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Relationships boon to health
deseretnews.com - 7-30-10
A paper published recently by Brigham Young University researchers says a lack of friends is as damaging as smoking 15 cigarettes a day (nearly a pack a day) or being an alcoholic. It's more harmful than not exercising and twice as damaging as obesity.
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Feds raid Amish dairy and threaten action over raw milk sales
naturalnews.com - 7-30-10
The U.S. government gestapo is at it again in its crusade against raw milk. Recently, the jackboots swarmed a Pennsylvania Amish man's private dairy farm for the second time, falsely accusing him of violating the ridiculous prohibition on selling raw milk across state lines.
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FDA: Antibiotic Cubicin Linked to Life-Threatening Pneumonia
emaxhealth.com - 7-30-10
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned physicians and patients that an intravenous antibiotic called Cubicin can cause a potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia. Cubicin is the brand name for the generic drug daptomycin, sold by Cubist Pharmaceuticals.
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Music benefits the brain, research reveals
naturalnews.com - 7-30-10
Northwestern University scientists have pulled together a review of research into what music -- specifically, learning to play music -- does to humans. The result shows music training does far more than allow us to entertain ourselves and others by playing an instrument or singing. Instead, it actually changes our brains.
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Breast milk assault deemed "biohazard" by law enforcement officer
naturalnews.com - 7-30-10
A Kentucky police officer who was sprayed with breast milk while attempting to restrain a suspect reported the milk as a "biohazard" and charged the lactating woman with assault.
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New super-strong painkiller developed from snail spit
dailymail.co.uk - 7-30-10
Scientists have developed a new pain-relief pill from a chemical used by sea snails to catch their prey.
It was found to be as effective as morphine for relieving the most severe forms of pain but without the added risk of addiction.
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Calcium pills 'increase' risk of heart attack
bbc.co.uk - 7-29-10
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
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Risk of MI May Go Up With Calcium Supplements
medpagetoday.com - 7-29-10
Calcium supplementation appears to increase the risk of myocardial infarction, a meta-analysis showed.
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Study of Twitter users finds daily, hourly mood swings
usatoday.com - 7-28-10
People are the happiest during Sunday mornings and saddest during Thursday evenings.
At least, that's what Twitter tweets indicate.
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Local food trend helps more folks eat fresh fruits, veggies
usatoday.com - 7-28-10
When produce is this fresh, the simplest recipes are sublime, says grower Amy Hicks.
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Having good friends appears to 'boost' survival
bbc.co.uk - 7-28-10
Having a good network of friends and neighbours boosts survival chances by 50%, US researchers believe.
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Hip hope from stem cell technique
bbc.co.uk - 7-28-10
US researchers have developed a promising new technique that might one day enable doctors to regrow broken or diseased joints in patients.
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Compression-only CPR found effective
latimes.com - 7-28-10
Chest compressions alone are as effective in rescuing victims of heart attacks as conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation that combines compressions with forced breathing, researchers said Wednesday.
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One in five Californians say they need mental health care
latimes.com - 7-28-10
Almost 5 million California adults say they could use help with a mental or emotional problem, according to a survey released Wednesday by researchers at UCLA. About 1 million of them meet the criteria for "serious psychological distress."
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Collecting rainwater now illegal in many states as Big Government claims ownership over our water
naturalnews.com - 7-27-10
Many of the freedoms we enjoy here in the U.S. are quickly eroding as the nation transforms from the land of the free into the land of the enslaved, but what I'm about to share with you takes the assault on our freedoms to a whole new level. You may not be aware of this, but many Western states, including Utah, Washington and Colorado, have long outlawed individuals from collecting rainwater on their own properties because, according to officials, that rain belongs to someone else.
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One third of cancer deaths in people and dogs are preventable through diet changes
naturalnews.com - 7-27-10
Here's good news for both you and your best friend: one out of three cancer deaths in humans as well as dogs can be prevented by simple, natural diet changes.
