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		<title>Moderate drinking doesn’t increase atrial fibrillation risk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Atril fibrillation, which is quite well-known as the abnormal heartbeat, is often related to drinking, but a new study says that if healthy middle-aged women consume light amount of alcohol, it doesn’t increase their risk of having atrial fibrillation.
To find out the link between alcohol consumption and abnormal heart beat, researchers from Harvard Medical School [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vitamin D is essential to prevent heart problems, a new study finds.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, lack of a vitamin D that is received through sunlight can increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
Dr. James H. O’Keefe, who led the study, says in this connection: “There are many studies that show link between vitamin D deficiency and higher risk of cardiovascular diseases.”
“Usually risk of high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soda Ban in schools showed little effectiveness, study finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a new study, banning sodas and other high-sugar drinks at schools canteens will only provide limited effect in their overall consumptions by the teens.
These sodas and sugar-sweetened drinks are considered one of the biggest causes of childhood obesity in the US and because of it they are being banned in many schools countrywide. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/soda-ban-in-schools-showed-little-effectiveness-study-finds.html</link>
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		<title>Improper Microwaving of Potpies caused Salmonella outbreak last year, CDC says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government report says that microwaveable potpies were the real culprit for a salmonella outbreak that victimized several US states during the last year.
The report has been published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 26th Nov. issue.
There were 401 cases of salmonella in 40 states because of that outbreak and almost 32 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/improper-microwaving-of-potpies-caused-salmonella-outbreak-last-year-cdc-says.html</link>
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		<title>Behavior Changes: A basic factor in recurring cardiovascular events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heart patients with depression have a higher risk for recurring cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke and heart failure, but the reason behind this link is not clear yet. Now U.S researchers find that behavior changes in these patients are a basic factor in recurring cardiovascular events.
To know about the symptoms of depression in heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5m Americans seek help in Self-help Addiction programs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to an estimate, almost 5million Americans (over 12 years of age) take part in different self-help groups to get rid of alcohol and drug abuse every year. It also includes 2.3 million those who are abstaining from these substances at present.
These are the results of a report that the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Down’s births despite testes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Figures show that number of babies born with Down’s syndrome is on increase though pre-natal screening has become widespread.
In 1989 when tests came in, there were 717 cases, while in 2006 there were 749 Down’s births in the UK.
To discover why the parents pressed ahead with a pregnancy despite a positive test results, the Down’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/more-down-s-births-despite-testes.html</link>
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		<title>Winter: Diminishing vitamin D levels may harm heart health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the US researchers, the lack of sunshine during winter may cause diminishing vitamin D levels in the body and lead to heart woes.
Sunshine is needed to the body to produce vitamin D, due to less daylight and spending more time indoors in winter can slowdown this process.
Study author Sue Penckofer, who is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/winter-diminishing-vitamin-d-levels-may-harm-heart-health.html</link>
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		<title>Burger King to limit sodium in “Kids Meals”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world’s No. hamburger chain has announced to limit sodium in its “Kids Meals”. The move may work to change Burger King’s reputation as one of the most unhealthy food providers in the industry.
On Wednesday, Burger King announced that there would be limited amount of sodium (600 milligrams or less) in all of its kids [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/burger-king-to-limit-sodium-in-9ckids-meals-9d.html</link>
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		<title>Drugs for infants’ lung damage treatment may be harmful for brain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Glucocorticoid drugs that are used to treat chronic lung damage in preemies proved harmful for brain in mice.  Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say that the drugs seem to cause cognitive and motor control problems even if they are given before birth.
In their study, the researchers observed the effects of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/drugs-for-infants-lung-damage-treatment-may-be-harmful-for-brain.html</link>
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		<title>Vitamin C, E supplements not helpful to avoid cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Soon after the two studies that discounted the helpfulness of vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin D and calcium supplements for cancer prevention, now U.S researchers report that even vitamin C and E supplements are not helpful to avoid cancer.
The same researchers have recently reported that vitamin C and E supplements are not beneficial to prevent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/vitamin-c-e-supplements-not-helpful-to-avoid-cancer.html</link>
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		<title>US couldn’t meet No-Smoking targets for 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A CDC report shows that around 20 percent adults smoked last year that was far short of government objective of 12 percent.
Experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say that the US wouldn’t succeed to meet its Healthy People 2010 objective of decreasing the adult smoking rate to 12% or less.
Several CDC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/us-couldn-t-meet-no-smoking-targets-for-2010.html</link>
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		<title>Angioplasty high cost doesn’t justify the marginal benefits, researchers suggest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that the high cost of angioplasty doesn’t seem to justify the marginal benefit.
Reporting at the American Heart Association’s annual scientific sessions in New Orleans, the researchers told that adding angioplasty to optimal medical therapy could improve angina-related symptoms in some patients, but at a very high cost.
Dr Sidney Smith, chairman of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/angioplasty-high-cost-doesn-t-justify-the-marginal-benefits-researchers-suggest.html</link>
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		<title>Older couples not using condoms, British study finds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The results of a new study show that six out of ten middle-aged Britons don’t use a condom in a first-time sexual encounter.
Some experts say that these numbers may be the same for Americans, as in the US rates of all STDs (including HIV) are on increase with an estimated 19 million new cases every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/older-couples-not-using-condoms-british-study-finds.html</link>
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		<title>Poor Sleep + Hypertension = a Dangerous combination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study suggests that elderly, who don’t have 7.5 hours sleep a night, are at higher death risk.
Japanese researchers say that those elderly people who get less than 7.5 hours of sleep and have high blood pressure, it may increase their risk of heart disease.
In his study, the researchers tracked the sleep of 1,255 people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Role of Enzymes in Bone Metabolism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Psycnodysostosis is a kind of a genetic disease characterised by short physique and that opens a window into how the joints could be destroyed by arthritis. Such a condition is caused by an enzyme called “Cathepsin K” that hampers the cells that break down the bones into bone modelling and repair; this further leads to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/the-role-of-enzymes-in-bone-metabolism.html</link>
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		<title>Vitamin B supplements don’t help preventing cancer, a study says.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study says that taking folic acid and other vitamin B supplements do not lower cancer risk; however, the good news is that they don’t increase cancer risk either.
The study has been published in the Nov.5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Study author, Dr. Shumin Zhang, who is an associate professor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/vitamin-b-supplements-don%e2%80%99t-help-preventing-cancer-a-study-says.html</link>
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		<title>Smoking with obesity increases death risk 8-fold, a new study says</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All we know neither smoking nor obesity is healthier for us, but now the results of a new study shows that chances of early death are highest among obese smokers.
Lead author of the study, Annemarie Koster, who is an epidemiologist at the U.S National Institute on Aging, says: “Everyone knows that obesity and smoking are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Size Zero Trend Can Lead To Infertility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world is getting obsessed with the “size 0” celebrities and is causing women all across the globe to put themselves at the risk of infertility according to the leading fertility experts. Loads of women are shedding off weight in order to mimic the amazingly thin celebrities without being aware of the fact that they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.coolhealthtips.com/news/size-zero-trend-can-lead-to-infertility.html</link>
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		<title>Vitamin may help protect the brain from Alzheimer’s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A vitamin that is found in fish, potatoes and meat may prove helpful to protect the brain from Alzheimer as well as to boost memory in healthy people.
US researchers have found that vitamin B3 reduces levels of a protein related to Alzheimer’s damage in mice.
UK Alzheimer’s charities advise people not to start taking the vitamin [...]]]></description>
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