Omega 3, vitamin E synergy could cut MND risk - NutraIngredients.com
April 27, 2006

999 Today

Omega 3, vitamin E synergy could cut MND risk NutraIngredients.com - 16 hours ago A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E could slash the risk of motor neurone disease (MND) by 60 per cent, say new research from the Netherlands. Good diet can stop MND Irish Health Healthy fats 'halve risk of MND' BBC News Daily Mail - UK - United Press International - MedIndia - 999 Today - all 16 related

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Bird flu sickens Chinese girl, others prepare culls China Daily - 1 hour ago China announced the spread of H5N1 avian flu to an eight-year-old girl on Thursday, its second human case this month coming a day after a top WHO official warned the world not to tire of fighting the virus. China reports 18th human case of bird flu Forbes Child being treated for bird flu in China Bangkok Post Houston Chronicle - Reuters AlertNet - RxPG NEWS - Shanghai Daily - all 30 related

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Medical expenses burden Americans People's Daily Online - 2 hours ago One in five American adults are working to pay off medical debts while an "alarmingly high" number of Americans with chronic illnesses skipped their medications because they could not afford them, according to a new study released on Wednesday. Personal Finance Daily -- April 27 MarketWatch Cutting your health-care costs Wall Street Journal (subscription) Ivanhoe - Reuters - San Francisco Chronicle - Los Angeles Times - all 278 related

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Face Masks Analyzed As Aid in Flu Pandemic Washington Post - 1 hour ago A flu pandemic conjures up images of streets and buses full of people going about their business with masks covering the lower half of their faces. H7 Bird-Flu Strain Found On Poultry Farm in UK Wall Street Journal (subscription) Disposable Masks Should Not Be Reused During A Flu Pandemic All Headline News WebMD - The Coloradoan - KCAU - ABC News - all 143 related

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Vancouver Sun (subscription)

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999 Today

Healthy fats 'halve risk of MND' BBC News - Apr 26, 2006 Eating a high amount of polyunsaturated fats and vitamin E may halve the risk of developing motor neurone disease, a study suggests. Omega-3, -6 and vitamin E could cut MND risk FoodNavigator.com Healthy Fats 'Halve Risk Of Motor Neurone Disease' All Headline News NewKerala.com - Irish Health - NutraIngredients.com - all 16 related

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Court overturns 'Guru of Ganja's' cultivation conviction CBS 47 - Apr 26, 2006 The US Attorney's Office may ask a federal appeals court to rethink it's decision to overturn the pot cultivation conviction of a man known as the "Guru of Ganja. Court overturns 'Guru of Ganja's' cultivation conviction WKYT Court overturns 'Guru of Ganja's' cultivation conviction KESQ ABC News - Wired News - FOX News - The Argus - all 198 related

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Effect of male pill could be reversed in months-study Reuters - 2 hours ago Men given a hormone-based contraceptive, which could be available in the near future, can regain their fertility about four months after stopping the treatment, researchers said on Friday. Effects of Any 'Male Pill' Should Be Reversible Forbes Male contraceptive 'reversible' BBC News Scotsman - Sydney Morning Herald - all 21 related

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Child being treated for bird flu in China Bangkok Post - 58 minutes ago Beijing (dpa) - An eight-year-old girl in the south-west Chinese province of Sichuan is the latest person to become ill with bird flu in the country, the Shanghai Daily newspaper reported Friday. China reports 18th human case of bird flu Forbes What's really happening in China? Houston Chronicle RxPG NEWS - TODAYonline - ShortNews.com - Monsters and Critics.com - all 28 related

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ITN

Fears that chicken farm's 'safe' bird flu virus could mutate Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago As ministry vets prepared to gas 35,000 chickens to curb an outbreak of bird flu, a prominent virologist warned the government not to be sanguine over this supposedly "safe" strain of the disease. Avian flu scare may involve less lethal strain Guardian Unlimited H7 Bird Flu In UK Farm, 35,000 Chickens To Be Culled Medical News Today Political Gateway - All Headline News - Forbes - TODAYonline - all 228 related

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Perak state in northern Malaysia declared free of bird flu People's Daily Online - 27 minutes ago Malaysian local authorities on Thursday declared its northern state of Perak free of bird flu infections. Perak Menteri Besar (a title similar to "Chief Minister") Tajol Rosli Ghazali made the announcement ... Perak Free From Bird Flu, Says MB Bernama Lenggong to have "pekasam" production centre New Straits Times all 3 related

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Good fats 'halve motor-neurone disease' Daily Mail - UK - 16 hours ago A simple diet change can halve your risk of developing motor neurone disease, experts believe. Increasing your daily intake of polyunsaturated fat found in fish and green vegetables as well as taking vitamin ... Good diet can stop MND Irish Health Healthy fats 'halve risk of MND' BBC News NutraIngredients.com - United Press International - MedIndia - 999 Today - all 16 related

