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Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab.
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Only couples who negotiate a new 'healthy' diet make progress. Otherwise, men tend to slink off to an all-you-can-eat buffet, say University of Michigan researchers.
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VIENNA (AP) -- A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor workers who have died since the catastrophe perished due to the effects of radiation.......(more)
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If your tastes are more boutique than mainstream, these sites could help streamline your search for a special place to stay.
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When it comes to middle age, routine prostate cancer screening tests are to men what mammograms are to women. However, a federal task force believes administering the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test on a routine basis to healthy middle-aged men is a waste of time.
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GENEVA (AP) -- Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general....
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A vocal minority of pet food owners are willing to pay a premium for raw pets foods, believing they are healthier for their dogs and cats than commercially prepared foods.
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PARIS (Reuters) - The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little too good to be true. In two years stevia, a plant used for centuries by Paraguay's Guarani Indians, has...(more)
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Stroke victims given a clot-busting drug after an attack recover better than those who do not receive the treatment, an Edinburgh study suggests.
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“The Persistence of Pollock,” at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, showcases 13 pieces that reflect the enduring influence of Jackson Pollock, who was born 100 years ago.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - At least three illegal miners were killed and 18 others trapped underground when a tunnel collapsed in a disused diamond mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province, police said on Wednesday. "One man was rescued and he survived the incident. Three are confirmed...(more)
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish biopharma firm Neurosearch A/S said on Wednesday charges of share price manipulation had been filed against it, but it denied the allegations and said it was working with the authorities to clear up the matter. Neurosearch said the charges were related to...(more)
