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Study Shows Individual Health Care Policies Lacking

a shared story    6 hours 10 minutes ago
Researchers found that employer-provided insurance is likely to continue to be more generous even if the new health care law is upheld.  




MediciNova asthma drug fails trial; shares crash

a shared story    7 hours 10 minutes ago
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company MediciNova Inc said its experimental asthma drug failed to meet the main goal of a second mid-stage trial, sending its shares down as much as 51 percent in extended trade. MediciNova, which is testing MN-221 as a treatment for acute asthma attacks...(more) 




150,000 more US heat deaths projected by 2100

a shared story    8 hours 10 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Killer heat fueled by climate change could cause an additional 150,000 deaths this century in the biggest U.S. cities if no steps are taken to curb carbon emissions and improve emergency services, according to a new report. The three cities with the highest...(more) 




The Day Jobs of the ‘Cater Waiters’

a shared story    8 hours 10 minutes ago
Look beyond the black suits and champagne trays of cater waiters and what is revealed is a broad portfolio of careers.  



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Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death

a shared story    9 hours 10 minutes ago
WEDNESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of sudden cardiac death is higher in men whose electrical impulses travel more slowly through the lower chambers of the heart, a new study indicates. 



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Low Peru temperatures kill 94 children since January

a shared story    10 hours 10 minutes ago
Nearly 100 children under the age of five died of pneumonia between January and April in Peru due to a cold wave that swept through the country's Andean region, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. 



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UN: Fukushima workers' deaths not from radiation

a shared story    11 hours 10 minutes ago
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

a shared story    11 hours 10 minutes ago
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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UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term

a shared story    13 hours 10 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.... 




Well: The Raw Meat Diet for Pets

a shared story    13 hours 10 minutes ago
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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Diner’s Journal: The Raw Egg Conundrum

a shared story    13 hours 10 minutes ago
When making homemade mayonnaise, a raw egg is preferred, but does it mean consuming raw eggs is 100 percent safe?  



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Miracle sweetener stevia may have a sour note

a shared story    14 hours 10 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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