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Japan battles rising obesity
Feb 14 2006 11:13PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - For those who think Japan is all fish and tofu, consider Sayaka Oyama's former diet: spaghetti and meat sauce for lunch, chocolates and cookies for snack and a dinner of rice balls and sandwiches at nighttime classes.
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Vitamins may not prevent prostate cancer
Feb 14 2006 10:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Taking the vitamins E and C or the nutrient beta-carotene doesn't protect against prostate cancer, says the latest study in the continuing, confusing quest to determine when supplements really help health.
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New test helps predict your risk of death
Feb 14 2006 10:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - It sounds like a perfect parlor game for baby boomers suddenly confronting their own mortality: What are your chances of dying within four years? Researchers have come up with 12 risk factors to try to answer that for people over age 50.
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Japan cites concerns about mad cow audit
Feb 14 2006 7:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Japan is expressing concerns about whether the United States has sufficient safeguards against mad cow disease in slaughterhouses and packing plants.
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BYU study finds Mormons weigh more
Feb 14 2006 6:56PM (CT)
OREM, Utah (AP) - Mormons on average weigh 4.6 pounds more than other Utahns, a study by a Brigham Young University professor concluded. The study also found that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were 14 percent more likely than nonmembers to be obese. That was 18 percent for men, and 9 percent for women.
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British propose larger egg donor plan
Feb 14 2006 6:52PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Women in Britain may be allowed donate their eggs for stem-cell research without having to undergo fertility treatment under a proposal by the government's fertility watchdog.
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Iran says 135 swans died of bird flu
Feb 14 2006 6:52PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran on Tuesday said 135 wild swans died of bird flu in marshlands near the Caspian Sea in the country's first case of the spreading virus, and officials in Germany and Austria said the virus had apparently reached there as well.
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Feds hunt 'biomarkers' for cancer treatment
Feb 14 2006 6:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three government agencies unveiled a project Tuesday to discover biological markers that predict which cancer patients will respond best to which treatments, who may relapse _ and whether experimental therapies are likely to work.
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Pellets likely to stay in man Cheney shot
Feb 14 2006 6:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the heart problem of the man wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney, doctors say removing the shotgun pellet from his chest probably won't be necessary _ and digging it out could do more harm than good.
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Germany says tests show H5N1 bird flu
Feb 14 2006 4:14PM (CT)
BERLIN (AP) - Preliminary tests have shown the presence of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in two dead swans in Germany, a government official said Tuesday.
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Test determines your risk of death
Feb 14 2006 4:00PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - If you're 50 or older, this test developed by researchers at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center attempts to calculate your risk of death within four years. Of course, it's not foolproof, but the researchers say it can give you a rough idea of your survival chances. The test appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association:
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McDonald's: Fries have potential allergens
Feb 14 2006 9:34AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Not long after disclosing that its french fries contain more trans fat than thought, McDonald's Corp. said Monday that wheat and dairy ingredients are used to flavor the popular menu item _ an acknowledgment it had not previously made.
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Iran says bird flu kills 135 swans
Feb 14 2006 8:11AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The deadly strain of bird flu has killed 135 swans on the Iranian part of the Caspian Sea coast, the government said Tuesday.
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Clinton announces healthy schools effort
Feb 14 2006 12:46AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Clinton and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced an $8 million initiative Monday to fight childhood obesity by promoting healthier food and more exercise in schools.
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