Ruling a defeat for common sense
Supporters of alternative medicine also support "freedom of choice." It seems logical: patients are consumers with the right to choose whatever …
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Year: 2014
One third of male adolescents inaccurately perceive their weight, shows study
This can influence their eating habits and, consequently, their health, … Up to 25% of the boys reported trying to lose or control their weight in the past …
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Eating fibers cuts down extra weight
People eating fiber are more likely to lose weight, especially when two types of dietary fibers are included in their daily diet over a long term, according …
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Outrage in Italy after asbestos case is thrown out
ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Matteo Renzi has added his voice to a chorus of outrage after Italy’s highest court threw out a conviction against a Swiss businessman for some 3,000 asbestos-related deaths blamed on contamination from a construction company.
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Three students shot in Florida university library, gunman killed
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. – (Reuters) – Three students were shot and wounded when a gunman opened fire inside a Florida State University library early on Thursday, and campus police shot the suspect dead, officials said. Officers confronted the attacker outside Florida State University’s Strozier Library soon after midnight, ordered him to drop his weapon, then shot him when he fired on them, police said. …
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Sham healer jailed for harming cancer victim
A 70-year-old self-confessed alternative medicine man has been jailed in Norway after he gave misleading and illegal advice to a terminally cancer …
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How Fiber Can Help You Lose Weight
Health experts will tell you that foods with high fibre make one feel full and satiated for long which is why they easily fit in your weight–loss strategies.
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Forget Noma, Danes vote for dripping bacon as their national dish
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark may have the world’s best restaurant but Danes’ favorite dish is a simple “Stegt Flaesk” – thick slices of fried pork bacon dripping in fat with lashings of white parsley sauce and homegrown potatoes. Reindeer moss or sea urchins on a bed of samphire, as served at Copenhagen’s lauded Noma restaurant, did not figure in a survey by the Food and Agriculture Ministry. …
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Britain begins review to speed access to new drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government has launched a review to speed the path to market for new drugs and medical devices in an attempt to improve patient care and make the country a more attractive place for investment in life sciences. British manufacturing relies heavily on the pharmaceuticals sector, including domestic giants GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca, but companies complain that the state-run National Health Service (NHS) is too slow to adopt new treatments. …
Cost of Thanksgiving is going up, but not by much
Can You Out-Exercise Bad Eating Habits?
Well, while exercise can certainly help mediate the damage done by a less-than-healthy diet—granted you have a job and a life outside of the …
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Diet Doc Diet Plans Restructured to Include Smart Nutritional Concepts of the Mediterranean Diet
20, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shopping for the best method of weight loss, one that is compatible with personal nutritional needs and medical …
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