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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig Get Best Marks in Diet Review CHICAGO - Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review of research on commercial diet programs, but many other plans just haven't been studied enough to evaluate long-term results.
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These Beat Other Commercial Diet Plans: Study MONDAY, April 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Many people turn to commercial weight-loss programs to help them shed excess pounds, but there's surprisingly little scientific evidence to show whether or not these plans can help keep weight off for the ...
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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig touted as best diets: study People on Weight Watchers had lost almost 3% more of their initial body weight than did people in control groups. An updated review of 11 popular commercial diets found that only Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers show evidence for effective long-term ...
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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig score best marks in diet research review CHICAGO -- Trying to slim down? Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig scored the best marks for effectiveness in a review of research on commercial diet programs, but many other plans just haven't been studied enough to evaluate long-term results.
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FOR ATHLETES AND OTHERS WHO SUFFER CONCUSSIONS A brain scan ... (NATIONAL) -- Twelve years ago a rare and serious disease was discovered in the brain, post mortem, of U.S. football player"Iron" Mike Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers who died at the age of 50 almost broke, disabled and sometimes homeless.
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Scientist and survivor: Meet the woman researching breast cancer after suffering ... What's it like not only to work in cancer research, but also to be diagnosed with the illness yourself? Meet Dr Beatrice Howard.
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Study: Breast cancer overtreatment costs US $4B a year WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharpening a medical debate about the costs and benefits of cancer screening, a new report estimates that the U.S.
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New study finds 11 supplements with amphetamine-like ingredient "The companies think they have complete impunity," said study author Pieter Cohen. "They assume the FDA will do nothing about it.
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World Health Day 2015: Five Food Safety Tips Last week's post on antibiotic resistance in the environment, promoted by herbicides and spread by dust storms from factory farms is a good segue into this week's observance of the World Health Organization's Safe Food Day.
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World Health Day 2015: From Farm to Plate, Make Food Safe As an Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization, I travel a lot. And as I travel, I am constantly amazed at what foods are available virtually anywhere.
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Can You Spot A Narcissist? It's Not As Easy As You Think, Study Finds Spotting a narcissist in a crowd might be a fun pastime, but if you're a researcher or a hiring manager, your job may actually depend on it.
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Wife's unwavering love saved miraculously his husband from almost certain death The scriptures say that, "There are three things that will endure: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love." The four-letter word Love was in full throttle for a couple who had captured the attention of netizens worldwide with their endearing story.
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Husband emerges out of coma after persistent wife refuses to pull plug Danielle Josey Davis had been married for a short seven months when the unthinkable happened, her newly wedded husband, Matt Davis, got in a motorcycle accident, which left him on life support and in a coma.
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Spread of HIV compared to 'Internet malware' – Experts say early treatment is ... HIV Network security experts and HIV specialists at the University College, London, UK have now found from a study that the manner in which HIV spreads through our body mimics the way computer worms spread infecting multiple computers.
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Are middle-aged athletes at low risk for sudden cardiac arrest? LA Kiss tryout at Santa Ana College Hopeful athletes at the LA Kiss arena football league tryout at Santa Ana College. Photo courtesy of LA Kiss.
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'I wasn't going to give up': Wife of man debilitated by accident hopeful for ... Nearly four years after a devastating motorcycle accident left newlywed Matthew Davis on life support and in a coma, his wife, Danielle Josey, hasn't lost hope for his recovery.
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Acacia rigidula supplements still containing stimulant found on market WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than two years after U.S. health regulators discovered an amphetamine-like stimulant in dietary supplements containing Acacia rigidula, products containing the substance remain on the market, a study has found.
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115-Year-Old Inkster Woman Now Listed As World's Oldest Person Jeralean Talley is seen at her Inkster home on her 115th birthday. (credit: Kathryn Larson/WWJ). Related Tags: inkster, Jeralean Talley.
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Massachusetts governor gets head shaved to support charity BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is sporting a new short haircut thanks to a charity event that aims to help find a cure for cancer.
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| Targeted Body Temp Mgmt Post Cardiac Arrest May Benefit Brain (HealthDay News) - Targeted body temperature management after cardiac arrest might help prevent or lessen brain damage, according to a study published online April 6 in JAMA Neurology.
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Detroit-area woman, 115, now listed as world's oldest person A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman now listed as the world's oldest living person still makes plans for a fishing trip each year and credits God for her longevity.
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Breast Milk Sold Online May Contain Cow Milk, Finds Study. According to a new study, human breast milk bought by parents over the internet is not safe enough as 10% of these milk samples contained added cow's milk.
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Breast milk sold online often contains cow's milk: study One in 10 samples of breast milk sold on the Internet in the United States was found to be contaminated with cow's milk or formula, US researchers said Monday.
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A little vigorous exercise can help you live longer If you are planning to join the gym for years and always scheduling your early morning jogging for tomorrow, make up your mind fast as a large study has found that even small amounts of vigorous activity could help reduce your risk of early death.
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Cow's milk found in human breast milk purchased online Researchers testing the origins of human breast milk samples available for purchase online found that around 10% of the samples they examined contained significant amounts of added cow's milk.
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Bubonic Plague Positive in Arizona; 10 Facts, Symptoms, & Treatment Fleas containing bubonic plague have been found near a hiking trail in Picture Canyon, Flagstaff, Arizona. Fleas were found to have been positive for Yersinia Pestis, the bacteria responsible for the bubonic plague.
