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Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart, study finds
Replacing animal fat in the human diet with vegetable oil seems not to lower heart disease risk, and might even boost it, according to a study published Wednesday that challenges a cornerstone of dietary advice. Switching from saturated to unsaturated Omega-6 fats did result in lower blood cholesterol in a trial with nearly 10,000 participants,…
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The cost of saving lives? Under $5 per person: health study
Paris (AFP) – The lives of millions of women and children can be saved every year with an investment of under $5 per person on basic healthcare and contraception, a study into pregnancy-related deaths showed Saturday.
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Philip Morris wins Missouri ‘lights’ class action trial
(Reuters) – A jury in St. Louis, Missouri on Thursday rejected a request for about $1.8 billion in damages against Philip Morris USA in a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company misled smokers about the health risks of “light” cigarettes. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 after plaintiffs alleged the Altria Group Inc unit violated…
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Fed’l watchdog to interview Flint residents on water crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators are heading to Flint, Michigan, this weekend to interview residents who complained early on to the federal government about problems with the city’s water supply.
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St. Lucia confirms first two cases of Zika, contracted locally
By Sarah Peter CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (Reuters) – A man and a woman in the Caribbean country of St. Lucia have locally contracted the Zika virus, which has been linked to hundreds of cases of a rare birth defect in Brazil, the first infections by the mosquito-borne virus in the island nation, its health ministry…
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Alonso should have been allowed to race: Dennis
By Alan Baldwin MANAMA (Reuters) – Aggrieved McLaren boss Ron Dennis says Formula One teams must decide whether a driver is fit to race, rather than the governing body's doctors, after Fernando Alonso was barred from the Bahrain Grand Prix. Spaniard Alonso failed a medical at the Sakhir circuit on Thursday after breaking ribs in…
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Clinton, Sanders had opposing views on biomedical research
NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were on opposing sides of certain types of biomedical research while they served in Congress, differences that have gained notice by scientists and advocates on the forefront of stem cell research.
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As Ebola flares up, Guinea plans to vaccinate contacts of survivors
By Saliou Samb and James Harding Giahyue CONAKRY/MONROVIA (Reuters) – Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola, a senior health official said, the first time it has vaccinated the contacts of survivors. The decision reflects research that indicates Ebola can remain in…