Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Parkinson's Leads to Gambling
Researchers have identified a strange side effect to a treatment for Parkinson's disease: excessive gambling. Some patients taking medications known as dopamine agonists developed the problem within six months of starting treatment, even though they had previously gambled only occasionally or never...
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Monday, July 11, 2005
Plaque Ridden Cat
Need a reason not to be a cat lover in Wyoming? Here's one: A local cat was diagnosed with plague Friday _ the fourth in southern Wyoming this year _ and public health officials warned that people should take precautions to protect their pets and themselves. More at...
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Thursday, July 7, 2005
Gamblers Share Addict Traits
This is another one of those non-news news articles. Problem gamblers tend to have personality profiles similar to those of people with alcohol, marijuana and nicotine dependence, according to a new study. http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/07/06/hscout526629.html Gamblers...
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Monday, July 4, 2005
Diet Soda Makes You Fat
I've been waiting for this news to show up. I've suspected it for years. Diet sodas, which have no or very few calories, should be a boon to the overweight in their attempts to lose excess pounds. What, then, can we make of a recent report about a study purportedly showing that people who drink diet...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
Teflon Likely Carcinogen
Another way to die... death by teflon: An EPA panel says one of the chemicals used to make the coating in Teflon and other non-stick surfaces should be classified as a "likely" carcinogen. Learn more
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Vitamin C Bites the Dust
I wonder what this will do for all the companies who use the Vitamin C ticket to increased sales. Another truism of personal health care -- that vitamin C prevents and treats the common cold -- bites the dust. More at http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/Today/2005/06/29/1109542-sun.html.
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Friends Promote Longevity
A new and improved reason to go out and make a friend today: It is good friends and not close family ties that help promote long life, according to a new Australian study. And it could be because people can choose their friends, but not their family members, the researchers explain in the Journal of...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Healthy Diet Prevents PMS
A diet high in vitamin D and calcium supposedly prevents PMS according to http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/OttawaSun/News/2005/06/15/1088953-sun.html. That is good news for those of us who like milk chocolate, right? They were taking about milk chocolate. That is what I read, isn't it? Chocolate...
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Transfats
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Saturday, January 15, 2005
Low Carb on the Outs
And once again, a fad fades into the sunset in deference to the old standard: But as the popularity of low-carb diets has died down, debates over healthy eating have raged on, and a trend toward more balanced eating is emerging. "The reason people were interested in (low-carb) was that it worked for...
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