15 Aug 2012Health

Flavanol-rich cocoa may reduce blood pressure a bit

Eating a daily dose of cocoa or dark chocolate - rich in plant compounds called flavanols - may lead to a slight drop in blood pressure for a short period of time, a fresh look at past research suggests.Pulling data from 20 studies published over the last decade, researchers found that people who ate flavanol-rich cocoa products every day for a few weeks saw their blood pressure drop by about two or...

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Exercise 'may improve quality of life during and post cancer' : News Track India

Cocoa compounds may help reduce BP : News Track India

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One of every 100 U.S. whites has celiac disease

One percent of non-Hispanic whites in the U.S. - close to two million Americans - have celiac disease, but most are not aware they suffer the gluten-intolerance problem, according to a new study.The results back up earlier estimates of how common celiac disease is in the U.S. and Europe, the researchers say. They also support evidence that the condition is far more rare among Hispanics and blacks."This...

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1 in every 100 US Caucasians has celiac disease : Fox News

1 of every 100 U S Caucasians has celiac disease : Fox News

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The life span of baby boomers

Most retirement plans and federal budget projections assume baby boomers -- those Americans born between 1946 and 1964 -- will live significantly longer than their parents have. That is a logical assumption, given health care improvements, new drugs and the long 20th century experience of ever-rising life expectancies. But there is a counter argument: boomers, beset by factors like elevated rates ofand...

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What if baby boomers don't live forever? : Fox News

Insight What if baby boomers don t live forever : Reuters India

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BBC

How team Romney-Ryan is playing on the campaign trail

Medicare plan advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who has been tapped by GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney to be his running mate, almost immediately emerged as a campaign flashpoint.The newly shaped Republican presidential ticket is fighting growing pains amid charges from President Barack Obama's re-election team that challenger Mitt Romney favors his new running mate's controversial...

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Excess Weight, Diabetes Raise Risk of Big Babies : rxlist

Barack Obama running â€˜hateâ€™ campaign Mitt Romney : Zeenews

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FDA Warns of Risk of Death from Codeine Use in Some Children Following Surgeries

FDA Warns of Risk of Death from Codeine Use in Some Children Following SurgeriesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Drug Safety Communication concerning three children who died and one child who experienced a non-fatal but life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking the pain reliever codeine following surgery to remove tonsils (syndrome, a condition that results in...

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Auvi-Q™, First Voice-Guided Epinephrine Auto-Injector For Patients With Life-Threatening Allergies, : Medicalnewstoday

U S FDA warns of post surgery codeine deaths in children : news-medical

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Times Of India

Cocoa compounds may help reduce BP

Compounds in cocoa may help to reduce blood pressure, a new study has revealed....

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Red Orbit

Paul Ryan's budget proposal would spread pain widely

Paul Ryan's federal budget proposal would destroy the middle class, something that's been overlooked in the discussion of his plan.It certainly hasn't taken long for the blue-eyed, smiling visage to be scrubbed offthat supposedly would cut the government deficit to a shadow of its former self, as if by magic.Within hours of the Wisconsin congressman's anointing as Mitt Romney's vice-presidential running...

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Florida is ground zero in battle for seniors' votes : news-medical

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BBC

UK to review cosmetic surgery industry

people.A defective silicone gel breast implant, manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), is seen near surgical instruments after being removed from a patient by plastic surgeon Denis Boucq (L) in a clinic in Nice January 5, 2012.(Reuters) - Britain has launched a review of the cosmetic surgery industry, which could lead to tighter restrictions on the way companies operate and market...

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Couple therapy decreases PTSD symptoms and improves relationship

North American study led by a researcher at Ryerson University has discovered that treating a person with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their partner using a specific couple therapy greatly decreases the severity of their symptoms -- and improves their relationship."Research consistently documents that PTSD is one of the mental health conditions most associated with intimate relationship...

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Couple's Therapy Decreases PTSD Symptoms : Medindia

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News Times

Australia's High Court rejects challenge to anti-tobacco marketing law

Australia's highest court endorsed tough new anti-tobacco marketing laws on Wednesday, dismissing a legal challenge from cigarette companies in a major test case between tobacco giants and anti-smoking campaigners.Tobacco giants British American Tobacco, Britain's Imperial Tobacco, Philip Morris and Japan Tobacco challenged the laws in Australia's High Court, claiming the rules were unconstitutional...

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Australian court rejects challenge to anti-tobacco marketing laws : Livemint

Fulham s Clint Dempsey rejects West Ham : dailymail

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