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Archive for February 5th, 2010

Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com)

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Protein Supplement Myth Revealed by Body of Work (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Most
health stores are tainted with the irony that so few of their products are
actually healthy, from herbal potions of unknown purity and utility to dietary
supplements capitalizing on recent trends in weight loss or hair gain.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100205/sc_livescience/proteinsupplementmythrevealedbybodyofwork

 

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Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Not Cost-Effective: Study (HealthDay)

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Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Not Cost-Effective: Study (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — It’s not cost-effective to
screen couples genetically to determine if they’re at risk of having
children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), says a U.S. study.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100205/hl_hsn/screeningforspinalmuscularatrophynotcosteffectivestudy

 

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US puts locals in charge of AIDS spending (AP)

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US puts locals in charge of AIDS spending (AP)

AP - U.S. and South African AIDS workers say putting more of the decision-making in local hands can help stretch donor money, amid concerns international giving will be limited because of the global recession.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_af/af_south_africa_us_aids

 

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Test of “artificial pancreas” offers diabetes hope (Reuters)

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Test of “artificial pancreas” offers diabetes hope (Reuters)

Reuters - Scientists have used an “artificial pancreas” system of pumps and monitors to improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients in the first study to show the new device works better than conventional treatment.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/sc_nm/us_diabetes_pancreas

 

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Asthma (HealthDay)">Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma (HealthDay)

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Too Little Vitamin D May Worsen Asthma (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) — People with asthma who have
low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the
“sunshine” vitamin, a new study finds.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20100129/hl_hsn/toolittlevitamindmayworsenasthma

 

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