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L.A. County Science Fair names top student scientists
L.A. NOWJudges at the Los Angeles County Science Fair named the top two winners of the competition on Saturday, out of the more than a thousand students who had their experiments on display. The science fair, in its 62nd year, had more students than in recent... -
Feet and fork fight belly fat
Premium Health News ServiceCall it a muffin top, beer belly or middle-aged spread--the fact is, by the time most Americans reach adulthood they've added inches to their waistline. And those extra inches put you at a higher risk for coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke,...Tags: Diabetes, Newspaper and Magazine, Lentils, Medical Research, Cardiologists
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Numerous conditions can increase risk of fatty liver disease
Tribune Media ServicesDEAR MAYO CLINIC: Is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease treatable? ANSWER: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) -- a condition in which excess fat accumulates in the liver of people who drink little or no alcohol -- has become one of the most common...Tags: Diabetes, Acetaminophen (drug), Mayo Clinic, Symptoms, Medical Research
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ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION: Feet and fork fight belly fat
EntreeCall it a muffin top, beer belly or middle-aged spread -- the fact is that by the time most Americans reach adulthood, they have added inches to their waistline. And those extra inches put you at a higher risk for coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes,...Tags: Diabetes, Newspaper and Magazine, Lentils, Medical Research, Cardiologists
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Diabetes drug may prevent liver tumors
Those with type II diabetes are at two to three times the risk of developing primary liver cancer. But new research from the University of Marylandshows that a common drug many patients already take may prevent the cancer. Studies on animals show that...Tags: Diabetes, Science, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research, Pharmaceuticals
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What is a fatty liver?
It's not enough that we simply have to worry about the fat that's increasingly growing around our bellies. Americans should also be concerned about the fat that they can't see: the stuff that's filling up their livers, more commonly known as Nonalcoholic...
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Vitamin E May Help Liver Disease
AP Science WriterPeople with a common, obesity-related liver disease that has no known treatment got a surprising benefit from vitamin E pills, researchers reported Wednesday. It appears to be the first time that a vitamin supplement has been shown to help treat a...Tags: Diabetes, Drugs and Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Liver
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