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Circadian Fix: Viagra may lessen effects of jet lag
Sildenafil, the male-impotence drug marketed as Viagra, helps laboratory rodents recovery from circadian disruptions similar to jet lag.
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Chocolate Constituent Bests Fluoride
The beans used to make chocolate can also render a tooth-decay-fighting extract; unfortunately, it's bitter, not chocolaty.
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Nail-gun injuries shoot up
Nail-gun injuries among do-it-yourself carpenters have tripled since 1991.
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Migraines in men linked to heart attack risk
Men who experience migraine headaches are somewhat more likely to have heart attacks than are other men.
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Dangerous History
The genome of the TB bacterium has small but significant pockets of diversity, giving scientists new targets for preventing and treating the disease.
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Childhood Vitamin D—A New Benefit?
Vitamin D may prevent symptoms of asthma in toddlers.
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Cancer Risk—Understanding the Puzzle
The news is filled with stories about cancer risk. Some of the information can be confusing and contradictory. How do you know what to believe? This new Web site from the National Cancer Institute cuts through the hype to help you understand the plain and simple truth about cancer risk. Go to: http://understandingrisk.cancer.gov
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X-Ray Kin: Radiation risk is hereditary
Susceptibility to radiation-induced tumors runs in families.
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Slimming on oolong
Rats absorb less dietary fat and gain less weight when their diets contain lots of oolong tea.
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Embryos, please
Almost half of Spanish couples who were asked recently to donate excess embryos for stem cell research did so.
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Therapeutic sorghum?
Sorghum's inflammation-fighting activity is comparable to that of a prescription arthritis medicine, animal research indicates.
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Childhood Vitamin D—A Dark Side?
Vitamin D may explain a child's summertime boost in lead absorption, new data indicate.
