Sunday, October 29, 2006

Use this symptom decoder to decipher the cause of your stomach pain

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"This article talks about the symptoms and treatments for acid reflux, appendicitis, gallstones, IBS, and ulcers."

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Study Links Truck Exhaust to Bronx Schoolchildren’s Asthma

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"In the South Bronx, from 2002 to 2005, air pollution monitors went mobile. A group of schoolchildren with asthma carried the monitors everywhere they went. The study found daily exposure to fine-particle pollution for the group of 10 children exceeded the E.P.A.?s new standard on 18 out of the 69 days that were monitored."

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Saturday, October 28, 2006

A Better Way to Build a Face

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"Scientists are poised to perform the first full-face transplant, but a group of Stanford surgeons hopes to eliminate the need for the drastic surgery altogether by learning to regenerate the skin on the face."

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Daylight-savings time affects work habits

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"The study showed when the rest of the country is on daylight-saving time people in those states that do not observe daylight-saving time are less likely to be asleep at 7:30 a.m. than the rest of the country. They are 50 percent more likely to be working early in the morning."

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Curry may keep elderly minds sharp

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"diet containing curry may help protect the aging brain, according a study of elderly Asians in which increased curry consumption was associated with better cognitive performance on standard tests. Curcumin, found in the curry spice turmeric, possesses potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties."

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Hardware, software, and cancer

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"Getting the cure rate of a cancer up to 80 percent would be big news under any circumstances. But the news is even bigger when the disease is as lethal as lung cancer, which kills an estimated 160,000 people annually in the US alone,"

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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

13 Foods That Kill

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"And you may be eating some of them already."

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