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Superbugs in Meat: Should You Be Worried?

Several recent studies have identified methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a potentially deadly bacteria, in the U.S. meat supply. One study, to be published in the journal Emerging ...
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High Blood Sugar Seems to Invite Colon Cancer

Elevated blood sugar levels may increase women’s risk of developing colon cancer, a new study suggests. Of the postmenopausal women who were studied, those with the highest blood ...
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Stem Cell Research Controversy: What the Injunction Means

The National Institutes of Health ordered its scientists Monday to shut down their research on human embryonic stem cells, in response to the temporary injunction issued in a ...
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90% of Parents Multitask While Driving

Parents hope their children won’t text and drive, but a new study suggests many parents are guilty of multitasking behind the wheel. The results show about 90 percent ...
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90% of Parents Multitask While Driving

Parents hope their children won’t text and drive, but a new study suggests many parents are guilty of multitasking behind the wheel. The results show about 90 percent ...
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Lethal Combo of Flu, MRSA Bacteria Behind Maryland Family Deaths

Two of the three members of a Maryland family who died of flu complications last month also had been infected with the drug-resistant bacteria commonly known as MRSA, ...
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Why Debilitating MRSA Infections Are on the Decline

Infections with the bacteria methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have declined in recent years, according to a new study. The bacteria are perhaps best known for spreading among hospital ...
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Cutting Back on Salt Doesn’t Reduce Risk of Dying

Cutting back on salt may lower your blood pressure, but it might not help you live any longer, a new study finds. A moderate reduction in salt intake ...
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Teens at Smaller Schools May Delay Drinking

Teens’ positions within their school’s social network may influence when they start drinking alcohol, a new study says. The teenagers who started drinking over the course of the ...
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New Therapy Could Boost Kidney Transplant Survival Rates

A treatment to filter out antibodies from kidney patients’ blood before their transplant surgery could double survival rates in certain hard-to-match transplant patients, a new study says. These ...
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