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 April 26, 2005
Are You Getting Enough Protein?
Even though protein is the raw material for every cell in your body, you don't actually need that much. But that doesn't guarantee you're getting enough.
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Carbohydrates: Rate Your Intake
It isn't just how many carbs you eat that counts; it's which ones. Nutritionally, carbs range from super-healthy to almost useless.
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Dieting
U.S. Unveils New Food Pyramid
Obesity: Bad For Men, Women and Kids
U.S. Cites Decline in Foodborne Illness Rates
Judge Strikes Down FDA Ban on Ephedra
Positive Trial Results Reported for Withdrawn MS Drug
Leaner Teens Tend to Exercise More Vigorously: Study
Low-Fat Diets May Lack Vitamins for Children
Mediterranean Diet Extends Lives
Test Suggests Kids More Prone to Allergies Than Their Parents
New Theory on Why Low-Carb Diets Work
Nutrition
Ephedra Ban Lifted by U.S. District Judge
Bextra Pulled From Market
Pfizer Withdraws Bextra From Market
Pfizer Plan to Sell Bundled Cholesterol Drugs Stirs Controversy
Schwarzenegger Wants Junk Food Banned at Schools
Painkillers Should All Stay on Market, Despite Heart Risks: FDA Panel
Health Experts Wary After FDA Panel's Cox-2 Recommendations
FDA Whistleblower Warns of Cox-2 Risks
Cox-2 Drugs Take Center Stage at Government Hearings
Cox-2 Drugs Boost Blood Pressure: Study
Digestive System
Destruction of Deadly Flu Virus Samples Almost Finished: WHO
Broccoli, Red Chili Pepper May Slow Cancer Tumors: Study
Grilled Meat Byproducts Cause Cancer, HHS Says
Health Insurer Moves Away From Mail-Order Drugs
Inactive Gene Could Signal Pending Breast Cancer: Study
U.S. Cites Decline in Foodborne Illness Rates
Cloned Beef, Milk the Same as Regular Cattle's
Malaria Tricks the Immune System, Research Shows
Florida Tomato Packing House Linked to 2004 Salmonella outbreak
Marburg Outbreak Still Not Under Control: WHO
Cardiovascular Health News
MRI May Help Detect Subconscious Thoughts
E-mails Suggest Merck May Have Known of Vioxx's Risks: Report
IBM Develops Medical Data-Sharing Technology
Pacemakers Continue to Prove Their Worth
Experts Downplay OTC Painkiller Risks
Leading Cancer Researcher Killed by Ambulance
New Blood Test Can Identify Heart Failure
Anti-Epileptic Kits Recalled for Dosing Error
Health Tip: Fears and Phobias
Group Seeks FDA Ban on ADHD Drug

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