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Wine Drinkers Eat Healthier Foods Than Beer Drinkers

25th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Daily News Central Drinking wine is believed to provide greater health benefits than drinking beer. The additional benefits may be due in part to an associated healthier diet, researchers theorize. Wine drinkers eat more olives, fresh... Read >
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Marital Clashes Can Slow Body's Healing Process

07th December 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Marital arguments can leave a husband and wife feeling emotionally wounded, but that's not all. Scientists have discovered that the stress of a typical 30-minute tiff can prevent physical wounds from healing by at leas... Read >
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Feeling Fat (or Thin) May Be a Trick of the Mind

30th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Whether you feel fat, thin or something in between has little to do with the reality of the situation, suggests a new study led by the University College London (UCL) and published in the journal Public Library of Scie... Read >
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Intuitive Eating: An 'Anti-Diet' That Works

23rd November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Stop hating your body, stop counting calories and stop using food for purposes other than to satisfy hunger, and you'll be healthier and slimmer. That, in a nutshell, is the argument in favor of "intuitive eating," or ... Read >
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Mom's Job Stress May Spread to Kids

22nd November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Low job satisfaction in working mothers increases the stress levels of their children, but allowing them to spend more time in childcare can help overcome these effects, according to new research published in Developme... Read >
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One-Third of Cancer Deaths Could Be Avoided

20th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Of the seven million worldwide cancer deaths reported in 2001, 35 percent were attributable to nine well-known behavioral and environmental risk factors, according to an analysis published in The Lancet. Researchers... Read >
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Aspartame Causes Cancer in Rats

20th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Rats given varying doses of aspartame -- the second most widely used artificial sweetener in the world -- experienced a statistically significant increase in the incidence of malignant tumors, lymphomas and leukemias i... Read >
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Spoonful of Sugar May Curb Stress, Obesity

18th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Sweets may decrease production of glucocorticoid, a stress-related hormone that has been linked to obesity and decreased immune response, researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found. "Glucocorticoi... Read >
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Docs Giving Wrong Rx to Kids with Sore Throats?

16th November 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central For years, there has been concern that antibiotics are overprescribed, and with good cause. Despite clear guidelines calling for prior testing, physicians prescribed antibiotics in 53 percent of sore throat cases in ch... Read >
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Air Pollution Hikes Stroke Risk

30th October 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central The type of stroke that results when a blood clot travels to the brain -- called an ischemic stroke -- is more likely to occur on days when the air contains a larger concentration of particulate matter, according to a ... Read >
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New Gene Tool May Unlock Root Causes of Disease

28th October 2005
Copyright 2005 Daily News Central Genetic researchers have made substantial advances in understanding the root causes of common diseases and the history of human evolution, according to a series of reports published in scientific journals this week. ... Read >