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| Red yeast rice, fish oil fight high cholesterol
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| Reuters - A regimen of supplements and
lifestyle coaching is just as effective as statin medication
for reducing levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad"
cholesterol, and more effective in helping people lose weight,
new research shows. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:46:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
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| HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite wide-ranging
efforts to encourage Americans to lose weight, the number of U.S. adults
who are obese increased almost 2 percent between 2005 and 2007, a new
report found. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:02:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol
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| AP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:23:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Polio resurfaces in region of Pakistan
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| AP - An eight-month-old Pakistani girl has tested positive for polio in an area where militants campaigned against vaccination, a World Health Organization official said Thursday. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:13:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Report: Invest $10 a person for better health
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| AP - Investing just $10 per person — roughly the price of a six-pack of beer and some chips — could greatly fuel community programs that get couch potatoes moving, prevent smoking and improve nutrition, researchers say. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel
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|  AP - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.
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| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:53:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Diet Plans Produce Similar Results
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| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that
Mediterranean and low-carb diets are just as good and just as safe as the
low-fat diet often prescribed by doctors, a revelation that should give
people more choices in eating well. -- read full article |
| Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:46:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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| Researchers: Menthol used to attract young smokers
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| AP - Tobacco companies deliberately changed the menthol levels in cigarettes depending upon whom they were marketing them to — lower levels for young smokers who preferred the milder brands and higher levels to "lock in lifelong adult smokers," researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health concluded. -- read full article |
| Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:25:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News |
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