• Brain scans predict cognitive decline in normal people (p)(f)
  Brain scans may detect neurological changes in people who exhibit no outward signs of cognitive decline but who later develop dementia or mental impairment, according to the results of a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
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• Breakfast key to cancer risk (p)(f)
  Starting the day with a traditional cooked breakfast and a steaming cup of tea may increase a woman`s risk of throat cancer, research suggests. Tea should not be scalding hot. Nov 30, 2001 BBC News
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• Bright Lights, Big Cancer (p)(f)
  It was just as Stevens had suspected. He had hypothesized that nighttime illumination, by interrupting the body's mainly nocturnal production of the hormone melatonin, might increase the risk of breast cancer. Animal experiments and surveys of people over the past 2 decades supported that hypothesis without proving it, says Stevens, currently at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Science News Online, Jan. 7, 2006
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• Bush Budget Would Cut Popular Health Programs (p)(f)
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• Capitol Hill Flu Briefing Was No Trick, and No Treat (p)(f)
  “This is a nation-busting event! ... 40 million Americans could die ... that`s about one in eight. We must act now. We and the entire world remain unprepared." Washington Post Oct 1, 2005 A02
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• Cash award for cancer `dip-stick` (p)(f)
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• Cause of Brock Bridge rash unknown (p)(f)
  The surprise cause of a mysterious rash that closed down portable classrooms at Brock Bridge Elementary School: the power of suggestion. Laurel Gazette March 23, 2006
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• Chronic tinnitus takes toll on demanding cognitive tasks | Science Blog (p)(f)
  Individuals with chronic, moderate tinnitus do more poorly on demanding working memory and attention tests than those without tinnitus, according to research conducted at the University of Western Sydney.
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• CNN.com - Blood pressure drugs may combat Alzheimer`s disease - Mar 13, 2006 (p)(f)
  Unpublished findings from another study "suggest that increased potassium levels may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia," said the study, while other researchers have found that low potassium concentrations are associated with changes in the brain that may lead to Alzheimer`s disease. March 13, 2006
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• co2-decaffeination (p)(f)
  There are two types of decaffeination processes used in tea. Aug 1999
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• Cocoa `cuts heart disease risk` (p)(f)
  Scientists have produced more compelling evidence that cocoa is good for your heart. BBC News Feb 28, 2006
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• Crocs clampdown sparks health-care debate (f)
  The popularity of colourful rubberized foam clogs among health workers has sparked a heated debate across North America. Aug 1, 2007
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• Daughters, Prostate Risk Linked (p)(f)
  Men who only father daughters appear to be at greater risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study published last week in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Jan 8, 2007
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• Depressed? Get Out! (p)(f)
  Mr. Nott, then a sophomore, checked himself into the hospital one night in 2004, saying he was considering suicide. Within days, as Post staff writer Susan Kinzie reports, the university informed him that he faced charges of "endangering behavior," MArch 13, 2006
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• Didgeridoo helps those who snore (p)(f)
  Swiss researchers say a didgeridoo, a wind instrument traditionally made from the trunk of a tree hollowed out by termites, may help those who snore. Science Daily, Dec 23, 2006
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• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (p)(f)
  Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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• Disease in a red dress (p)(f)
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• Dizzyness (p)(f)
  Dizziness - is a word that is often used to describe two different sensations. It is important to know ...Many prescription and nonprescription medications can cause lightheadedness or vertigo. WebMD
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• Drug May Help Hypochondriacs (p)(f)
  Scientists report that the antidepressant Paxil helped hypochondriacs be less fearful about getting sick. In the first controlled study that compared a group of hypochondriacs given the drug with a group that got psychological talk therapy and another group that received sugar pills, the medication significantly reduced people's fears about imaginary illnesses. Jan 8, 2007
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• Drugs `may prevent throat cancer` (p)(f)
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