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Scientists discover olive oil directly impacts genes to halt inflammation
naturalnews.com - 7-27-10
Research has been steadily accumulating that olive oil, a main component of the Mediterranean diet, has extensive health-protective properties.
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Gel that can help decayed teeth grow back could end fillings
dailymail.co.uk - 7-27-10
A gel that can help decayed teeth grow back in just weeks may mean an end to fillings.
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Mould in your home can kill as actress Brittany Murphy's death linked to fungus in LA mansion
dailymail.co.uk - 7-27-10
A more unlikely end to the Hollywood dream could not seem possible - but this week it was reported that the deaths of actress Brittany Murphy and her British screenwriter husband Simon Monjack might have been caused by mould growing in their luxury Los Angeles home.
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Motherly love 'does breed confidence'
bbc.co.uk - 7-27-10
Being lavished with affection by your mum as a young child makes you better able to cope with the stresses and strains of adult life, say researchers.
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Britain Plans to Decentralize Health Care
nytimes.com - 7-26-10
Perhaps the only consistent thing about Britain's socialized health care system is that it is in a perpetual state of flux, its structure constantly changing as governments search for the elusive formula that will deliver the best care for the cheapest price while costs and demand escalate.
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Fast Treatment Rare in Emergency Departments, Survey Says
abcnews.go.com - 7-26-10
A patient waiting in a typical emergency department would have time to watch more than four one-hour long episodes of the iconic television show "ER," according to a survey by a national hospital consulting firm.
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Fungus wilts spirits of basil lovers, farmers
apnews.myway.com - 7-26-10
A fungus spreading among the nation's basil crop may leave lovers of Italian and Thai food feeling a bit bland.
Basil downy mildew first surfaced in the U.S. around 2007 and is slowly but surely ruining the herb at spots across the country. Hardest hit areas are on the East Coast but it also has been found as far west as California.
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Getting a university degree 'can slow down dementia'
dailymail.co.uk - 7-26-10
Staying on at school and then going to university can help protect against dementia symptoms, according to scientists.
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V.A. Easing Rules for Users of Medical Marijuana
nytimes.com - 7-25-10
The Department of Veterans Affairs will formally allow patients treated at its hospitals and clinics to use medical marijuana in states where it is legal, a policy clarification that veterans have sought for several years.
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Marijuana From Mom: Mother Says Drug Helps Son Cope with Severe OCD
abcnews.go.com - 7-25-10
Last year, 12-year-old Ryan Mendoza's obsessive compulsive disorder became so bad, his mother said, that his triggers -- the wind and spotting the number "6" -- would drive him to have crippling and violent meltdowns.
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Idling Toward Death: Sitting Linked to Dying Early
abcnews.go.com - 7-24-10
Sitting around too much in one's spare time appears to increase the risk of dying, regardless of physical activity, researchers found.
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Washing chicken increases food poisoning risk
telegraph.co.uk - 7-24-10
People who wash whole chickens before cooking them are increasing the risk of food poisoning for themselves and their households, a consumer watchdog warned today.
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Pill for skin cancer developed that could shrink tumours by up to 50%
dailymail.co.uk - 7-24-10
A skin cancer pill which halts deadly tumours in their tracks is being developed by scientists.
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Alzheimer's disease: The best bets for prevention, so far
latimes.com - 7-24-10
It's uncurable and will strike 1 in 8 of us. So do your part by eating the right kind of diet and keeping your body and brain engaged.
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Almost all mother-to-infant HIV spread could be prevented
usatoday.com - 7-24-10
Approximately 400,000 infants still get HIV/AIDS from their mothers each year despite the availability of drugs that can block "nearly all" mother-to-child transmission, researchers reported Tuesday.
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Navigenics, 23andMe slammed in government report
mercurynews.com - 7-24-10
In an undercover federal sting made public Thursday, two Bay Area genetic testing companies were found to offer information that is "misleading and of little or no practical use" to consumers who purchase their tests to gain insight into their health risks.
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