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Old fruit peel are the new healthy snacks

Japanese food researchers Noriham Abdullah, Marina Zulkifli, Mohd Hilmi Hassan, Wan Nur Zahidah Wan Zainon and Nur Ilmiah Alimin have developed a new healthy snack out of fruit peels to fulfil a growing need ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Losing while cruising to the store: Obesity linked to fewer neighborhood food options

Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Best intentions: The presence of healthy food can lead to unhealthy choices

More restaurants and vending machines offer healthy choices these days, so why do Americans' waistlines continue to expand? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that some efforts to control eating may ba ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Tenofovir, leading HIV medication, linked with risk of kidney damage

(Medical Xpress) -- Tenofovir, one of the most effective and commonly prescribed antiretroviral medications for HIV/AIDS, is associated with a significant risk of kidney damage and chronic kidney disease that increases over ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weighing the difference: Switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales

Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.

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Heart failure patients have new hope

"Despite the increasing number of people affected, the prognosis for patients with heart failure has steadily improved," said Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D, chairman of American Heart Association Hospital Accreditation Science Committee ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

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Increasing healthy food options makes economic sense

If there is an obvious truth one can learn from perusing the various dining options on Lehigh’s sprawling Asa Packer campus—from the University Center and Rathbone Hall to the sorority and fraternity houses on “the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New procedure bests standard of care for fixing damaged cartilage

A new study has demonstrated that a procedure wherein healthy cartilage is transplanted to fix an area of damaged cartilage (osteoarticular cartilage transplantation or OATS procedure) is superior to the standard of care ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few small employers likely to opt out of health reform rules

Rules that allow some small employers to avoid regulation under the federal Affordable Care Act are unlikely to have a major impact on the future cost of health insurance unless those rules are relaxed to allow more businesses ...

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created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Survey of elementary school student access to food in vending machines, snack bars, other venues

About half of all public and private elementary school students could buy food in one or more competitive venues on campus (vending machines, school stores, snack bars or a la carte lines) by the 2009-2010 school year and ...

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight

Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists.

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers identify key peptides that could lead to a universal vaccine for influenza

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Southampton, University of Oxford and Retroscreeen Virology Ltd have discovered a series of peptides, found on the internal structures of influenza viruses that could lead ...

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis' root cause

The first drug that treats the root cause of cystic fibrosis won approval Tuesday, offering a life-changing treatment for a handful of patients with the deadly illness and broader hope for thousands more patients with the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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