy Meals...
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Tue, Jul 26 2011 8:12 AM
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Cancer Patient Gets First Totally Artificial Windpipe
A 36-year-old geology student received a synthetic windpipe created in a laboratory from plastic and his own bone marrow cells. The transplant was needed to replace his natural windpipe, which was being blocked by a fast-growing tumor. Read More...
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Fri, Jul 08 2011 9:59 AM
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First Lady: Let's Move Fruits And Veggies To 'Food Deserts'
The First Lady announced today that several major grocery retailers will expand their reach into food deserts where supermarkets are scarce. It's one part of her efforts to tackle childhood obesity. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 20 2011 12:43 PM
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