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NEW YORK (AP) -- Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government's declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could be caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust.......
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 07:01

Adele Song Wakes Girl from Coma

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Adele Song Wakes Girl from ComaDan MacMedan/WireImage(NEW YORK) -- Adele has set records and won dozens of awards for her 2011 album, 21.  Now, there is a 7-year-old girl who is said to have woken up from a life-threatening coma when Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” came on the radio.
Charlotte Neve suffered a brain hemorrhage on April...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Where You Shop for Food May Affect Your Weight, Study FindsGeorge Doyle/Stockbyte(SEATTLE) -- If you buy your food in a high-priced supermarket, you may be doing your health a favor.
Researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle believe that people who regularly shop in stores where food is discounted will have a greater tendency to become obese than shoppers who purchase...

Authors: Jeanette Torres

Moderate Drinking While Pregnant May Not Be HarmfulJupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Drinking low to moderate amounts of alcohol during pregnancy may not have any damaging developmental effects on children five years later, according to new research published Tuesday.
But, the authors stressed, pregnant women should still err on the side of caution and avoid alcohol...

Wednesday, 20 June 2012 03:31

Poll: Vast support for new health care effort

Written by By MARK SHERMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans overwhelmingly want the president and Congress to get to work on a new bill to change the health care system if the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's 2010 overhaul as unconstitutional, a new poll finds.......
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 03:31

How the AP-GfK poll was conducted

Written by By The Associated Press
The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the health care law was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from June 14-18. It is based on landline and cellphone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,007 adults. Interviews were conducted with 707 respondents on landline telephones and 300 on...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government's declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could be caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust.......
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 22:42

7 Ways Dogs Can Help Your Health

Written by Carmen Cox

Authors: Carmen Cox

7 Ways Dogs Can Help Your HealthJanie Airey/Lifesize/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Dogs may be good at more than fetching sticks and greeting you after a long day at work. As it turns out, simply having them around may lessen your kids' chances of getting the common cold.
Owning a dog may improve the health of children in that household, according to new...

Authors: Carmen Cox

Obesity and Bullying Top Voters' Child Health ConcernsDigital Vision/Thinkstock(ANN ARBOR, Mich.) -- The economy dominates this election season but it’s not the only issue that Americans are worried about.
With the Supreme Court ready to rule on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, voters are thinking about health care reform and what’s on the top of their...

Tuesday, 19 June 2012 19:03

AMA Disagrees with USPSTF on Mammography

Written by Christine Hsu

Authors: Christine Hsu

AMA Disagrees with USPSTF on MammographyComstock/Jupiterimages(CHICAGO) -- After a heated debate Tuesday, the American Medical Association’s House of Delegates has come to a consensus that “every woman should get routine screening mammograms every year starting at age 40,” MedPageToday reports.
The United States Preventive Services Task Force...

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