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Heart failure is associated with loss of brain cells and a decline in mental processes

Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain. These changes can make it more ...

Tue 31 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress

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Diet high in processed meat linked to increased diabetes risk in populations with high diabetes rate

(Medical Xpress) -- Diabetes risk is increased in men and women who eat a diet that is high in processed meats, according to a study published online this week in the American Journal of Clinical ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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Taco Bell linked to salmonella outbreak in October

Yum Brand Inc's Taco Bell chain has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened 68 people in 10 states late last year

Thu 2 Feb 12 from FOXNews

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High triglyceride levels found to predict stroke in older women

In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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Namaste, travelers! SFO opens airport yoga room

(AP) -- Stressed out by flying?

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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A Central Researcher in the H5N1 Flu Debate Breaks His Silence

In the heated debate about two labs that engineered a variant of the deadly...

Wed 25 Jan 12 from Science Now

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Study: Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women

Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published ...

Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress

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Unexplained skin condition is non-infectious, not linked to environmental cause: CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no ...

Wed 25 Jan 12 from Medical Xpress

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Drug-Resistant Bugs Found in Organic Meat

If you're paying premium prices for pesticide- and antibiotic-free meat, you might expect that it's also free of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Not so, according to a new study.

Tue 31 Jan 12 from Wired Science

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New livestock virus spreading quickly in Germany: institute

A new livestock disease causing deformities in animals at birth is spreading rapidly in Germany, with at least five European countries affected to date, agriculture authorities said Wednesday.

Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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