Medical News Today: Health News for Saturday 24 October 2009

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Saturday 24 October 2009

Healthy Holiday Helpings: Experts Offer Tips To Fight Cancer With Your Fork This Holiday Season
The holidays are almost here and festive food is everywhere. "While these foods are delicious to eat, some have the added bonus of containing cancer-preventing nutrients," says Stephanie Meyers, MS, RD/LDN, a nutritionist at...
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Fight Off Back Aches & Pains This Winter With Extra Vitamin D
It's no wonder that many people feel extra soreness and aches in their backs during winter months -- they're often not getting enough vitamin D. The body makes vitamin D from the sun's ultraviolet rays, so it's known as the sunshine vitamin...
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Holiday Toy Safety: Tips To Protect Young Eyes
Parents should take extra care in selecting toys for young children and supervising their play during the holidays, according to a leading eye surgeon. According to Dr. Mark Borchert, director, The Vision Center at Childrens...
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Other Medical and Health News for 24 October*

Do Cellular Phones Lead To Bone Weakening?

Sex Based Prenatal Brain Differences Found

Boys With Urogenital Birth Defects Are 33% More Common In Villages Sprayed With DDT

Pregnant Women Who Are Lesbians Want To Be Treated Like Any Other Expectant Mother

Getting On 'The GABA Receptor Shuttle' To Treat Anxiety Disorders

Questioning Evidence Linking Overlapping Sexual Partners And African HIV Rates

Color Differences Within And Between Species Have Common Genetic Origin

Inventive Approach May Improve Enzyme Replacement Therapy For Fabry Disease

Discovery Of Time-Keeping Brain Neurons

Biomoda Enters Final Stage Of Patient Testing For Phase II Lung Cancer Clinical Study

Gauze-based NPWT Capable Of Achieving Same Treatment Goals As Foam-based NPWT

US Doctor Heads To Brazil To Speak On Orthopedic Stem Cell Therapy

Research Into Cancer During Pregnancy: Treating Pregnant Women With Chemotherapy Has No Detrimental Effect On The Foetus

Bayer And Onyx Initiate Phase 3 Trial Of Nexavar In Patients With Non-Responsive Thyroid Cancer

Don't Let Blood Pressure Creep Up During The Holidays

New Year's Ease For Pregnant Women

Makeshift Heating Sources Often Harbor Dangers

Live Trees May Bring Home More Than Holiday Cheer

Study Supports Sellick's Maneuver To Prevent Aspiration

Childhood Cancer Survivors Experience Suicidal Thoughts Decades After Diagnosis

Yoga And Tai Chi As Pathways To Better Health

Radiation: Potential Risk From Medical Procedures Is Small

Iron Overload: Treatment For Common Genetic Disorder

Red Grape Skin Extract Could Be New Treatment For Sickle Cell Disease Patients

Web Site For Scientists: Consortium Including Scripps Research Institute Receives $12.2 Million

Patients In US 5 Times More Likely To Spend Last Days In ICU Than Patients In England

ADHD: Vyvanse Capsules CII Administration Through 2 Routes Demonstrated Similar Pharmacokinetic Profile

New Clinical Guidelines For Exacerbations In Cystic Fibrosis

Questioning Halloween Sex Offender Policies

Supporting IT For Seniors: Researchers Say Designers Can Help Close Tech Gap

Protein Purification Challenge Could Be Solved By Biochemical 'On-Switch'

Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power

Seeing RNA Network In Live Bacterial Cells For The First Time At Boston University

Need For Accurate Testing For Early Syphilis Infection

High Volume Video Gamers Have More Difficulty Staying Attentive

Study Reveals An Increase In Long-Term Antidepressant Drug Use

Extra Care For Outwardly Healthy Workers Costs Companies Millions Annually

Geologists Studying Groundwater Arsenic Levels In India Empower Bengali Women, Children

How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Diagnosed In Deceased Former College Football Player

The Safety Of Injecting Nanowires Into The Brain

Link Between Pesticides Exposure And Suicidal Thoughts

Minimal Relationship Between Cannabis And Schizophrenia Or Psychosis Suggested By New UK Study

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