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Archive for July, 2008

FOXNews.com - Found 7 hours ago
SEOUL, South Korea South Korea introduced the ban in 1987 to try to prevent abortions of female fetuses in a country that had traditionally favored …

Court Rules Gender Notification Ban Unconstitutional - Donga.com

SKorea to end ban on revealing sex of babies - Washington Post

South Korean court overturns ban on revealing sex of unborn babies - International Herald Tribune

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CBS 13

31
Jul

Study: Diabetes, Birth Defects Linked

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
CBS News - Found 7 hours ago
(WebMD) Women diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with a birth defect or multiple defects …

Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects - Chicago Daily Herald

Study: Diabetes, Birth Defects Linked - CBS News

Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects - MedicineNet.com

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CBS News

31
Jul

Women’s Migraines Multiply Heart Risk

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CBS News - Found 8 hours ago
Three times more likely to develop heart disease than other women, and part of the reason may be in their genes. A new study suggests a genetic link …

Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers - Washington Post

Exercise plus relaxation may lessen migraine pain - Reuters

Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers - US News

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CBS News

31
Jul

House Votes to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
New York Times - Found 9 hours ago
Decades after the surgeon general first warned that cigarettes were a health hazard, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation …

Health Buzz: Salmonella Source and Other Health News - US News

House bill sets more limits on tobacco; heads to Senate - USA Today

US House passes 1st bill to regulate tobacco - International Herald Tribune

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Truth Out

31
Jul

House passes consumer product safety bill

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Reuters - Found 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation aimed at revamping U.S. consumer product safety, including a partial ban on controversial plastic-softening …

Lawmakers get tough on toy safety - MSNBC

U.S. House Bans Lead From Toys, Children’s Goods - FOXNews.com

US clears tough testing norms for toys - Economictimes

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The Boston Channel

International Herald Tribune - Found 54 minutes ago
Two groups of researchers hunting for schizophrenia genes on a larger scale than ever before have found new genetic variants that point toward a …

Missing DNA Chunks Tied to Schizophrenia Risk - FOXNews.com

Schizophrenia Yields Some Genetic Secrets - Washington Post

Missing DNA Linked To Schizophrenia - CBS News

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Citizen.co.za

31
Jul

Draft Rule Escalates Conflict of Rights

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Washington Post - Found 1 hour ago
A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion, and to birth-control methods they consider tantamount …

Bush threatening access to birth control? - MSNBC

Pitting Religion vs. Patient Rights - Washington Post

HHS proposal fuels birth-control debate - Chicago Tribune

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MSNBC

31
Jul

Japanese live longer still

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Asahi.com - Found 1 hour ago
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Print Share Article Average life expectancy in 2007 for Japanese stood at 79.19 years old for men and 85.99 for women, both marking …

Surgery begets ‘Japanese beauty’ - Japan Times

Japan’s Heart-Healthy Diet: Fish Is Key - CBS News

Nutrition 21’s Iceland Health Omega-3 Fish Oil Softgels Receive … - Earthtimes.org

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Topnews.in

Earthtimes.org - Found 1 hour ago
Sleep-related health issues impact productivity, medical expense SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 31 SAN CARLOS, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. William …

This little drug went to market - Sydney Morning Herald

U.S. researchers identify possible sleep gene - People’s Daily Online

Getting Your Kids to Bed in Time for School - Metro Parent

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Asiaone

31
Jul

Healthier Foods at Dunkin’ Donuts

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Retail Merchandiser - Found 11 hours ago
In August Dunkin’ Donuts will begin offering a new slate of healthier options, including a turkey sausage egg-white sandwich.

Dunkin’ Donuts adds healthier food - Chicago Tribune

Dunkin’ Donuts to add healthier fare - Chicago Tribune

‘Smart’ Menu Coming To Dunkin’ Donuts - The Indy Channel

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