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Soft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer Risk - ABC News

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

Globe and MailSoft Drinks Linked to Pancreatic Cancer RiskABC NewsRegular consumers of sugary soft drinks are at higher risk for pancreatic cancer than fruit juice drinkers or the general population, a new Singaporean study has found. Chinese men and women living in Singapore who drank two or more soft ...Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas? WebMDHealth...

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Flawed Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Is Formally Retracted - DailyFinance

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

eFitnessNowFlawed Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Is Formally RetractedDailyFinanceFinally, after years of scrutiny from the scientific community, a major British medical journal The Lancet formally retracted a flawed study linking vaccines to autism last week. ...Study disputes link between vaccines and autism Superior TelegramThe Truth About Tylenol...

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Children Raised by Lesbians Do Just Fine, Studies Show (LiveScience.com)

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

LiveScience.com - Children raised by lesbian parents fare as well as they would in heterosexual households, new research suggests.

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Sick Day Kit

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

I don’t care if it is a 50 year old man or a two year old girl, when someone gets a stomach virus, they just feel icky. When the weather is bad, or they start to feel sick at night, there’s nothing worse than finding out that you are out of everything that can make your two year old (or spouse that is now acting like a two year old!) feel better...

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People mean money in the US Census - Gillette News Record

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

Washington TimesPeople mean money in the US CensusGillette News RecordHow much are you worth to local governments just because you fill out the census? - $750 a year if you live in the county. - $823 a year if you live in the city limits. ...Managing the 2010 Census and planning for 2020 Washington Post2010 Census Job Testing PatchCensus Super Bowl...

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Obama wants school vending machines banned

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

The Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids.

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UC Davis study suggests autism risk grows with mother's advancing age - Sacramento Bee

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

DAWN.comUC Davis study suggests autism risk grows with mother's advancing ageSacramento BeeUC Davis researchers say that a 40-year-old woman's risk of having a child with autism is 50 percent greater than a woman between of 25 and 29 years old. The researchers' exhaustive new study also found that advanced paternal age is ...Autism Risk Rises With Mother...

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Thirdhand Smoke Creates Indoor Cancer Risk

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

Tobacco smoke residue, or “thirdhand” smoke, mixes with indoor air pollutants to form cancer-causing substances.

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170 more tons of tainted milk found in China

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.

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Autism Risk Rises With Mother's Age

healthworld — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:37:52 GMT

Regardless of the father's age, a child's risk of autism rises with the age of the child's mother. Moms 40 and older are 77% more likely to have a child with autism, compared to mothers under age 25.

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