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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:54:17 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Excellence in Nursing ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - AURORA, Colo.  – University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has received international recognition for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credential Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®.  The four-year designation recognizes continuing excellence in nursing and overall patient care at UCH.
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        <title><![CDATA[ Frequent Users of the ER: Sick, Insured and White ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON, -- Frequent users of the emergency department are predominantly white, insured and at greater risk for hospitalization due to serious illness, despite public perceptions of them as abusers of the healthcare system with minor complaints and no health insurance.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:44:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Growing Older, Staying Stronger: How Age Influences Osteoporosis ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Osteoporosis is a common disease that causes bones to become brittle and more likely to break.  These fractures can occur anywhere in the body, but occur more often in the hip, spine and wrist.  Osteoporosis is a wide-spread disease that affects women much more often than men.  According to the National Institutes of Health, 8 million women and 2 million men suffer from osteoporosis.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:37:21 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ AHIP Statement on Health Care Reform Legislation ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Washington, D.C. – America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) President and CEO Karen Ignagni today released the following statement on proposed health care reform legislation:
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:32:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Transcription Factors May Dictate Differences Between Individuals ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Researchers are only beginning to understand how individual variation in gene regulation can have a lasting impact on one’s health and susceptibility to certain diseases. Now, an ambitious survey of the human genome has identified differences in the binding of master regulators called transcription factors to DNA that affect how genes are expressed in different people. 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:27:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ APA Reafirms Call to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDiget.com) - WASHINGTON – Scientific research has demonstrated that ending the ban on openly gay people serving in the military is unlikely to reduce military readiness or unit cohesion, according to congressional testimony submitted today by the American Psychological Association.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:16:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ FDA Rules Crack Down on Tobacco Marketing and Sales to Kids ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON, -- The following is a statement from Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: The Food and Drug Administration today has taken a crucial step in exercising its new authority to regulate tobacco products by issuing rules restricting tobacco industry marketing and sales to youth... ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:10:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Now at Record Levels ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Washington DC -Geneva  In some areas of the world, one in four people with tuberculosis (TB) becomes ill with a form of the disease that can no longer be treated with standard drugs regimens, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:04:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon Re-attaches Teen’s Arm After Boating Accident ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - DALLAS – Kristen Kilpatrick could see the whirling propeller approaching after her fishing boat lurched forward, plunging her into the cold lake.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:56:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Optimism Boosts the Immune System ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Feeling better about the future might help you feel better for real. In a new study, psychological scientists Suzanne Segerstrom of the University of Kentucky and Sandra Sephton of the University of Louisville studied how law students' expectations about the future affected their immune response. Their conclusions: Optimism may be good for your health.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:48:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ An Intimate Look at Sex Therapy ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - BOSTON—Contrary to what some people may assume, sex therapy doesn’t involve being physically intimate in front of a therapist. But what really happens during sex therapy sessions? Sexuality in Midlife and Beyond, a newly updated Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, explains what to expect from sex therapy. It also covers various medical treatments and self-help techniques to address the most common types of sexual problems.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:19 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ American Family Association Pulls Out the Stops to Defeat ObamaCare ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The American Family Association (AFA) this week used its extensive data base to send targeted action alerts into the districts of 46 Democratic congressmen whose position on this weekend's ObamaCare vote is uncertain.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:46:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Treating Blood Infections Tops Annual Hospital Cost Increases ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The hospital costs for treating septicemia increased by an average of nearly 12 percent each year from 1997 to 2007, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Treating this potentially deadly blood infection increased from $4.1 billion in 1997 to $12.3 billion in 2007. 
