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Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
May 16, 2012 7:46 PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) - One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer.... more » -
National strategy against Alzheimer's adopted
May 15, 2012 12:59 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is declaring Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges. It's adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 -- while offering help for suffering families today. A new website will provide families with information about dementia and... more » -
Cancer causing household items
June 11, 2011 8:25 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says the industrial chemical formaldehyde causes cancer and that styrene, which is used worldwide in the manufacture of fiberglass and food containers, may cause cancer. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says people with higher measures of exposure to formaldehyde are at increased risk for... more » -
CSU-Pueblo receives medical research grant
July 20, 2010 10:50 AM
Colorado State University-Pueblo has received a $300,000 grant to study strokes and come up with new treatments to prevent brain damage. The three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health was submitted by Dr. Jeff Smith, assistant professor of biology. "Besides having an opportunity to contribute to possible therapies... more » -
Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
March 10, 2010 4:13 PM
A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance. About 15 years ago, nearly 30 percent of women who'd had one C-section were delivering their next baby vaginally, a trend called VBAC for "vaginal birth after cesarean."... more » -
Single swine flu shot enough for older kids
September 21, 2009 11:41 AM
Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection against swine flu - but younger kids will need two. The National Institutes of Health says that protection kicks in for older children within eight to 10 days, just like it... more »
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