Sunday October 07th 2007, 6:00 pm
Sprint queen Marion Jones tumbled from her pedestal with a resounding, if not surprising, crash on Friday. Now US sports fans wonder, could home run king Barry Bonds be next?
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Could Barry Bonds be next? (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Mill Creek’s Zipfizz adds pop to its drink advertising (KOMO Seattle)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 4:46 pm
New flavors and forms, along with some help from TV commercials and a guerilla marketing campaign, are propelling sales of Zipfizz with a jolt.
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Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 12:00 pm
SUNDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the summer and fall have a better chance of survival than those diagnosed in the spring and winter, a new study of Norwegian men suggests.
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Fat chance for risk-free chips.
Sunday October 07th 2007, 12:00 pm
British scientists have devised guidelines for a 'safety chip' that will allow us to keep guzzling deep-fried, sliced tubers by the tonne while reducing the chance of getting cancer.
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Studies give drinkers food for thought.
Sunday October 07th 2007, 12:00 pm
When Kaiser Permanente researchers released a study last month showing that alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing breast cancer, a lot of women were thrown for a loop - whatever happened to a little drinking being good for you?
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12 STEPS TO AGING YOUNGER (Chicago Tribune)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 10:12 am
Michael Roizen, M.D., and cofounder of RealAge.com, has done an exhaustive review of over 35,000 medical and scientific studies about aging in humans. He has uncovered many of the mysteries of how and why we age, and shares the simple things we can do to make our "real age," which can be older or younger than what the calendar says, younger.
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Millions of Nepali kids benefit from vitamin A supplement (People’s Daily)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 3:41 am
Millions of Nepali children are slated to benefit from the National Vitamin A Program (NVAP), local newspaper The Himalayan Times reported Sunday. Under NVAP initiated by the Nepali Technical Assistance Group ( NTAG), vitamin A capsules ...
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Halina Hladysz: Two berries with great medicinal properties (Rapid City Journal)
Sunday October 07th 2007, 2:41 am
My husband and I developed a tradition in our home. When our grandchildren are done eating a meal, they get supplements especially designed for children — chewable vitamins with minerals and antioxidants. Recently, in preparation for the school year and for prevention from colds and flu, we incorporated an herbal combination —
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