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Detroit-area woman, 115, now listed as world's oldest person INKSTER, Mich. (AP) - A 115-year-old Detroit-area woman is listed as the world's oldest living person following the death of a 116-year-old Arkansas woman.
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Can near-death brain signals save cardiac arrest patients? Washington: Despite the loss of consciousness and absence of signs of life in case of sudden cardiac arrest, a storm of brain activity erupts as the heart deteriorates and plays a surprising destabilising role in heart function, says research.
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Stores stop sales of Blue Bell on listeria fears Kroger, Sam's Club and Walmart stores have voluntarily stopped sales of all Blue Bell Ice Cream products. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Can near-death brain signals save cardiac arrest patients? Despite the loss of consciousness and absence of signs of life in case of sudden cardiac arrest, a storm of brain activity erupts as the heart deteriorates and plays a surprising destabilising role in heart function, says research.
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Vigorous Exercise May Be The Key To Longer Life: Study According to a new study published online in JAMA Internal Medicine, elderly people or middle-aged people who engage in some high-intensity exercise may decrease their chances of dying early by 13 percent, Doctor Lounge reported.
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At last! Dog finds new home after five years in an animal shelter A dog looking for a new home for the past five years has finally been adopted, all thanks to a campaign on social media. Chester, a six-year-old Pitbull mix, had spent years at two different shelters in the Long Island area but was repeatedly turned down by ...
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Federal Guidelines Recommend Vegan Diet Introduced for the first time in 1980, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans change every 5 years. DGAC (the federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee) have to analyze once again the development and changes in health and nutrition and what the ...
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Poisoned in Paradise: A Look at the Pesticide Methyl Bromide Members of a Delaware family of four remain seriously ill after possibly being exposed to a pesticide, methyl bromide, on their vacation in the U.S.
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Could veterans have concussion-related CTE? (CNN) After his last tour in Iraq, it took master gunner Shane Garcie about six weeks to notice he'd changed. "Your brain is throwing parties because you're home, you're alive," says Garcie.
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Remove financial barriers to organ donation, experts say (Reuters Health) - Taking the financial burden of organ donation off the shoulders of donors and their families is not only more fair, but it might also lead to more organs for transplant, experts say - and they urge Americans to find ethical ways to get rid of ...
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Minnesota finds lethal bird flu in two more turkey flocks CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minnesota, the top U.S. turkey producing state, has found two more commercial turkey flocks to be infected with a lethal strain of avian flu, including one in a previously established quarantine zone, the U.S.
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Which Weight Loss Diet Works Best? A New Study Ranks the Evidence With the American Medical Association now urging doctors to treat obesity as a medical condition, physicians should be screening and treating overweight and obesity just as they would any other chronic disorder.
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Good news for middle-aged exercisers: Sudden cardiac arrest is quite rare If you're middle-aged or older and you work out, it's not too long before the question crosses your mind: I wonder if this could kill me?
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Most commercial weight loss programs aren't backed by scientific evidence ... The commercial weight loss industry has ballooned to an estimated worth of $2.5 billion, but few scientifically sound studies exist that prove the efficacy of these programs, a review of 4,200 related research papers reveals.
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For concussion sufferers, a brain scan may warn it's time to call it quits To date, no living person has gotten a definitive diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy - the constellation of cognitive and psychiatric symptoms that appears to result from repeated blows to the head.
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Fit at 50? Cardiac Arrest During Exercise Unlikely MONDAY, April 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Physically active middle-aged men and women have little chance of suffering cardiac arrest while playing sports, a new study suggests.
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Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig most reliable for weight loss, study says Dieters looking to maximize their chances for long-term weight loss should consider trying Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers, according to a new review of clinical trials.
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Breast milk sold online often contaminated by cow's milk Thanks to successful public health campaigns and greater awareness, more new moms in the U.S. and elsewhere are warming up to the idea that "breast is best.
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Little Scientific Evidence Behind Most Weight-Loss Programs, Study Finds Just in time for swimsuit season, a new study has come out saying there's very little scientific evidence to prove most diet and weight-loss regimens actually help people lose weight and keep it off.
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Breast Milk Sold Online May Not Be 100 Percent Human Milk By: Cari Nierenberg, Contributing writer. Published: 04/06/2015 08:03 AM EDT on LiveScience. Buying breast milk online in order to nourish a baby with important nutrients that are not available from formula may not always be the safest choice, a new study ...
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Bird flu hits two more Minnesota turkey farms Two more turkey farms - including another in Stearns County - have been hit by bird flu, bringing to seven the number of Minnesota farms afflicted by the virus, state animal health officials announced Monday.
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This is What's Actually in Breast Milk Bought Online Ever since the FDA warned women that buying breast milk online came with certain serious health and adulteration risks, research about the Internet breast-milk market has been backing up the warnings.
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Medicare bill helps doctors and kids, but deficit foes cool WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans say bipartisan legislation reworking how Medicare pays doctors is a milestone toward curbing the huge, growing benefit program.
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Sam's Club pulls Blue Bell Ice Cream products DALLAS (AP) - One of the country's largest retailers has decided to pull Blue Bell Ice Cream from its shelves as a precautionary measure after Blue Bell announced it was temporarily closing an Oklahoma production plant.
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