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:36:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Screening Is Best Weapon Against Colon Cancer ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Augusta, Ga. -- It's the third deadliest form of cancer in the United States, but it doesn't have to be. Colorectal cancer is a disease in which cells in the colon or rectum become abnormal and divide without control, forming a mass called a tumor. Any cancer can be deadly, but according to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is preventable, treatable and beatable. Regular colorectal cancer screening or testing is the most powerful weapon against colorectal cancer.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Stem Cells Used to Model Infant Birth Defect ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - BOSTON, -- Hemangiomas -- strawberry-like birthmarks that commonly develop in early infancy -- are generally harmless, but up to 10 percent cause tissue distortion or destruction and sometimes obstruction of vision or breathing. Since the 1960s, problematic hemangiomas have been treated with corticosteroids such as dexamethasone or prednisone. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:58:40 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Kids Teaching Kids About Eating Right ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Los Angeles, CA – SOSMentor, the non-profit organization providing mentoring and educational support to children and families in school systems, understands that kids learn better from other kids, which is why they developed the ShapeUp program. They have proven that “peer pressure,” when put to good use - teens as role models for younger children teaching healthy food choices and fitness – really works! ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:33:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Fungi Can Change Quickly, Pass Along Infectious Ability ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - CORVALLIS, Ore. – Fungi have significant potential for “horizontal” gene transfer, a new study has shown – similar to the mechanisms that allow bacteria to evolve so quickly, become resistant to antibiotics and cause other serious problems.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:20:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Moving Your College Student Home ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com)-According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 18.3 million students are enrolled at U.S. two- and four-year institutions-and many of them will soon be moving back home.
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        <title><![CDATA[ Tracking the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - An estimated 1.7 million deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits related to traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur in the United States each year, according to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Enzyme is Possible New Therapy Target for Head and Neck Cancer ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ATLANTA--Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, have demonstrated that the enzyme RSK2 (ribosomal S6 kinase 2) promotes tumor invasion and metastasis in head and neck cancers. The drug fmk, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, already has been identified as capable of specifically targeting RSK2 in myeloma cells. This suggests the possibility that fmk or a related compound could be used to treat head and neck cancer. 
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        <title><![CDATA[ Many Parents Not Using Booster Seats for Older Children ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - ANN ARBOR, Mich., -- All 50 states have some type of child safety seat law, 28 of which require kids to use child safety seats or booster seats through age 8 to reduce the risk of injuries in car crashes. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:52:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Allergic to Aspirin, Penicillin, Other Medicines? ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - NEW YORK, -- A Westchester patient takes aspirin for pain, but develops rashes and hives.  A Bronx patient with a gastrointestinal problem caused by bacteria is prescribed penicillin, then passes out.  A Bronx woman is given a contrast dye for an internal diagnostic exam, then her skin peels off.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:25:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Radiation Breakthrough Gives Breast Cancer Patients Hope in Single Dose ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - PHILADELPHIA, -- Technology never before offered in the U.S. that allows patients to receive one dose of radiation during surgery, as opposed to the current average of six weeks, was successfully delivered to several breast cancer patients last week -- including the sister of the man responsible for bringing the technology from Italy.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:52:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Teen Toxing: Dangerous Trend Developing in UK Schools ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The Physician’s Coalition for Injectable Safety warns against “Teen Toxing” or the administration of Botox or other injectable products to individuals under the age of 18 for cosmetic reasons. According to an article published in the UK Daily Mail, a 15-year-old girl was recently administered Botox injections by her mother Sarah Burge, known in the press as the “human Barbie.”
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:41:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Opinions Harden on Health - Wall Street Journal/NBC ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Democratic lawmakers may be tempted to vote against the health-care overhaul plan pending in Congress because it remains unpopular with a broad swath of the public. But a new poll suggests that those who do so risk further dispiriting their core supporters ahead of November mid-term elections.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:50:00 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Change Your Age ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - According to a recent calculation by the U.S. Census Bureau, the average life expectancy for an American in the year 2010 is 78 years old, while the life expectancy of an American born in 1975 was only 72.  As life expectancy numbers continue to climb each year, Americans are faced with reconciling the joy of a longer life with the limitations of an older body. 
