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Natural Anti-Aging Agent - Strawberries
Rainbow Brite and Strawberry Shortcake are at it again - saving the world one person at a time by telling people strawberries are a delicious, healthy fruit that can fight diseases.
Survival of the Fittest
Exercise not only helps you feel and look better, it can also help you live longer. New findings show that exercise improves life expectancy for brain cancer patients.
Advancing Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer
Advancements in medicine are moving toward targeted therapy - treatments that target the exact cause of an individual's cancer. These advancements are being tested in advanced lung cancer.
FDA Warns Breast Implants Not 'Lifetime Devices'
U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials are warning women that silicone gel-filled breast implants are not designed to last a lifetime.
Cause of Hereditary Blindness Potentially Discovered
Hereditary blindness, long a mystery in how or why it occurred, appears to be the result of a gene mutation. Scientists are now gaining a better understanding of the genetic disorder.
From Sexy to Gross
Every day, some 4,000 teenagers smoke their first cigarette. About 1,000 of them will become addicted daily smokers. Their new tobacco addiction will add to the $200 billion burden that smoking costs the United States every year. And with their first puff, these youngsters start the clock ticking toward an unhealthy - and likely fatal future. To combat this disturbing public health menace, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring all cigarette packaging to be wrapped in graphic and sometimes disturbing images starting next year.
Saving the Lives of Women in Developing Nations
While it's well known that invasive cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developing nations, many countries don't have the resources for adequate screening programs. Now there's a new model.
200,000 Cardiac Arrest Patients Treated Each Year
Every year tens of thousands of patients seek treatment for cardiac arrest at U.S. hospitals. That number may also be climbing. A study indicates that many of those cases may be preventable.
No Question - It's a Cancer Bull's-eye
Targeted therapy goes after the specific driver of an individual's cancer - a gene, a protein or surrounding tissue. A new drug delivers dramatic results in targeting lung cancer.
USDA Awards Grants to Increase Food Safety
There is always a risk of foodborne illness, but with increased summer cookouts, the rate can be higher than other times of year. Food left out in the sun can spoil and meats not cooked thoroughly can be problematic.
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