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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:03 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coffee: The New Antidote for a Longer Life?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Older adults who consume three cups of coffee or more daily might lower their risk of dying from common causes by 10 percent, compared with those who drink no coffee, a large U.S. National Cancer Institute study suggests.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Palpitations May Mean Looming Atrial Fibrillation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology reveals that the emergence of palpitations is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). Findings of a large population study reveal the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women to be a history of palpitations and hypertension. Although it is a well-known fact that hypertension is a risk factor for AF, the researchers say,<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brushing Teeth - Which Way Is The Right Way?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:01 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Twenty five percent of teenagers in Sweden do not brush their teeth regularly and only 10% of Swedes know how to use toothpaste effectively, according to researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Even though the majority of people in Sweden brush their teeth, only 1 in 10 brush in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay.  Pia Gabre and her colleagues examined the tooth<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can You Trust Him When He Says I Love You?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:04 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Men are three times more likely to say &ldquo;I love you&rdquo; first, and they usually mean it. But don't let yourself get played by some romancers playing head games.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Is Flesh-Eating Bacteria Disease?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:03 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Although it's rare, two cases of flesh-eating bacteria have been in the news lately after a student and a new mom were recently diagnosed with the infection. Called necrotizing fasciitis, flesh-eating bacteria can enter an open wound (regardless of its size) and begin to destroy skin, fat and other tissue, and it spreads fast. It's incredibly dangerous, too -- it can lead to gangrene, organ failu<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fertility For Older, Highly Educated Women Has Risen Since The 1990s, According To New Research]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An increasing number of highly educated women are opting for families, according to a national study co-authored by a University at Buffalo economist. Qingyan Shang, an assistant professor at UB, says the study uncovers what may be the reversal of a trend by highly educated women. She says it is still too early to be certain, but the research clearly shows fertility rising for older, highly educa<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Racial Disparities Revealed In Prostate Cancer Surgery]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Black prostate cancer patients may not be getting the same quality of care as white patients, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital who found racial disparities in the results of surgery to remove diseased prostates...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Athletes Really Do Play Through the Pain]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms the widespread belief that athletes can tolerate more pain than other people, a finding that may hold clues for managing pain in the general population.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Statins -- commonly used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- can significantly lower the risk for heart disease in people with no history of vascular disease, according to a new study. <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Very Sugary Diet Makes You Stupid]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:01 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As we near the final year exams for schools and universities, students should be wary of powering up on buckets of soda and pocketfuls of candy bars. A UCLA study on rats suggests that fructose slows down the brain and memory functions. Too much sweetness can also prevent learning. The findings are published in Journal of Physiology and also show omega-3 fatty acids helping to negate the effect. <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Education And Income Affect Health Levels Considerably]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[An annual report on American's health reveals that individuals with lower income levels and lower education are more likely to develop chronic diseases than people with higher incomes and higher levels of education. The report, entitled "Health, United States, 2011" was conducted by CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. Obesity According to the report, in 2007-2010, women aged 25+ were les<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Powering Down]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:14 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[You know how I asked if social media had the potential to do more damage than good?  Yesterday&#8217;s comments were literally the catalyst that set life back on track for myself and the ChickieNob.  There were both the smart words that you handed to me that I could pass along to her in order to [...]<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Fish Pedicure' a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:03 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- "Fish pedicures" in health spas can expose recipients to a host of pathogens and bacterial infections, a team of researchers warns.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:03 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- It was the small square photo clipped to an applicant's resume that most influenced whether a woman would be hired. But there was a hidden catch: The pictures showed the same six women both before and after weight-loss surgery.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Most People Brush Their Teeth The Wrong Way]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively. Most Swedes regularly brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste. But only few know the best brushing technique, how the toothpaste should be used <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Food Cravings Reduced By Lizard Saliva]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have tested the drug on rats, who after treatment ceased their cravings for both food and chocolate. An increasing number of patients suffering from type 2 diabetes are offered a pharmaceutical preparation called Exenatide, which h<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery]]></title>
<link>http://www.kiefit.com/Health_Fitness/gender-comparison-in-kidney-cancer-surgery/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related to their surgery. But Henry Ford Hospital researchers who documented these gender differences can't say why they exist. The results of the new study, based on population s<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An increasingly common and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is not as likely to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or rely on Medicare or Medicaid for their health care, according to a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital. The treatment, partial nephrectomy (PN), involves surgically removing only the diseased portion of a cancerous kidney, leaving th<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Teaching Hospitals With Fellowship Programs Have Less Radical Prostatectomy Complications]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:02 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and better still if the hospitals also have medical fellowships, according to a new study by Henry Ford Hospital. The study, which evaluated postoperative complications in 47,100 radical prostatectomy (RP) patients throughout <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Common Antibiotic Found To Carry Heart Risk]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 09:21:01 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Vanderbilt researchers have discovered a rare, but important risk posed by the antibiotic azithromycin, commonly called a "Z-pack." The study found a 2.5-fold higher risk of cardiovascular death in the first five days of taking azithromycin when compared with another common antibiotic or no antibiotics at all. Wayne A. Ray, Ph.D., professor of Preventive Medicine, and C. Michael Stein, M.B.Ch.B.,<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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