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WHO: Air travelers should exercise legs
Jun 28 2007 10:08PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization recommended Friday that passengers on long flights exercise their legs and resist taking sleeping pills to reduce the risk of potentially fatal blood clots.
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Veggie Booty snack food recalled
Jun 28 2007 5:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A popular snack food sold nationwide is being recalled because of concerns about contamination. All lots and sizes of Veggie Booty Snack Food are being recalled, the company said, following a report of 51 cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product.
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Study: With calcium, food trumps pills
Jun 28 2007 5:26PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Most women know that calcium is critical in preventing osteoporosis, the disease of progressive bone loss and fractures that affects millions of Americans.
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Antidepressants not big risk for defects
Jun 28 2007 5:25PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Newborns face little risk of birth defects from antidepressants taken by many women early in pregnancy, say the reassuring findings of the two biggest studies of this controversial link.
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US: Chinese seafood detained for safety
Jun 28 2007 5:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Farmed seafood has now joined tires, toothpaste and toy trains on the list of tainted and defective products from China that could be hazardous to a person's health.
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Scientists: Stem cells created from eggs
Jun 28 2007 7:07AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say they've created embryonic stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, a significant step toward producing transplant tissue that's genetically matched to women.
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