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Study links X-Rays to increased risk of Leukemia in children
A new study authored by U. California-Berkeley researchers suggests that diagnostic X-rays used for a variety of medical purposes may increase the risk of developing leukemia for children.
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Column: Healthier lunches needed, won’t cost the poor
When most remember grade school, they recall sloppy joes and other unhealthy lunch options. While U.S. school cafeteria workers do their best to provide healthy, delicious meals for children, they are hindered by severely limited resources.
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Harvard Medical School researchers discover molecule
Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently discovered a small molecule that may revolutionize the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob.
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Harvard-MIT study examines Graphene
Graphene—a one-atom-thick carbon complex—could be the key to a faster and cheaper method for sequencing DNA, according to a study published by Harvard and MIT researchers that was featured as the cover story in a recent issue of the journal Nature.
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Obese women incur higher living costs
Being obese can be bad for your health, and for your wallet. That's the conclusion a group of George Washington U. professors drew when calculating the cost of obesity.
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Weed alternative poses health threat
Although alcohol remains many students’ drug of choice, some undergraduates have recently experimented with a new, “legal weed.” K2—also known as spice, genie and zohal—is a leafy green, synthetic drug said to have effects similar to marijuana.
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Professor enters mammogram debate
Contrary to recommendations from institutions urging women to undergo regular mammograms, screening mammography may increase survival rates by only negligible amounts, according to a recent study conducted by Norwegian researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Column: Safety cannot be neglected during sex
One of my readers criticized after my last column that I write about sex but not enough about safety. Even though I’ve written on safe sex last semester, I should include important information about safe sex again. I agree.
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Study links roommates, minimized weight gain
There may be one more way for young women to avoid dreaded college weight gain — and without any effort on their part. Contrary to conventional wisdom, having an overweight college roommate may lead to less than average weight gain and more conscious health decisions. A new study by U.
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