Archive | Health
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Editorial: Romney’s case to repeal
“If a mandate was the solution, we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house,” President Obama said in 2008, arguing against legally requiring individuals to buy health insurance.
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Vitamins cut cancer risk
A prevention trial performed on male physicians revealed that taking a daily multivitamin modestly reduced the occurrence of cancer in men, according to a study by Harvard Medical School researchers published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Vitamins may not help HIV patients
Despite the assumption that vitamins are always beneficial, Harvard School of Public Health researchers asserted in a study released Tuesday that high doses of multivitamins may instead have adverse side effects for HIV patients taking antiretroviral drugs.
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Researchers discover “Fat switch”
A new breakthrough in cellular biology has revealed a biological “fat switch” that could help in the fight against the worldwide obesity epidemic, according to a study published by scientists at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute last week.
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Column: HPV vaccine not just for the slutty
Most people remember when their folks tried to give them the “sex talk.” It was extremely uncomfortable, awkward and felt unnecessary. Maybe your parents split up the “talk,” one covering the hairy emotions associated with sex and the other talking straight up anatomy.
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American lifespans could shrink by 5 years
Although the prevalence of gyms and workout classes has increased over the past few decades, more Americans are leading sedentary lives than ever before.
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Excess coffee drinking could lead to adult vision loss
Students searching for a caffeine kick to get through midterms may want to think twice before taking a sip of java. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and other health research institutions recently published a study showing a connection between coffee consumption and vision loss.
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Students who binge drink may report higher levels of happiness, study says
College students who participate in keg stands, pre-gaming and pub-crawls are likely to have a better college experience, according to a paper presented at the American Sociological Association (ASA) annual meeting in August. The study, conducted at Colgate U.
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Study links oral health to pancreatic cancer
Failing to floss may have consequences far worse than cavities, according to an international study led by Dominique Michaud, Brown U. associate professor of epidemiology. The study, published Sept.