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		<title>Steps to reduce leading  causes of death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHO outlines steps to reduce leading causes of death By Madison Park, CNN updated 5:33 PM EST, Sun September 18, 2011 Deaths from noninfectious diseases are increasing, especially for low- and middle-income countries. STORY HIGHLIGHTS WHO: Countries should tax tobacco &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/7-steps-to-reduce-leading-causes-of-death.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New research shows how some common tests and procedures aren’t just expensive, but can do more harm than good</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One Word Can Save Your Life: No! New research shows how some common tests and procedures aren’t just expensive, but can do more harm than good. A growing body of evidence shows that some common tests and procedures are overused &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/8-new-research-shows-how-some-common-tests-and-procedures-aren%e2%80%99t-just-expensive-but-can-do-more-harm-than-good.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Details on how much weight individual foods make people put on or keep off</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Potatoes bad, nuts good for staying slim, Harvard study findsThe Washington Post June 22, 2011 &#8220;&#8230;[R]evelations produced by a big Harvard project &#8230; details how much weight individual foods make people put on or keep off. The federally funded analysis &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/9-details-on-how-much-weight-individual-foods-make-people-put-on-or-keep-off.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five myths about vegans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five myths about vegans The WashingtonPost By Carol J. Adams, Published: April 18 Though former president Bill Clinton isn’t technically a vegan, his embrace last year of a “plant-based” diet with “no meat” and “no dairy” — and his accompanying &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/10-five-myths-about-vegans.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Save a Trillion Dollars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[APRIL 12, 2011, 8:30 PMHow to Save a Trillion Dollars By MARK BITTMANThe New York Times In the scheme of things, saving the 38 billion bucks that Congress seems poised to agree upon is not a big deal. A big &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/11-how-to-save-a-trillion-dollars.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Doctors Orders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Giving Doctors OrdersNYTBy MAUREEN DOWDApril 12, 2011 When my brother went into the hospital with pneumonia, he quickly contracted four other infections in the intensive care unit. Anguished, I asked a young doctor why this was happening. Wearing a white &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/12-giving-doctors-orders.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Sleep Is More Important Than Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tony Schwartz: Why Sleep Is More Important Than Food: &#8220;Why Sleep Is More Important Than Food Let&#8217;s cut to the chase. Say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for a week. At the &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/13-why-sleep-is-more-important-than-food.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sleep Your Way to An ‘A’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sleep Your Way to An ‘A’, by Sharon Begley, Newsweek Naomi Leshem / Andrea Meislin Gallery New York February 13, 2011 Getting a good night’s sleep has long been known to cement the day’s memories, moving them from short-term storage &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/14-sleep-your-way-to-an-%e2%80%98a%e2%80%99.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Almost Everything You Hear About Medicine Is Wrong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why Almost Everything You Hear About Medicine Is Wrong by Sharon Begley, Newsweek, January 24, 2011 &#8220;If you follow the news about health research, you risk whiplash. First garlic lowers bad cholesterol, then—after more study—it doesn’t. Hormone replacement reduces the &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/15-why-almost-everything-you-hear-about-medicine-is-wrong.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second opinion can give patient confidence about care</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Reports Insights: Second opinion can give patient confidence about care NYT, Tuesday, January 18, 2011; 12:00 AM &#8220;About half of all Americans never seek a second opinion about a diagnosis, treatment, drug or operation, according to a 2005 Gallup &#8230; <a href="http://www.sciencetastic.net/16-second-opinion-can-give-patient-confidence-about-care.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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