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Study: Diet soda linked to heart risks
Tuesday, July 24, 2007


BOSTON (AP) — People who drank one or more diet sodas each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular soda, a large but inconclusive study found. The results surprised the researchers who expected to see a difference between regular and diet soda drinkers.

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Mixing the sun with your medications can be risky
Sunday, July 15, 2007


“Diuretics, or water pills, can make older adults more susceptible to what we call insensible fluid loss (perspiration) and subsequent dehydration,” says Tom Morris, D.O., Erickson Health physician at Monarch Landing in Naperville, Ill.

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Whole grains—are they all they’re cracked up to be?
Sunday, July 15, 2007


You’ve probably heard much hoopla about whole grains. What exactly are whole grains? And are whole grain foods really beneficial to your health?

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Obese survive heart attacks better
Wednesday, July 11, 2007


LONDON (AP) — While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one. Scientists are stumped over why that seems to be the case and pose several theories.

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FDA OKs high-tech arm brace for strokes
Wednesday, July 11, 2007


BOSTON (AP) — Federal regulators have granted clearance to market a robotic arm brace designed to help stroke survivors regain use of paralyzed limbs and relearn how to move affected muscles, the device's maker said Tuesday.

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