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Smoke? Fat? Sedentary? Watch out for heart disease, study says
It’s no surprise that someone who has never smoked, who eats a Mediterranean diet and keeps a normal weight and who exercises regularly is healthy. How healthy? Chances of death from all causes is reduced by 80% over eight years. Pretty healthy....
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Johns Hopkins University, Diseases and Illnesses, Symptoms, Science and Technology
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Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Family, Water Supply, Diseases and Illnesses
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Four insights to your health from L.A.'s public MD
You think your doctor is too busy? Dr. Jonathan Fielding has about 9 million patients – which is to say, almost everyone in Los Angeles County. He heads the county’s public health department, a department bigger than that of some states. His...
Tags: Health Treatments, Vitamin Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Food and Drug Administration, Flu
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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour over deer antler spray case
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Vijay Singh sued the PGA Tour on Wednesday for allegedly exposing him to "public humiliation and ridicule" during a 12-week investigation into his use of deer antler spray that ended last week when the tour dropped its case...
Tags: The Players Championship, Justice System, Litigation, Sports, Golf
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Wrigley holds off on caffeinated gum as FDA reviews caffeine
Less than a week after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it would investigate the safety of added caffeine in U.S. food and beverage products, Wrigley North America has decided to put its bid to market a caffeinated gum on hold out of...
Tags: Energy Drinks, Consumer Goods Industries, Food and Drug Administration, Food Industry, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Vijay Singh sues PGA Tour after banned substance allegation
Golfer Vijay Singh is suing the PGA Tour, claiming it damaged his reputation by attempting to suspend him for using a banned substance. According to the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in New York, the tour notified the three-time major championship winner...
Tags: The Players Championship, PGA Tour, Sports Illustrated, Deer Antler Velvet (dietary supplement), Crime, Law and Justice
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Dietary supplement contained erectile dysfunction drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced the recall of several dietary supplements that contain the undeclared drug tadalafil, which is used to treat erectile dysfunction. The products --Â SexVoltz, Velextra, and Amerect -- were manufactured...
Tags: Health Treatments, Prescription Drugs, Consumers, Product Recalls, Erectile Dysfunction
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Portland, Ore., voters say no to fluoride in the water
Portland is the largest city in the country that doesn’t have fluoridated water, and voters have resoundingly decided it’s going to remain that way. A proposal to add the cavity-fighting mineral to tap water was defeated Tuesday, with more...
Tags: Metal, Television Industry, Diseases and Illnesses, Kidney Disease, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Letters: Science favors fluoride
Re "Fluoride in Portland? Not all will drink to that," May 19 Clifford Walker, a board member of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People's Portland chapter, admits he doesn't trust the "man in a white coat." He doesn't want fluoride...Tags: Health Organizations, Fluoride
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One man stops eating food, lives on liquid goo he calls Soylent, and you can too
Rob Rhinehart has given up food. Really, for 30 days, he didn't eat a single bite. The 24-year-old software engineer from Atlanta invented a mixture of vitamins and minerals he calls Soylent. He consumed nothing but Soylent for 30 days, and now he's...
Tags: Health Treatments, Vitamin Therapy, Potassium (dietary supplement), Science and Technology, Calcium
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FDA approves a drug to reverse anticoagulation
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 has been the frontline weapon in preventing stroke among those with atrial fibrillation. But its growing use has...
Tags: Warfarin (drug), Vitamin K, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Rivaroxaban (drug), Physical Conditions
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Bad news for egg lovers: Heart disease study spoils our breakfast
Fans of eggs -- scrambled, soft boiled or steaming in your breakfast burrito -- must now contend with a new report saying that the lecithin in this frequently vilified food raises the risk of heart disease due to its effect on intestinal bacteria. And...
Tags: Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Los Angeles International Airport, Vitamin B2, Bacon
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