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New Law To Ensure Health Coverage For GraduatesTowson, Maryland, USA - As college seniors approach graduation, their parents often worry how they will keep their child covered by health insurance. |
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EU considers truck pollution chargesEurope - EU countries would be allowed to charge heavy road users for the costs they incur on society, including congestion, air pollution and noise - something prohibited by EU law up till now - according to an early draft of a Commission proposal to revise its 'Eurovignette Directive'. |
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Brazil simplifies malaria treatmentRIo de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazil announced a new malaria treatment Thursday that scientists say offers a potentially cheap and effective way to attack a disease that largely afflicts the world's poor. |
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Protein that cuts malignancy of breast cancer discovered
CHICAGO (AFP) - Researchers have discovered a protein which can reduce the malignancy of breast cancer tumors and also predict whether the cancer will metastasize, according to a study published Monday.
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Bionic eye ‘blindness cure hope’
A 'bionic eye' may hold the key to returning sight to blind people affected by a hereditary disease.
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Algal sex could spawn malaria vaccine
Pond algae and the malaria parasite use the same protein to fuse their male and female sex cells, raising hopes of a vaccine
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Economic crises can have health benefits
Food and fuel shortages may have made life miserable in the short-term, but they led to long-term improvements in Cubans' health
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Eating Green: Food Type Trumps Distance
Reducing the amount of red meat in your diet has a bigger effect than going local.
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Cavity-fighting candy helped cut tooth decayChicago, Illinois, USA - Most children are told to stay away from chewy candies to keep their teeth cavity-free, but children in Venezuela who ate a special cavity-fighting candy had 62 percent fewer cavities than those who brushed their teeth regularly, researchers said yesterday. |
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Really? Men Who Do More Housework Have More SexChicago, Illinois, USA - American men still don't pull their weight when it comes to housework and child care, but collectively they're not the slackers they used to be. |
