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CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:03:44 GMT

Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

Blood clot guidelines challenge economy class risk

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:35 GMT

Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists.

Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:47 GMT

The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.

Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:04:21 GMT

Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:02:49 GMT

A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:06:45 GMT

Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.

"Big Game" Eating Extravaganza with Exercise Equivalents 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:40:25 GMT

Plan on noshing away at a Super Bowl party? The Diet Detective shares exercise equivalents and tips for lightening up popular game day snacks.

Study questions proton therapy for prostate cancer

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:27:22 GMT

A warning to men considering a pricey new treatment for prostate cancer called proton therapy: Research suggests it might have more side effects than traditional radiation does.

Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mixup

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:49 GMT

Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women with an inadequate dose.

Drug approved to treat cystic fibrosis' root cause

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:52:41 GMT

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 inherited disease.