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Lab grows heart muscle from skin

a shared story    6 hours 56 minutes ago
Scientists in Israel say they have managed to turn patients' own skin cells into heart muscle in the lab. 




Men who have diets forced on them by wives often get FATTER - after binging on 'landslides' of food away from home

a shared story    7 hours 57 minutes ago
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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UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiation

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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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Practical Traveler: Six Sites That Curate Lodging Options So You Don’t Have To

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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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Task Force Calls Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Unnecessary

a shared story    1 hour 56 minutes ago
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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UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term

a shared story    2 hours 56 minutes ago
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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Well: The Raw Meat Diet for Pets

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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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Miracle sweetener stevia may have a sour note

a shared story    3 hours 56 minutes ago
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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Clot drug 'helps stroke recovery'

a shared story    4 hours 56 minutes ago
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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Arts | Long Island: ‘The Persistence of Pollock’ Is at the Pollock-Krasner House

a shared story    4 hours 56 minutes ago
“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.  




At least 3 illegal diamond miners die in S.Africa

a shared story    5 hours 56 minutes ago
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) 




Neurosearch denies share manipulation charges

a shared story    8 hours 56 minutes ago
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) 



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