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  • New U.S. diet rule gets mixed response on social media

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    Hashtag #DietaryGuidelines was among the top trending topics on Twitter after U.S. government released a report late on Thursday suggesting people should keep their sugar and corn syrup intake to less than 10 percent of daily calorie consumption. Twitter user @NVGhost005 wrote cynically: “With all these new dietary guidelines coming out, EVERYTHING one eats/drinks puts…

  • New U.S. cancer cases holding steady, deaths declining

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    By Andrew M. Seaman The number of new cancer diagnoses in the U.S. is largely steady while the number of cancer deaths continues to decline, according to a new report from the nation's leading cancer advocacy group. This year, the U.S. will see nearly 1.7 million new cancer cases and nearly 600,000 cancer deaths, according…