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Study finds fish won't prevent heart failure
While eating fish does appear to help protect against heart attacks and other cardiovascular disease, a new Dutch study finds it doesn't seem to guard against the development of heart failure.
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Skinny friends may make you eat more
That friend who stays thin despite eating anything and everything is not just annoying. She might also wreck your diet, new research suggests.
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Vitamin D may improve melanoma survival
Higher levels of vitamin D are linked to less severe, less deadly melanoma lesions in people with skin cancer, new research suggests.
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Troubled minds can mean wider waistlines
Common mental health disorders, such as anxiety and depression, may increase a person's risk of obesity, and people with repeated episodes of these disorders are particularly at risk, British researchers say.
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Cow's milk protein could help save preemies' lives
A protein from cow's milk could reduce by about two-thirds the rate of serious blood infections in babies born weighing less than 3.3 pounds.
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Program helps kids switch over to healthy behaviours
A family, school and community intervention program improved children's eating and exercise habits and reduced the amount of time they spent in front of the television, a U.S. study has found.
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Coffee does little to protect the aging brain
Sorry coffee lovers -- downing a few cups of coffee throughout the day may spark alertness, but it's unlikely to protect the aging brain from mental decline or dementia, according to researchers from Finland.
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For obese, weight gained in pregnancy may not leave
Obese women who gain more than 15 pounds during pregnancy tend to retain much of it long after delivery, a new U.S. study finds.
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Shellfish may raise diabetes risk: study
Eating white and oily fish regularly may provide protection against type 2 diabetes, but eating shellfish may have the opposite effect, a study from the UK hints.
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Glucosamine fails osteoarthritis test
Glucosamine takes a hit in a new study that finds it doesn't prevent cartilage loss in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, University of Pittsburgh researchers report.
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New clues to how fish oils help arthritis patients
Researchers think they now understand the way that fish oils benefit people with rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions linked to inflammation.
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Let kids sleep late on weekends to fight fat: Study
Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study suggests.
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Mapping the link between alcohol, cancer
New research suggests that alcohol may boost the progression of cancer by stimulating a pathway inside cells.
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