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Think positive, keep heart healthyTimes of IndiaPositive psychological characteristics such as optimism, life satisfaction, and happiness appear to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events, a new study has found. The study conducted by Harvard School of Public Health …Positive outlook may be good for your heartTheReporter.comCheer up, and that [...]
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Crowd-Sourcing Brain Research Leads to BreakthroughNew York TimesIn the largest collaborative study of the brain to date, scientists using imaging technology at more than 100 centers worldwide have for the first time zeroed in on genes that they agree play a role in intelligence and memory.Scientists at UCLA, worldwide collaborate to map brain size genesLos [...]
New York Times
Losing Weight in Time for the WeddingNew York TimesJENNIFER DERRICK'S weight had crept to 159 pounds from 125, and she knew she would not fit into her grandmother's wedding dress. “Women were smaller back then, and there was nothing to let out,” said Ms. Derrick, of Rockford, Ill. She took prescription …Wedding Diets: [...]
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Less sleep ups diabetes, obesity riskTimes of IndiaResearchers have reinforced the finding that too little sleep or sleep patterns that are conflicting with our body's 'internal biological clock' may cause increased risk of diabetes and obesity. This finding by researchers at Brigham and Women's …Poor sleep found to lead to obesity, diabetesSan Francisco ChronicleShift [...]
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Study finds link between autism and obesity during pregnancyLos Angeles TimesWomen with diabetes or hypertension were also more likely to have children with developmental delays. By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times Pregnant women might now have one more good reason to watch their diet and exercise: A new study links autism and …Autism Linked [...]
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Scientists Link Gene Mutation to Autism RiskNew York TimesTeams of scientists working independently have for the first time identified several gene mutations that they agree sharply increase the chances that a child will develop autism. They have found further evidence that the risk increases with the age of …Autism linked to gene mutations; [...]
Los Angeles Times
Obama respects Supreme Court's power, attorney general writesLos Angeles TimesA letter to a federal judge aims to settle an uproar over the president's remarks about the healthcare law, but questions remain. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.) is among Democrats who have defended President Obama's remarks about the Supreme Court and …Holder defends Obama remarks [...]
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Drug-resistant malaria spreading faster and widerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Malaria that is resistant to the drug of choice – Artemisinin, has now emerged along the Thailand-Myanmar border – 800km westward from where it was first confirmed in Cambodia in 2006. Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACT) kills malaria …Drug-resistant malaria spreads to Thai-Burma borderCBS NewsResistant Malaria [...]
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We may be fatter than we think, researchers reportLos Angeles TimesA new study finds that the widely used body mass index, or BMI, may be understating obesity in many people. The nation's obesity experts are searching for better ways to measure the nation's state of health and to judge the success or failure of [...]
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FDA decides not to ban BPA in food packagingLos Angeles TimesThe agency says it will continue to study health effects of the widely used chemical; an environmental group is highly critical. BPA is present on some cash register receipts and might rub off onto hands. It is also used in some food containers.US Denies Request [...]
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Signs of Supreme Court activism worry Reagan administration lawyersLos Angeles TimesAdvocates of judicial restraint say conservative justices should be wary of the impulse to strike down the healthcare law passed by Congress. John G. Roberts Jr., now chief justice of the Supreme Court, testifies during his Senate confirmation hearings …Steven Pearlstein: Eat your [...]
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Sense of Peril for Health Law Gives Insurers PauseNew York TimesAs the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: that the court could strike down the entire law.Healing Health Care Policy in GeorgiaGwinnett GazetteJustice Kennedy's [...]
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A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers PauseNew York TimesAs the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of the federal health care law, one option that had seemed unthinkable to its designers and supporters now seems at least possible: that the court could strike down the entire law.Supreme Court audio and transcripts:ModernHealthcare.comWhat Supreme Court? Obama defends [...]
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Diagnoses Of Autism On the Rise, Report SaysNew York TimesThe likelihood of a child's being given a diagnosis of autism, Asperger syndrome or a related disorder increased more than 20 percent from 2006 to 2008, according to a report released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Experts: Wide 'autism spectrum' may [...]
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Autism rates rise, disorder now affects 1 in 88 children, CDC saysLos Angeles TimesA study of 8-year-olds' health and education records is the latest in a series to show autism rates up dramatically in last decade. Researchers cite public awareness and better case identification. Christopher Astacio stands in the doorway watching as …Autism Rates Higher [...]
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On Day 3, Justices Weigh What-Ifs of Health RulingNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The day after the Supreme Court suggested that President Obama's health care law might be in danger of being held unconstitutional, the justices on Wednesday turned their attention to the practical consequences and political realities of …Court takes health care case behind closed [...]
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Dick Cheney's new heart awakens Times' letter writersLos Angeles TimesOver the weekend, letter writers to The Times argued all sides of the healthcare law that the Supreme Court will take up this week, the LA Memorial Coliseum scandal and the too-late LA City Council vote on Wal-Mart's planned store in Chinatown.Cheney's surgery reopens debate [...]
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For Cheney, Pros and Cons in New HeartNew York TimesIt was the first time he was offered a transplant in the 20 months he had been on the waiting list, and Dick Cheney, the former vice president, decided to take it, his principal cardiologist said in a telephone interview Sunday, the day after the [...]
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Hip Device Phaseout Followed FDA Data RequestNew York TimesJohnson & Johnson executives decided in 2009 to phase out a hip implant and sell off its inventories for use in patients just weeks after the Food and Drug Administration asked the company in a letter for added safety data about the implant, …DePuy Dumped ASR Hip [...]
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Calls Grow for Leader of Komen to Step DownNew York TimesCalls for the resignation of Nancy G. Brinker, the founder and chief executive of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the breast cancer charity, grew Wednesday amid news that a second high-profile executive was leaving the group.Several executives leave Komen after controversyUSA TODAYKomen foundation [...]