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Study finds ginkgo biloba does not prevent dementia

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A clinical trial involving people between the ages of 75 and 96 showed no relation between taking the supplement and boosting brainpower or staving off the effects of Alzheimer's disease. Long touted as an elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal extract ginkgo biloba in fact...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital

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AP - D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."  comments (0)  | report problem



Smoking while pregnant harms baby's blood vessels

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Reuters - Women who smoke during pregnancy may cause permanent blood vessel damage in their children that may become evident as early as young adulthood and raise the risk for heart attack and stroke, Dutch investigators reported today.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Chinese City Bakes Bad Milk Into Bricks

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As you've probably heard by now, China's been dealing with a massive tainted milk problem. Now that hundreds of tons of milk products have been recalled, precincts are scrambling to figure out what to do with the resulting trash. One city in Southern China has...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Panel: Gulf War syndrome research lacking

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AP - A research panel has concluded that federal research has not adequately tackled finding treatments for veterans afflicted by a collection of symptoms commonly called Gulf War illness. This even as potentially hundreds of thousands of veterans continue to suffer nearly two decades since the...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Bullies may be hard-wired to be nasty

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Youths with a history of aggression and violence may enjoy inflicting pain on others, US research suggests.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Up to one in 10 children victims of maltreatment: experts

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AFP - Up to one in 10 children are thought to be victims of maltreatment in high-income countries, experts said Wednesday, warning that child abuse is much more widespread than most people think.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Nearly 2,000 Carrying H.I.V. in Chile Were Not Notified

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Chile’s health minister said that the country’s public health system and private-sector services failed to notify people that they were infected with H.I.V.   comments (0)  | report problem



Black seniors perceive health status differently

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Reuters - Older African Americans more likely to rate their health as poor compared with older white Americans, even though when the two groups "are functioning extremely well, new research suggests.  comments (0)  | report problem



Obese children have middle-aged arteries: study

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AFP - The neck arteries of obese children and teenagers experience similar strain as those of middle-aged adults, US researchers said Tuesday.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Britain calls for more sperm donors amid shortage

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LONDON (AP) -- Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday....  comments (0)  | report problem



Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study

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Reuters - Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, researchers said on Wednesday.  comments (0)  | report problem


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