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Dietary dilemmas: Is the pendulum swinging away from low fat? - determining the best diet for weight loss
This time of year, thoughts turn from overloaded holiday tables to overweight bodies, the beach, and diet programs. Losing weight is not just a...
Science News, 02/08/03 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Getting the bugs out of blood: the quest for a zero-risk blood supply
Over the past few years, the crows in much of the Eastern United States fell silent. Many of the birds were victims of the emerging pathogen called...
Science News, 01/25/03 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
In silico medicine: computer simulations aid drug development and medical care
Like millions of people in the United States, Bill and Allen have asthma. They're lucky enough to take the newest therapies, sometimes even before...
Science News, 12/14/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Old drug, new uses? Anemia drug also protects against nerve damage - erythopoietin
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Most people are better at recycling their trash than at either reducing or reusing it. But the idea of turning old products...
Science News, 11/09/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Targeted therapies: will gene screens usher in personalized medicine? - testing to determine which drugs would work best in individuals
Drugs can cure you and they can kill you. More often, they'll do something in between. They'll relieve some of what ails you, but there may be a...
Science News, 09/14/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Inflammatory ideas: new thoughts about causes of diabetes
Eat right, exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight, and you can reduce your risk of diabetes as you get older. Since following that advice is...
Science News, 08/31/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Ulcer bug linked to stroke - Biomedicine - Brief Article
What's bad for the gut may be bad for the brain. Potent strains of an ulcer-causing bacterium may also trigger strokes, according to a study in an...
Science News, 08/10/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Breast-feeding has protective bonus - Biomedicine - Brief Article
The longer a woman breast-feeds her children and the more children she has, the less likely she'll be to develop breast cancer. This finding may...
Science News, 08/10/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
Standing to gravity; dizziness after space flight may be illuminating - research on orthostatic intolerance
Most astronauts do have the right stuff, at least until they come back down to Earth. Then, many get dizzy and lightheaded when they simply stand...
Science News, 06/15/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication -
What activates AIDS? The body's immune reaction to HIV is a double-edged sword
More than 2 decades after researchers identified the virus that muses AIDS, they're still struggling to understand it. How does it so successfully...
Science News, 06/08/02 by Damaris Christensen · More from publication
