 VitaBeat Health News - January 8, 2009
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Green tea probably does not help prevent breast, prostate or any other type of cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. THE F.D.A. went on to say that studies supporting the assertions about the medical power of green tea are weak. |
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Scientists discovered a defense against one of Queensland's deadliest animals. James Cook University Cairns researcher Jamie Seymour found the box jellyfish flees from the color red. |
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Christina Ficara - All Headline News Staff Reporter According to a report by WCVB-TV in Boston, between one-half and three-quarters of all expectant parents now want to learn the sex of their baby before delivery. This latest home gender test will allow pregnant moms to know before they're even showing. |
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ederal health officials estimate the price tag of lost productivity due to early deaths caused by smoking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported smoking-related lung cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses cut life expectancy an average of about 14 years. |
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This year's first reported fungus attack on U.S. tobacco plants is coming out of Kentucky. Reportedly, tests revealed blue mold spores on nine acres of a farm near Cecilia, Kentucky, 45 miles southwest of Louisville. |
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