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Surprise: Chewing sugar-free gum is fine
McClatchy NewspapersChewing sugar-free gum can help prevent tooth decay and freshen breath, but are there any other benefits? Here's a quiz to help you decide. 1. Chewing gum is an aid in appetite control. True or false? 2. Sugar-free gum counts as a "free" food in weight...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Critics say CDC report underplays HIV rates
Sentinel Staff WriterA report this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on HIV-infection rates failed to include Puerto Ricans, and Hispanic AIDS activists are calling the omission a mistake with widespread consequences for the entire nation. By...Tags: AIDS, National or Ethnic Minorities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Population, Epidemics and Plagues
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2nd chance for Tillman's baby
Chicago Tribune reporterBears cornerback Charles Tillman was at practice in May when he received an urgent message: His 3-month-old daughter, Tiana, was being rushed to a hospital. After an initial round of tests, Tillman and his wife were told Tiana had heart problems and...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Lovie Smith, People, Charles Tillman, Children
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Italy mobsters block efforts to clean up toxic trash heaps
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRaffaele del Giudice was a crusader. Squeezed into a sports jacket and a beat-up Fiat, he roamed the illegal trash dumps of southern Italy, covering his nose against the stench and exposing what he considers the ecological crime of the century. Then...Tags: Waste, Organized Crime, Cancer, Murder, Prosecution
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Health officials warn of 'crypto' outbreak
Prompted by an ongoing outbreak of a waterborne disease in southeast Iowa, state health officials are warning Iowans. The Iowa Department of Public Health won't say which counties were affected by cryptosporidiosis, known as "crypto." But, they say 30...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Healthcare Policies
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. The Democratic convention is finished and now the attention turns to the Republicans and their convention next week in St. Paul. Meantime, Republican presidential contender John McCain is unveiling his running mate today at a rally in......Tags: John McCain, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Elections, Political Candidates
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12% of Indian deaths linked to alcohol
WASHINGTON Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related - more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. The report released yesterday by the federal Centers...Tags: Drunk Driving, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Salmonella outbreak called probably over
WASHINGTON The government said yesterday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system. The Centers for...Tags: Food Safety, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Illnesses, Healthcare Policies
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Health notes
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health and the Annapolis Quilt Guild are accepting entries for the fourth annual Cup of the Month Challenge. Contestants will create Art Bras, decorated bras that inspire and support breast cancer awareness, screening...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Virus Diseases, Hospitals and Clinics, Cancer, Glen Burnie
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Katrina report shows most died of drowning
Associated PressAs New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers. Most died on the...Tags: Medicine, Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medical Research, Disasters
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Martha W. Burton, UM neurology professor
Martha W. Burton, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and active Wellesley College alumna, died of cancer Aug. 21 at University of Maryland Medical Center. She was 47 and had lived in Timonium. Martha Whipple Burton...Tags: University of Maryland Medical Center, Timonium, Colleges and Universities, Medical Specialization, Medicine
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Health news briefs
Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients repeated biopsies to check whether their bodies are rejecting new organs. The Food and Drug Administration said the AlloMap test...Tags: Heart Disease, Diseases, Health Treatments
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