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Ready-to-eat spinach bears tough microbes
Bagged spinach may contain a significant number of bacteria, many of which are resistant to several antibiotics.
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Raisins may combat cavity-causing bacteria
Raisins may fight the bacteria that cause cavities rather than contribute to tooth decay.
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Heart attack treatment: Better late than never
A new study contradicts the notion that heart attacks run their course in less than a day and suggests that even delayed treatment can preserve endangered heart tissue.
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Cocaine abusers get more heart aneurysms
Regular cocaine users are about four times as likely as nonusers to have an aneurysm in a coronary artery.
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A Matter of Time
Some patients are diagnosed with severe heart attacks in or near hospitals that can't offer them the best treatment, but is emergency transport to a better-equipped facility worth the delay?
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Soft Drinks as Top Calorie Culprit
Soft drinks have overtaken white bread as the main source of calories in the U.S. diet, contributing to an increasing rate of obesity in the country.
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Brain Aneurysms
Nobody wants a brain aneurysm, a dangerous bulge in a blood vessel. But it’s comforting to know that aneurysms are often treatable. This Web site offers information on treatment options, recovery, support groups, and upcoming seminars. The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a nonprofit group that provides education and support services to patients and their families, maintains […]
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No Sugar Babies: Study suggests treating gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes who receive dietary counseling, regular blood sugar monitoring, and insulin as needed lessen their risk of birth complications.
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Preventing PMS: Vitamin and mineral let women avoid syndrome
Ample calcium and vitamin D in the diet prevent premenstrual syndrome in some women.
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Striking a Better Bargain with HIV
Because a drug frequently used to block the transmission of HIV from mother to infant may have negative consequences for the mothers, researchers are looking for inexpensive treatments that will benefit both mother and child.
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Back to Genetics: DNA variant may code for lumbar pain
An inheritable gene variation may increase susceptibility to lumbar-disk disease.
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Tracking down an emerging disease
By examining geographic patterns of outbreaks of a disfiguring skin disease in tropical nations, scientists are finding tentative clues about how the ailment spreads.
