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Ever since the drug warfarin was discovered to be a highly effective anti-clotting agent as well as a good rat poison in the early 1950s, it... |
Car crashes should be a global health priority, scientists sayGiven the personal suffering caused by traffic accidents — 1.2 million deaths a year worldwide — there's far too little... |
New sunscreen labels designed to shed light on productsSo, there you are in the sunscreen aisle, where the number of products on the shelves is approximately equal to the number of grains of sand... |
Crash diet tied to increased gallstone riskPeople who go on an extremely low calorie diet are more likely to develop gallstones than people on a moderately low calorie diet, according... |
Study finds nearly half of Americans not drinking enough waterMary Nisi, of Chicago, exercises regularly, between yoga, Pilates and tennis, but she worries about not drinking enough water. Nisi is not... |
Obese patients may trust diet advice more from heavy doctorsIf a doctor is going to tell a patient he’s obese and needs to lose weight, that patient seems more likely to trust the advice if... |
Do you need to be a vegetarian to lead a healthy life?After examining the health records of 73,308 people for an average of nearly six years, researchers discovered that vegetarians were 12... |
Is your designated driver drunk?Should designated drivers abstain from booze? If you said, yes, you might be shocked to know that 35 percent of so-called DDs drank on... |
Stress, anxiety and pain disturb Americans' sleep, survey findsIf you suspect you’re not getting enough sleep, you’re probably right: A new survey says 83 percent of Americans don’t get... |
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