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Coffee not linked to heart disease Irish Health - 51 minutes ago Heavy long term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease for the majority of people, according to a new study. The study followed up 128,000 men and women for up to 20 years and showed that ... Coffee May Not Raise Heart Disease Risk FOX News Coffee, no heart risk Health24.com Sydney Morning Herald - Calcutta Telegraph - Medical News Today - CBS News - all 46 related

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Cholera claims more than 900 lives in Angola People's Daily Online - 27 minutes ago The representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to Angola announced on Thursday in Luanda that cholera, which continued sweeping in some Angolan provinces, had killed 919 people among nearly 20,000 cases having been reported as of 2:00 PM, April ... Nearly 1,000 Dead of Cholera in Angola Voice of America Angola cholera death clocks 900 African News Dimension ShortNews.com - Xinhua - Voice of America - Reuters - all 21 related

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Breakthrough in search for contraceptive pill for men Irish Times - 1 hour ago The marketing of a hormone-based contraceptive for men has moved a step closer following the discovery that men using it in clinical trials are recovering their fertility within months of coming off it. Effect of male pill could be reversed in months-study Ninemsn Effects of Any 'Male Pill' Should Be Reversible Forbes Independent Online - all 10 related

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Vancouver Sun (subscription)

Iowa holds immunization clinics as mumps cases rise Boston Globe - Apr 26, 2006 College students across Iowa rolled up their sleeves and received shots Wednesday at free clinics set up by the state in an effort ... Iowa holds immunization clinics as mumps cases rise National Post Battling Mumps: Massive Vaccination Program Under Way ABC News Cedar Rapids Gazette - Tampa Bay's 10 - WHO-TV - HealthCentral.com - all 214 related

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Vitamins C, E May Not Cut Preeclampsia WebMD - 27 minutes ago April 27, 2006 -- A new study questions the usefulness of taking vitamin C and vitamin E supplements to prevent preeclampsiapreeclampsia, a form of high blood pressurehigh blood pressure, in healthy pregnant women. Vitamins C and E don't prevent preeclampsia Newsweek Extra Vitamin C and E Don't Prevent Preeclampsia Forbes Chicago Tribune - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Boston Globe - Best Syndication - all 172 related

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Cholera death doll climbs to 900 in Angola: MSF TODAYonline - 5 hours ago The death toll after a deadly outbreak of cholera in war-devastated Angola has climbed to 900, a medical humanitarian organisation said, reporting one death every hour this week. Angola: Number of Cholera-Infected Persons Reaches 20,000 AllAfrica.com Nearly 1,000 Dead of Cholera in Angola Voice of America African News Dimension - ShortNews.com - Xinhua - Voice of America - all 20 related

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ITV.com

A 'dirty boot' was enough to breach bird flu defences Times Online - 55 minutes ago INFECTED faeces from a wild bird carried into a chicken shed on a workman’s boot are thought to be the most likely source of a bird flu outbreak on a farm in Norfolk. Doctors monitor poultry workers in avian flu scare 24dash.com Bird flu outbreak prompts cull on poultry farm Scotsman Bloomberg - Independent Online - Reuters.uk - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - all 220 related

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Canada.com

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Medicare officials adjust drug plan Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago The agency overseeing the Medicare drug benefit has issued new guidelines to insurers to protect enrollees from abrupt changes to their prescription plans. Medicare drug plan's woes healing Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) New Medicare Drug Benefit Policy Says Beneficiaries Can Continue ... Kaiser network.org Philadelphia Inquirer - Washington Post - WLBZ-TV - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - all 88 related

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Positive CT scan for lung cancer may resolve Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago Many positive CT scans for lung cancer screening resolve after short-term follow-up, doctors have observed. The value of CT screening for lung cancer is unclear. Smoking History Hinders Lung Cancer Treatment Forbes Smoking history affects cancer outcomes myDNA.com Haber Sağlık - all 11 related

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Novel technology develops new cell to repair spinal cord injuries BCM News - 5 hours ago HOUSTON -- (April 27, 2006) -- Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have identified a new way using an advance in stem-cell technology to promote recovery after spinal cord injury in rats, according to results published in today's issue of ... New Approach May Boost Spinal Cord Repair HealthCentral.com Novel Stem Cell Technology Leads To Better Spinal Cord Repair eMaxHealth.com all 17 related

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Health Highlights: April 27, 2006 Forbes - 5 hours ago A new policy that protects Medicare beneficiaries against the sudden loss of coverage for drugs they're taking under the prescription-drug program was announced Wednesday by the Bush administration. 1 in 5 pay more in Medicare USA Today Disabled, Seniors Confront Medicare Hole San Francisco Chronicle Kaiser network.org - TPMCafe - United Press International - Daily Press - all 86 related

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Anxious wait over bird flu results Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - 6 hours ago Banham Poultry owns Witford Lodge Farm at North Tuddenham, near Dereham, at which the slaughter of 35,000 chickens is underway after a strain of suspected H7 bird flu was been detected. UK Government Says Dead Chickens on Farm Had Bird Flu Virus Bloomberg Farm at centre of bird flu outbreak named Telegraph.co.uk 24dash.com - Norwich Evening News - Scotsman - Medical News Today - all 219 related

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