Latest Stories in Health - Page 6
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Lawmakers Push the FDA to Regulate Arsenic in the Food Supply
Congress sends letter to the FDA calling for set standards for arsenic and lead in food products.
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Deep-Frozen Woman 'Denied' Eco-Burial
A dead woman frozen since 2009 specified she wanted an 'eco-burial' yet the Swedish state has yet to comply, threatening to give her a regular burial instead.
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Get Chased by Hungry Zombies to Improve Your Running With New iPhone App
If you have a hard time running outside, perhaps being chased by a horde of hungry zombies might help.
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Football Practice Deaths Triple Over Past 15 Years, as US Warms & Players Get Bigger
Don't be alarmed, a truly tiny percentage of football players die in practice. Rather take it is an example of dietary and climatic changes having perhaps unlikely effects.
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Study: The Scent of Rosemary Can Make You Smarter
Researchers have shown for the first time that blood levels of a rosemary oil component correlate with improved cognitive performance.
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Link Between BPA and Heart Disease Seen in Urine, New Study Reports
A new study finds those with heart disease had higher concentrations of BPA in their urine.
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Study: Even Extremely Diluted Roundup Causes Damage to DNA
Roundup damages DNA and can cause cancer.
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EPA Sued to Ban Toxic Pesticide and Agent Orange Ingredient From Weed Killer
“This dangerous pesticide is lurking all over the place, from ball fields and golf courses, to front lawns and farms."
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Arsenic In Baby Formula Related to Organic Sweetener
"Organic" means not full of chemicals...or does it?
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Monterey County Wants Methyl Iodide Out
California's largest agricultural producer to ban methyl iodide for use in agriculture.
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Obama's Proposed 2013 Budget Cuts Produce Safety Testing by the USDA
President Obama's 2013 budget calls for the eilimination of the USDA's Microbiological Data Program, which tests produce for pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella.
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New Study Strengthens Link Between Obesity, Diabetes and BPA
BPA had been found to trigger the release of insulin in nearly twice the amount as when glucose is ingested.
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Why Birth Control is as Important as a Climate Treaty or Food Aid
Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.
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Are Susan G. Komen For The Cure's Questionable Partnerships Hurting Their Cause?
Susan G. Komen endorses products that causes cancer rather than curing it.
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The Real Komen Controversy Remains After Planned Parenthood Fiasco
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has patched things up with Planned Parenthood, but the causes of cancer remain unaddressed.
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Does Belly Armor Block Pregnant Women from Radiation?
Belly Armor claims to protect pregnant women against non-ionizing radiation.
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A Teaspoon of Sugar Might Make the Medicine Abound
Without sugar-coating, the white stuff we inhaled as kids, in excess, takes a toll far more toxic than cavities.
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Sierra Club is Getting Veterans and Their Families Outdoors
"When you're outside you can just focus on what's around you. You're reminded: This America; this is what I fought for." - Iraq veteran Stacy Bare
