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Integrative Medicine: Work stress increases heart-attack risk

Two interesting studies have come up over the past month on heart attacks. Scientists have found a temporary condition that can quadruple your chance of having a heart attack. Scientists have found that job stress leads to more heart attacks, but there is a treatment that can reduce job stress-...

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Quinn on Nutrition: 10 facts about coconut oil

I'm staring at a really cute picture of my granddaughter and I smile. I shuffle through other pictures on my computer and smile again at the coconut-covered bunny cake I made for Easter. And I wonder - based on what we know and don't know about coconut fat - do I embrace or kiss my coconut friend...
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More gym for kids means less chance of obesity, Cornell study says

More physical education in kindergarten through fifth grade means less chance of obesity, especially for boys, researchers say.
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Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants

An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.
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WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virus

International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.
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NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore.
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Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say.
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Alabama mystery illness solved: it's common flu

Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new bacteria or viruses were involved.
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2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names:
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US companies challenging contraception mandate

Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is challenging the part of the federal health care law that requires for-profit companies to offer employees health coverage that includes products the business owners find morally objectionable, such as certain types of contraception.
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Study: Amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.