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  • August 2007

    • Common Virus Linked to Obesity

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 21, 07 8:07 AM CDT

      Common Virus Linked to Obesity

      (Newser) - A virus that causes sore throats and eye infections may also contribute to obesity, new research suggests. leaving infected people with more and larger fat cells than uninfected people have. The discovery could lead to the development of anti-obesity vaccines and may help explain why some obese people have healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels, the Guardian reports. More »

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      health  • obesity  • science  • blood pressure  • stem cells  • stem cell research  • obesity epidemic  • virus

    • 10 Ways to Cut Medical Costs

      MSNBC  |  Aug 17, 07 5:38 PM CDT

      10 Ways to Cut Medical Costs

      (Newser) - Avoid financial injury by following these ten tips from MSNBC : Shop for tests. Different labs may vary widely in costs. Negotiate. Hospitals may waive or reduce a co-pay fee if the patient can prove that it's a hardship. Question the necessity of follow-up appointments, X-rays or MRIs. More »

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      list  • health care  • medicine  • doctor  • blood pressure  • health care costs

  • July 2007

    • Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

      Associated Press  |  Jul 31, 07 5:31 AM CDT

      Skipping Meds Can Be Deadly

      (Newser) - Half of all patients with chronic illnesses don't take their medication as prescribed, says a new report, undermining their health and hastening their death. Patients with illnesses like heart disease and asthma often skip doses, misunderstand prescriptions or drop medication as soon as they feel better. The result is  more doctor visits, more hospitalizations, and billions in medical bills. More »

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      health  • medicine  • heart disease  • elderly  • blood pressure  • prescription drugs  • patients  • prescription  • chronic illness

    • Americans Pop Happy Pills in Record Numbers

      CNN  |  Jul 9, 07 6:28 PM CDT

      Americans Pop Happy Pills in Record Numbers

      (Newser) - Antidepressants are America's most prescribed drugs, according to a new CDC report, clocking in more scripts than meds for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or asthma. Prescriptions for antidepressants rose 48% between 1995 and 2002, accounting for 118 million of the 2.4 billion drugs prescribed in 2005. More »

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      medicine  • doctor  • depression  • blood pressure  • pharmaceutical companies  • prescription drugs  • antidepressant  • CDC  • government study

    • 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

  • April 2007

    • Getting Under Obama's Skin

      New Yorker  |  Apr 30, 07 11:04 PM CDT

      Getting Under Obama's Skin

      (Newser) - Larissa MacFarquhar does an apt and artful deconstruction of Barack Obama's political persona in this week's New Yorker . Observing the candidate's oddly mild stump style, compared with the overachiever affect of most Democratic candidates, she notes that he is less professor than doctor, aiming not to whip up outrage but to heal the body politic. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Election 2008  • presidential campaign  • blood pressure  • Democrat  • political persona

  • March 2007

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