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Health Highlights: Sept. 20, 2012
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Diminished Taste Buds Noted in Obese Children
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Health Reform 2.0: Governors Pushing Back on Medicaid Expansion
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM September 20, 2012 CommentOpt-out in Affordable Care Act could leave millions of low-income Americans still uninsured
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Health Tip: Keep Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Check
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM September 20, 2012 CommentFocus on a healthier diet
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Health Tip: Make Your Recipes Healthier
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM September 20, 2012 CommentCut down on fat, salt and sugar
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Flip-Flop? People Can Change Moral Positions and Not Know It
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentSwedish researchers found individuals unknowingly argue opposing viewpoints
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New Pill Shows Promise Against Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentThe relapse rate was nearly halved after 2 years, researchers find
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More Kids Opting Out of School-Required Vaccinations: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentParents more likely to have requirements waived in states with easy or philosophical exemption policies
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Clues to Ancient Dentistry Found in Human Tooth
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentBeeswax traces suggest this may be first known example of a filling, researchers say
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Doctors Biased Against Drug Company Research, Study Finds
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentDisregarding high-quality studies may prevent patients from accessing better treatments
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FDA urged to set standards for arsenic in rice
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:45PM September 19, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on how much of the carcinogen can be present in food.
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Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentMixture of sesame and rice bran oils has heart-healthy effects, preliminary study suggests
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West Nile Cases Still Rising; Death Toll Now at 134, CDC Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentTexas continues to be epicenter of outbreak, with nearly 40 percent of all mosquito-borne infections
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Drug Shows Promise Against Fragile X Syndrome, Possibly Autism
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentScientists say preliminary findings show it might help social withdrawal
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Low-Cost, Speedy Liver Test in Development
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentThird World nations would benefit from the paper-based system, researchers say
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Czech PM wants liquor history on new bottles
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:01PM September 19, 2012 CommentPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech prime minister says any new hard liquor produced in the country needs to have a detailed certificate of origin — a move that comes after at least 23 people who drank bootleg booze tainted with methanol died.
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FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM September 19, 2012 CommentIngredient in Intestinomicina linked to serious health problems, including bone marrow toxicity
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Health Highlights: Sept. 19, 2012
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Queen's Brian May Battles for Threatened Badgers
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British musician Brian May, the guitarist for Queen, gestures as he stands on a cherry picker to launch the national Team Badger campaign in London on Sept. 19, 2012.
LONDON (AP) — There's a battle over badgers in Britain — and rock star Brian May is facing off against the country's farmers.
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Blacks Less Likely to Stick to High Blood Pressure Diet: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM September 19, 2012 CommentBut the good news is that the 'DASH' eating plan does help those who follow it
