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Yoga may help keep weight off at mid-life
Aug 4 2005 9:00PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The slow stretches and meditations of yoga don't burn calories like a run on the treadmill. But a new study suggests it might help people keep weight off in middle age.
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Researcher behind PSA test sees promise
Aug 4 2005 8:51PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Prostate cancer was almost always a death sentence when Dr. T. Ming Chu made it his life's work to find a way to detect it early on. Now, survival is the norm, in part, many say, because Chu accomplished his goal.
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Scientists develop dengue testing chip
Aug 4 2005 8:38PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Scientists in Singapore said Thursday they have developed a chip that can halve the cost and time needed to test for dengue fever.
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West Nile blood screening effective
Aug 4 2005 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screening blood donations for the West Nile virus to prevent its spread has proved remarkably effective, though a few contaminated units have been missed, according to reports on the first two years of testing.
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Exercise guidelines for women established
Aug 4 2005 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time, researchers have established how much exercise women should be able to do for their age and found that their capacity is slightly lower than men's. It also declines a bit faster than men's as they grow older.
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Philippines lifts ban on U.S. beef
Aug 4 2005 3:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Philippines is lifting a mad cow-related ban on U.S. beef, the Agriculture Department said Thursday.
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