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  • October 2007

    • Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

      BBC  |  Oct 1, 07 3:58 AM CDT

      Study: Dark Chocolate Aids Chronic Fatigue

      (Newser) - A daily dose of dark chocolate noticeably improves symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome, researchers have discovered. Scientists speculate that the chocolate may boost brain serotonin levels in sufferers, who reported significantly less fatigue when they ate 45 grams a day of chocolate high in cocoa content. More »

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      health  • United Kingdom  • blood pressure  • health study  • study  • chocolate  • chronic fatigue syndrome  • serotonin

  • September 2007

    • Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

      New York  |  Sep 27, 07 6:19 PM CDT

      Myth: Exercise Keeps You Lean

      (Newser) - The idea that exercise is the key to shedding pounds is relatively modern—and a whole lot of hogwash, Gary Taubes argues in New York magazine. Though the theory that working out makes us lose weight has been around since the 1960s, scientific research has consistently shown that the relationship between weight and exercise is spurious. More »

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      obesity  • exercise  • diet  • health study  • weight loss  • obesity epidemic  • nutrition  • waistline

    • Flu Shots May Not Save Lives Among Elderly

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 26, 07 4:16 AM CDT

      Flu Shots May Not Save Lives Among Elderly

      (Newser) - The effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly has been highly exaggerated and the vaccination appears to have little impact on death rates among people over 70, according to a study published in the Lancet . The shots do help people under age 65, researchers concluded. The vaccinations are less effective in older people in part because their immune systems raise fewer antibodies. More »

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      elderly  • vaccine  • health study  • flu shot  • immunization

    • Lonely People's Genes Make Them Sick

      Reuters  |  Sep 15, 07 6:05 PM CDT

      Lonely People's Genes Make Them Sick

      (Newser) - Scientists say they’ve figured out why loners get sick and die young: “a highly suspicious conspiracy of genes” screws up their immune systems, Reuters reports. Their altered DNA can lead to heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer’s and other problems. “There is something about being isolated and lonely that changes your body,” a biologist says. More »

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      DNA  • genes  • health study  • immune system  • genetic mutation  • loneliness

    • Worst Chronic Disease Is Depression

      BBC  |  Sep 7, 07 4:19 PM CDT

      Worst Chronic Disease Is Depression

      (Newser) - Depression is more debilitating than diabetes, asthma, arthritis, or angina—and people suffering from chronic illness and depression are in worse health than those diagnosed with any other combination of diseases, the BBC reports. "These results indicate the urgency of addressing depression as a public health priority," says the author of a new study. More »

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      health  • public health  • depression  • mental health  • health study  • World Health Organization  • chronic illness

    • Tumors More Resistant to Drugs in Black Women

      Associated Press  |  Sep 6, 07 10:53 AM CDT

      Tumors More Resistant to Drugs in Black Women

      (Newser) - Doctors have long known that breast cancer is more deadly in black women; new research suggests why: They are more likely to suffer from treatment-resistant tumors, a major study at the University of Michigan concludes. Analysis of data from nearly 100,000 women with later-stage breast cancer shows that black patients have higher incidence of tumors that don't respond to hormone-blocking drugs that inhibit  growth. More »

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      women  • breast cancer  • women's health  • health study  • treatment  • tumor  • drug resistant  • black women

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Pesticide Exposure May Increase Autism Risk

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 30, 07 6:05 PM CDT

      Pesticide Exposure May Increase Autism Risk

      (Newser) - Certain pesticides may be partially responsible for causing autism, a small study reveals. The autism rate among the children of 29 women living near California fields sprayed with organochlorine pesticides was six times higher than that in kids of women living farther away, the LA Times reports. But researchers warn the study's small scope prevents airtight conclusions. More »

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      California  • environment  • disease  • health study  • pesticide  • Autism

    • Sweet Tooth Bolsters Heart Health

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 4, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Sweet Tooth Bolsters Heart Health

      (Newser) - More sweet news for chocoholics: Small doses of dark chocolate—even candy-aisle favorites like Dove or Hershey's—may reduce blood pressure by 2-3 points, new research shows. The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association , suggests commercial chocolate can provide some of the same benefits as the high-flavanol lab concoctions tested in earlier studies. More »

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      health  • heart disease  • blood pressure  • health study  • chocolate  • nitric oxide

  • June 2007

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