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For Women, Belly Fat May Lead to Osteoporosis

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Body fat, long thought to protect against osteoporosis, may instead promote the disease, according to a new study. Specifically, high levels of belly fat may hurt bone health ...

Nurses’ Diagnoses as Accurate as Surgeons’: Study

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Specially trained nurses, known as nurse practitioners, may help speed the diagnosis and management of patients with back pain who would normally wait months to see a surgeon, ...

FDA Allows Irradiation of Your Vegetables

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it will allow food producers to irradiate spinach and iceberg lettuce to extend shelf life and limit the growth ...

5 Effects You’d See from the Food Safety Bill

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Safer food and more accountability from food companies are the goals of the Food and Drug Administration Food Safety Modernization Act, which could be approved by the Senate ...

Taste Test: Food is More Appetizing When it Requires Work

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

The harder you work for a meal, the better it tastes, according to a new study in mice. When mice were given a choice between two foods — ...

Pregnant Moms Who Eat Peanuts Could Raise Baby’s Allergy Risk

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Pregnant women who eat peanuts are more likely to have babies who test positive for peanut allergies than women who don’t eat peanuts, according to a new study. ...

‘Thirdhand Smoke’ Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Components in cigarette smoke that linger long after the cigarette has been extinguished can pose their own health risks, especially for asthma sufferers, according to a new study. ...

Many Cancer Deaths Traced to Alcohol

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Alcohol use accounted for roughly 3.5 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States in 2009, a new study finds. This amounts to nearly 20,000 Americans who ...

Infant Colds Don’t Boost Asthma Risk

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

Babies who catch a lot of colds are not at an increased risk for asthma-associated wheezing later in life, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. The study ...

Flu Season Worse Than Usual

By Mark Schweizer

17 days ago

If you thought flu season seemed particularly bad this year, you’d be right. Monthly reports of the flu have exceeded those of last season for the last five ...

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For Women, Belly Fat May Lead to Osteoporosis

Nurses’ Diagnoses as Accurate as Surgeons’: Study

FDA Allows Irradiation of Your Vegetables

5 Effects You’d See from the Food Safety Bill

Taste Test: Food is More Appetizing When it Requires Work

Pregnant Moms Who Eat Peanuts Could Raise Baby’s Allergy Risk

‘Thirdhand Smoke’ Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers

Many Cancer Deaths Traced to Alcohol

Infant Colds Don’t Boost Asthma Risk

Flu Season Worse Than Usual

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