Health
Get smart about storing seafood
(HealthDay)—With concerns about overfishing, it's shocking to learn that 40 percent of the edible U.S. seafood supply is lost or wasted every year—and half of that is by consumers.
Jan 7, 2019
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Put fire safety at the top of your to-do holiday list
(HealthDay)—A horrific 2011 Christmas Day fire killed five people, including three young sisters, in their Stamford, Conn., home.
Dec 22, 2018
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Make those school lunches more nutritious
(HealthDay)—Brown-bag lunches give you control over what you eat and what your children eat, but studies show that these to-go meals need to be healthier. This is especially important for kids because their eating habits ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Inhaling deodorant spray to get high can be fatal, doctors warn
Inhaling a deodorant spray to get high can be fatal, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports, following the death of a 19 year old who turned to inhalant abuse in the absence of any other drugs.
Nov 15, 2018
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Medical research
Disrupted fat breakdown in the brain makes mice dumb
A study led by the University of Bonn opens a new perspective with regard to the development of dementia. The scientists blocked the breakdown of a certain fat molecule in the mouse brain. As a result the animals exhibited ...
May 19, 2017
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Other
Novel biomarkers can help detect illegal blood doping in athletes
Increasing oxygen delivery to muscles can help athletes perform better and give them the edge needed to win elite competitions. One of the best ways to increase oxygen supply is through blood manipulation, undergoing a blood ...
Jul 18, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New pre-surgery technique may make colostomy bags redundant for emergency bowel cancer patients
An expandable tube that unblocks the bowel before surgery could lead to fewer cancer patients—diagnosed as emergencies—needing a colostomy bag.The Cancer Research UK-funded CReST trial presented at the 2016 American Society ...
Jun 4, 2016
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Health
Reusing plastic bags a 'contamination risk'
Reusing carrier bags for different food products such as fresh meat to cheese and bread is putting consumers at risk of biological contamination, warns an Aston academic.
Oct 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
USDA: Pig virus that struck US similar to China strain
Federal agriculture officials say the virus that killed more than 8 million baby pigs in 2013 and 2014 likely came into the United States on reusable tote bags used in international trade.
Sep 30, 2015
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California's plastic bag ban suspended by ballot referendum
(AP)—California's first-in-the-nation statewide ban on plastic shopping bags was put on hold Tuesday when a trade group turned in enough signatures to place the issue before voters in 2016.
Feb 24, 2015
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