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        <title><![CDATA[ How Soldier Scholars Get Assistance ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Good news for many of America's Veterans, Servicemembers and their families: The new GI Bill is the most extensive education benefit package presently offered. It has the potential to pay for an entire college education, including housing, books and supplies for an eligible student.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:08:12 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Body Image, Aging, and Women’s Sexuality ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - When we feel like we look good, we feel sexier. A simple concept, but every woman I know can appreciate this statement. Women often report that they feel less sexy or desirable when they don’t feel good about their weight. Body image is a broad term and encompasses four main points:
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ How Age, Gender Can Affect Risk to Radiation Exposure ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Doctors have a clearer picture than ever before of how much radiation reaches sensitive tissues during routine X-rays and similar imaging, thanks to sophisticated models of the human body being developed at the University of Florida.
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today ordered Glenmark Generics of Mahwah, N.J., and Konec Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., to stop marketing unapproved nitroglycerin tablets. The tablets are placed under the tongue to relieve chest pain or to stop a heart attack and are marketed in 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg, and 0.6 mg dosages.
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - COVER GIRL: KARA DIOGUARDI, page 36: Living her dream, Kara DioGuardi has a big fat job as a judge on American Idol, a loving new husband, a killer bod, and about four fallback careers. Find out what this powerhouse is like off center stage and the juicy details behind her smash hits for numerous megastars. 
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        <title><![CDATA[ Better Care, Bigger Savings Rely on Case Management Approach ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - A personalized, case management type of approach, whereby patients are guided through the medical system from start to finish, will not only provide for a much better clinical experience for the patient but also significant cost savings to the health care system in general.  
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        <title><![CDATA[ New Coalition Launches Multi-Faceted Campaign to Maximize Impact of New Aortic Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - PORT WASHINGTON, NY – Death from aortic dissection. It happens to the famous – actor John Ritter; RENT composer and lyricist Jonathan Larson; U.S. Olympic volleyball star Flo Hyman – and to the not famous – Tyler Kahle, 19, a loving son and brother; Paul Marks, 31, a loving husband and father; Allison Dunvegan Reed, 23, a loving daughter.
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        <title><![CDATA[ Lyme Disease: Little Ticks Can Cause Big Problems ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The arrival of spring means more time for children and adults to spend time outdoors and enjoy the warm weather, It also portends an ominous threat; the risk of contracting Lyme Disease. 
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        <title><![CDATA[ Precision Radiation Therapy May Improve Survival Rates of Patients with Inoperable Early-stage Lung Cancer ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - DALLAS – A radiation therapy that uses multiple radiation beams to target tumors precisely has been shown to eliminate the primary tumor and ultimately may improve survival rates for lung-cancer patients unable to undergo surgery, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians who led a national clinical trial of the treatment.
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Yes, I'm recommending yoga for stress reduction, but I'm also recommending it for our weight management efforts (as well as enhanced flexibility of course)!  ]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Female Sexual Dysfunction Stigma Remains ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Melbourne, 16th March 2010.  Over 120 million women in the seven major markets, (21 million for Japan), are thought to suffer from sexual dysfunction in their lifetime. However, society and cultural barriers continue to prevent women from recognising that they have a problem and seeking help, according to latest research from independent analyst Datamonitor*. 
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(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Imagine that you have been asked to greet 26 of the world’s most notorious criminals. Blindfolded and seated in a very narrow hallway, you meet them one by one. The criminals are clearly uncomfortable in such close quarters, and say nothing as each one takes you by the hand. You are then asked to rank the 26 according to how hard they pulled your hand. Matched against their rap sheets, your mechanical ratings reveal an unexpected pattern: the more violent the criminal, the harder they pulled your hand. 
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(HealthNewsDigest.com)-For most people--especially children--having a healthy, attractive smile can do a lot for their self-image, which contributes to their overall outlook and self-esteem. 
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        <title><![CDATA[ Planning A Successful Vegetable Garden ]]></title>
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(HealthNewsDigest.com)-Edible gardening will continue to be a popular trend this year, according to a recent survey by the Garden Writers Association. More than 41 million U.S. households grew a vegetable garden last year and 37 percent plan to do more edible gardening in 2010. (Only 1 percent planned to plant less this year.)
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