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Research reveals link between beer and bone health
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Details of this study are available in the February issue of the Journal of...

Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unas...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Health authorities should emphasize the positive message that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is unassisted cessation, despite the promotion of cessation drugs by pharmaceutical companies and many tobacco control advocates. Read more...

Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report in the Feb. 8 issue of Archives...

Medication appears well-tolerated, beneficial in Huntington's disease patients
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A medication previously studied in patients with Alzheimer's disease (latrepirdine) appears well tolerated and may improve thinking, learning and memory skills among individuals with Huntington's disease, according to a report in the February issue of...

Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Heal...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Read...


       

Research reveals link between beer and bone health

Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unas...

Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain

Medication appears well-tolerated, beneficial in Huntington's disease patients

Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Heal...

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Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred ea...

Moms influence how children develop advanced cognitive functions
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions -- such as the ability to control impulses, remember ...

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U.S. Secretary of Education to Help at D.C.'s Ron H. Brown Middle School as P...
From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Under Secretary Martha Kanter and more than 50 Department of Education employees and...

The James Irvine Foundation Announces $7 Million in New Grants; Grants Fund A...
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Board of Directors of The James Irvine Foundation has approved 23 grants totaling more than $7 million in support of the Fo...

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Yes, ecology shapes evolution, but guppies show reverse also true
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In the natural stream communities of Trinidad, guppy populations live close together, but evolve differently. Upstre...

Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred ea...

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More study needed to halt Illinois job slump, economist says
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: llinois is mired in a deep employment recession that could linger for years unless the state unravels the roots of i...

Early abuse tied to more depression in children
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A study of 500 low-income children ages 7 to 13, about half of whom had been abused and/or neglected, aimed to find ...

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Research reveals link between beer and bone health
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mine...

Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unas...
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Health authorities should emphasize the positive message that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is ...

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Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders an...

Rural Assistance Center Human Services Update
Rural Assistance Center: The Rural Assistance Center is a collaborative effort of the University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health, and the Rura...

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USDA Study Shows States Failing To Connect Many Needy Children to Free Schoo...
From Center on Budget: Food Assistance: Over the past three years, school districts and the state agencies that run the Supplemental Nutrition Assista...

Testimony: Sharon Parrott at the Hearing "Building a Foundation for Families:...
From Center on Budget: Food Assistance: Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about the current recession, its impacts on poverty and ...

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