Harvard names Frenk next public health school dean |
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Prenatal cell phone exposure tied to behavior |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy and who are themselves cell phone users are more likely to have behavior problems, new research shows. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Alzheimer's Breakthrough Hailed |
| | | Scientists have developed a drug that could prove twice as effective as current medicines in treating Alzheimer's. | | From Sky News | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Beijing seeks to reassure on food safety |
| | | YANQING, China (Reuters) - Nestled beneath verdant mountains two hours drive north of Beijing, surrounded by swaying trees and fields of maize, lies a farm that this year's Olympic host city hopes will be key to assuaging food safety worries. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Prescription drug addictions rise |
| | | BOSTON (Reuters) - When Sarah Roisman was 11 years old, her doctors prescribed Klonopin, a muscle relaxant, for a psychiatric disorder that caused her to have seizures. She liked how the drug made her feel. Her seizures went away. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Report: Mass. smoking rate drops to lowest level |
| | | There are fewer smokers in Massachusetts, and public health officials say they hope to drive the number even lower by helping more people quit. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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One hospital signs on to Charter Oak health plan |
| | | The state's social service commissioner says just one hospital has agreed to participate in the new Charter Oak health care plan for the uninsured, but efforts are under way to sign up more facilities. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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FDA finds salmonella strain at second Mexican farm |
| | | The salmonella strain linked to a nationwide outbreak has been found in irrigation water and a serrano pepper at a Mexican farm, federal health officials said Wednesday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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