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Has college sendoff always been so tough?
Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:14:51 AM CST
For many parents, letting go when a child leaves for college is difficult — more so, many say, than it was for in decades past.
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Army studies concussions' effects on bomb techs
Sunday, September 5, 2010 12:31:53 PM CST
Army bomb testers based at Fort Campbell, Ky., are undergoing hundreds of hours of cognitive tests as part of the military's first-of-its-kind study of mild traumatic brain injury.
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Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle
Sunday, September 5, 2010 3:47:16 AM CST
A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.
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E. coli outbreak puts focus on meat oversight
Friday, September 3, 2010 3:46:29 PM CST
The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's meat supply.
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Drugmakers script social media to push meds
Friday, September 3, 2010 7:44:13 AM CST
It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together. A popular New York blogger attended a brunch with fellow "frazzled moms." They took in tips from a style expert and listened to a nurse extol the virtues of Mirena, a birth control device sold by Bayer Healthcare. The nurse was on Bayer's payroll.
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7 natural strategies to detox your body
Friday, September 3, 2010 2:12:10 PM CST
You can't avoid all environmental toxins, but you can make it easier for your body to cleanse them.
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Your hair knows when you're going to keel over
Friday, September 3, 2010 10:21:49 AM CST
So stressed out you feel like pulling out your hair? Save a few strands for the doctor. It could end up saving your life.
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Hit 'Hoarders' returns for third season
Friday, September 3, 2010 4:22:06 PM CST
Show is A&E's most popular series among young viewers, something of a surprise given that it's about emotionally ill people living amid mounds of garbage.
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Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit
Friday, September 3, 2010 3:20:33 PM CST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.
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LA sheriff says almost all pot clinics criminal
Friday, September 3, 2010 5:38:21 PM CST
The Los Angeles County sheriff has escalated his war of words against California medical marijuana dispensaries, saying as many as 97 percent operate as criminal enterprises.
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Ex-egg farm workers say complaints ignored
Friday, September 3, 2010 7:37:51 AM CST
U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.
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1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection
Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:16:25 PM CST
A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.
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Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA
Friday, September 3, 2010 3:22:37 PM CST
A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.
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When animal rescuers become animal hoarders
Thursday, September 2, 2010 2:44:07 PM CST
Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away — unaware it was a death camp for cats.
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Osteoporosis drugs may raise throat cancer risk
Thursday, September 2, 2010 5:02:41 PM CST
Researchers say new findings shouldn't affect patients taking bisphosphonates, but said the medicines should be watched closely. Other studies have been divided over whether the risk is real.
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Health care credit cards may add to your pain
Thursday, September 2, 2010 7:55:22 AM CST
These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs to be done, with seemingly hard-to-resist repayment terms. If you need care and don't have insurance to cover it or cash in hand, it's tempting to sign up.
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No Pampers link to rash cases, safety groups say
Thursday, September 2, 2010 2:34:57 PM CST
Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.
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Odds of getting new kidney uneven
Friday, September 3, 2010 11:13:22 AM CST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.
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Text messages little help in remembering the Pill
Thursday, September 2, 2010 1:33:14 PM CST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.