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Nonfat milk linked to prostate cancer (Reuters)
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Reuters - The amount of calcium and vitamin D in the diet appears to have
little or no impact on the risk of prostate cancer, but the consumption of
low-fat or nonfat milk may increase the risk of the malignancy, according
to the results of two studies published in the American Journal of
Epidemiolo.. ..
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Viagra ingredient in Chinese supplements (AP)
Saturday, December 29, 2007
AP - Dietary supplements marketed to provide male sexual enhancement
contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs putting users at risk, the
Food and Drug Administration warned Friday. ..
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Parents don't realize kids are fat (AP)
Monday, December 24, 2007
AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their
youngsters' weight. ..
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High Meat Consumption Linked to Heightened Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A quarter-pound hamburger
or a small pork chop eaten daily could put you at increased risk for a
variety of cancers, U.S. government health researchers report. ..
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Products with good bacteria get popular (AP)
Sunday, December 9, 2007
AP - Bugs in baby food? Microbes in your milkshake? Relax, this is not the
latest tainted food scare — it's a growing trend in foods designed to
boost health, not make you sick. ..
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Diets May Raise Cancer Risk for Poor, Urban Women (HealthDay)
Friday, November 30, 2007
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- It can be difficult for
women in America's inner cities to eat in ways that may help prevent
cancer. ..
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High-Carb Diet Raises Women's Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Black American women and
Chinese women who ate foods high on the glycemic index -- which measures
the effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels -- were at increased
risk for developing type 2 diabetes, two new studies found. ..
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Study: Kids will eat healthy school food (AP)
Sunday, November 25, 2007
AP - Maybe getting schoolchildren to eat healthy foods isn't a hopeless
struggle. ..
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Diet Drug Rimonabant Tied to Depression, Anxiety (HealthDay)
Friday, November 16, 2007
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who take the
weight-loss drug rimonabant may face heightened risks for severe
depression and anxiety, Danish researchers report. ..
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Low-Carb Diet May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth (HealthDay)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- In mice, a
low-carbohydrate diet slowed prostate tumor growth, possibly because fewer
carbohydrates leads to a drop in insulin production, U.S. researchers say.
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