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Protecting public health from GMOs is of the utmost importance, no matter what the biotech industry says. Other countries around the world have zero-tolerance policies when it comes to GMOs and GMO labeling--but not the U.S. It's time to put the pressure...
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A vaccine that would extinguish the desire to smoke, making it an activity that was no longer pleasurable, is working in mice models, researchers say. While years of research are ahead before it would be used in humans, the vaccine is showing results...
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New research shows that side effects from treating prostate cancer can persist for years, causing urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction. This news brings the treatments into question, seeing that other research has shown that many men are being...
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In a startling report, The Atlantic uncovers the dark side of introducing sodas and other sugary foods to developing, poor nations, where more and more children's teeth are rotting to the core. For those who argue that it's lack of dental care...
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Things aren't going so well lately in the litigation department for Merck, which has been accused in a class-action suit of lying about the effectiveness--or non-effectiveness--of its mumps vaccine. According to court documents, Merck allegedly has...
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The New York state legislature has approved a bill that will require physicians and radiologists to notify women of their *** tissue density. The matter has been brought to light because the denser a woman's breasts are, the more likely that cancer...
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When a farmer in Denmark became frustrated because his pigs were sick, he decided to change what he was feeding them. The pigs had chronic diarrhea, birth defects, reproductive problems, reduced appetite, bloating, stomach ulcers, weaker and smaller piglets...
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A bill working its way through Congress that gives the FDA more funding for regulating foods and drugs has drawn both praise and criticism from consumers' groups as well as the drug industry.
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A new study of more than 4600 women age 65 and older shows that having low vitamin D levels apparently contributes to weight gain. The study didn't look at the cause of the weight gain, just the correlation.
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A new study has found that most adolescents seeking weight loss surgery are deficient in vitamin D. The research correlates with earlier studies that showed vitamin D deficiency in adults seeking bariatric surgery.
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If you're a woman over age 65 and you're deficient in vitamin D, research shows that you're probably more likely not only to weigh more, but to gain more weight.
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A new analysis introduced to the most recent meeting of the Endocrine Society shows that three widely used drugs for diabetes are associated with an increased risk of death.
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A New York state law that has yet to be signed by the governor would mandate that women be given information on their *** density.
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A new study based on computer statistical models shows that the swine flu of 2009 killed 284,500 people, or 15 times more than health officials originally estimated.
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Bird Flu, or H5N1, doesn't spread easily among humans, but its capability of mutating has scientists worrying whether it could mutate enough to cause a human pandemic. The controversy is especially heated since it was announced that a group of researchers...