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Study: Vegetables may keep brains young
Oct 23 2006 9:58PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - New research on vegetables and aging gives mothers another reason to say "I told you so." It found that eating vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and may slow the mental decline sometimes associated with growing old.
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Study: Leaner mice able to fight tumors
Oct 23 2006 8:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fatty tissue may decrease the body's ability to kill off cancer, says a study that found making mice leaner _ through exercise or surgery _ seemed to help them fight skin tumors.
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Distraction eases kids' shot pain
Oct 23 2006 8:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Think preschoolers don't know geography? Drive 'em to the pediatrician's office. Starting around age 2, they're crying before you make the final turn into the parking lot _ they remember where they get shots.
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Bacteria ruled out as riverboat culprit
Oct 23 2006 8:09PM (CT)
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - A virus probably caused at least 36 people to suffer flu-like symptoms last week while taking a riverboat cruise down the Ohio River, a health official said Monday.
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Conn. company recalls beef
Oct 23 2006 7:00PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut company is recalling about 1,680 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, state officials and the company said Monday.
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FDA gives OK for schizophrenia treatment
Oct 23 2006 11:40AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Monday that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new formulation of its popular Seroquel schizophrenia treatment, making it the first medicine to treat both the manic and depressive sides of bipolar disorder.
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Dengue fever cases drop in India
Oct 23 2006 9:40AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - The spread of dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease, is slowing down in India with only two deaths reported across the country in the past day, a health official said Monday.
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Studies: College kids packing on pounds
Oct 23 2006 7:00AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The "Freshman 15" is more like 5 to 7, but it is followed by the "Sophomore 2 or 3," say researchers who led two of the largest and longest studies ever done of weight gain among college students. The research also showed that males piled on significantly more pounds than females.
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