Hawaiian officials say the three monk seals found dead on Oahu last month were killed by the parasite found in cat poop. Officials from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources …
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by Mike Stobbe | AP June 18 at 5:57 PM NEW YORK – Smoking in the US UU It has reached another historical minimum. About 14 percent of adults in the US …
Read More »The Recorder – Fatty and sweet foods can hijack the part of the brain that regulates food intake
It may have taken thousands of generations of hunting, gathering, farming and cooking to get here. But in the end, the genius of humanity has combined fats and carbohydrates to produce culinary …
Read More »Trans fats, linked to heart disease, officially banned
By Caitlin Dewey | The Washington Post Ever ubiquitous in everything from frozen pizza to coffee cream and popcorn, artificial trans fats are banished from American restaurants and grocery stores. Food manufacturers …
Read More »The former governor of Pennsylvania reveals that he has Parkinson’s
The former governor of Pennsylvania reveals that he has Parkinson's The Hill What he may or may not know about Parkinson's disease and the fight to solve it PennLive.com Rendell, former governor …
Read More »More outbreaks of food-borne diseases: this is what you need to know
When outbreaks of E. coli and salmonella spring faded after causing five deaths and a record recall, respectively, news of three outbreaks of food-borne illnesses in a week affected consumers. The American …
Read More »What you may or may not know about Parkinson’s disease and the struggle to solve it
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell went public Monday with the news that he is a patient with Parkinson's disease. Here is a look, with the help of Rendell's doctor, Dr. Matthew Stern …
Read More »North Dakota reports the first case of West Nile human virus in Ramsey County
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) has confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus disease (WNV) for the season. In addition, a group of mosquitoes has tested positive for …
Read More »More weight loss related to less knee pain for obese people
(Reuters Health) – Obese people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a painful joint disease, may find more relief from symptoms when they lose more weight than when they lose fewer pounds, a …
Read More »The first case of Roundup goes to court, but the jury has not yet declared whether it causes cancer
Dewayne Johnson is the first of hundreds of patients to take Monsanto to court, alleging that Roundup caused them cancer. Your case will be seen even earlier than others because in California …
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