Do artificial sweeteners bring on early birth? Gulf News | Mothers-to-be who down cans of fizzy beverages containing artificial sweeteners could be at greater risk of having a premature baby. Research funded by the EU found a correlation between the amount of diet beverages consumed and an early birth among the 60,000 women studied. | Many had switched fr...
Abdominal obesity gotten worse The Examiner | One of the major clinical features of metabolic syndrome is the so called "abdominal" (visceral) obesity. You maybe know that the "apple shape" abdominal obesity sets the stage for metabolic syndrome appearance which itself increases chances of getting type 2 diabete...
Good week for mothers: pregnancy The Australian | Good week for mothers who calmly take pregnancy in their stride. | New research has linked stress and anxiety before the birth with illness in their babies. The study of 174 mothers with normal pregnancies found a woman's stress level while ca...
Kid flu-jab ban lifted The Australian | AUSTRALIA'S chief medical officer has lifted a temporary ban on seasonal flu vaccination for children under five. | He says two of the three vaccines available can once again be considered for use. | The suspension on all three brands was impo...
Swapping heels for flats damages calf muscles Gulf News | It is a familiar sight in the streets and alleys around office blocks — women slipping out of their stilettos and into their pumps or trainers for the walk home. | But they might be better off if they don't change their shoes at all, accordin...
Do artificial sweeteners bring on early birth? Gulf News | Mothers-to-be who down cans of fizzy beverages containing artificial sweeteners could be at greater risk of having a premature baby. Research funded by the EU found a correlation between the amount of diet beverages consumed and an early birth amon...
Everglades, Madagascar rain forest on UNESCO list The News & Observer | RIO DE JANEIRO -- The United Nations has added Florida's Everglades National Park and rain forests in Madagascar to its list of World Heritage sites in danger. | The Everglades, home to 20 endangered species, was previously on the list from 1993 to...
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City council sees bugs in daycare approval process North Shore News | The City of North Vancouver may be re-examining its daycare approval policy after several city councillors described the current application process as "flawed." | Anyone hoping ...
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Blood Test Can Detect Lung Cancer Hartford Courant Maybe the biggest benefit Christopher Ottinger sees from the new test he offers his patients isn't the occasional positive result that suggests a tumor may be forming. It's the neg...
Doctors: Transplant advance in windpipe cancer Breitbart ROME (AP) - Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Fr...
Emerging E. coli strain causes many antimicrobial-resistant infections in US PhysOrg | A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the Aug. 1, 2010, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. | The new strain, ST131, was a major cause of serious antimicrobial-resi...
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Doctors: Transplant Advance in Windpipe Cancer ABC News The Associated Press | By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press Writer | ROME July 30, 2010 (AP) | In this picture made available Friday, July 30, 2010, by AOU Careggi hospital, unidentified members... In this picture made available Friday, July 30, 2010, b...
