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HealthDay – SATURDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — People who have an
unrealistically high opinion of themselves have less activity in the
frontal lobes of their brain, researchers have found.
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HealthDay – SATURDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — The stunning eye makeup
worn thousands of years ago by Queen Nefertiti and other Egyptian royals
may not have been used to enhance beauty alone: New research suggests that
the ancient cosmetics may have helped prevent or treat eye disease.
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Reuters – Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline’s over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ingredient, U.S. officials warned on Saturday.
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AP – A Rhode Island meat company recalled 1.24 million pounds of pepper-coated salami on Saturday, after officials conducting a months-long, multistate investigation of a salmonella outbreak compared shopping receipts of those who got sick.
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AFP – Perched on the deck, a helicopter opened its doors and medics evacuated a wounded Haitian on a stretcher. Then another, and another, and then a fourth.
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) — High levels of vitamin D in the
blood appear to be linked to lower risks of colorectal cancer, although
it’s not clear if higher intake of the vitamin actually prevents the
disease, researchers say.
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) — Quitting smoking after a
diagnosis of early stage lung cancer doubles the odds that a patient will
live another five years, a new study finds.
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) — An inherited genetic trait
may be linked to more aggressive cases of stomach cancer, researchers say.
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) — A synthetic form of a
naturally occurring hormone combined with chemotherapy inhibited tumor
growth and achieved a 25 percent cure rate in mice with a deadly brain
cancer called glioblastoma, a new study reports.
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) — Obesity increases the risk of
developing a common and virulent form of kidney cancer, a new study
finds.
