Health Standard for Perchlorate to High
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The debate about perchlorate contamination in drinking water is getting more heated as environmentalists object to a report claiming the widespread toxin is far less dangerous than was thought.
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London, Sept. 13: People should drastically reduce their salt consumption because it leads to high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes, the UKâs Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned today.
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Women with silicone breast implants have been found to have above-average concentrations of platinum in their bodies, according to a researcher at American University.
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WALES will be told today to cut down on salt in a bid to reduce the huge death toll from stroke and coronary heart disease. A campaign from the Food Standards Agency comes amid concern that almost half of us eat too much salt every day.
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Proposed government nutritional guidelines published Friday toughen advice on eating foods high in salt and artery-clogging fat and encourage eating more whole grains, fish and low-fat milk.
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Drinking caffeinated beverages  on a regular basis may provide significant protection against  death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels  of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health  and nutrition study.
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Rep. Dan Lipinski endures at least nine needle pricks a day to control the diabetes he's had since childhood. Rep. Joe Barton takes a half dozen prescription pills daily to ward off another heart attack. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's little girl may need her fourth open-heart surgery in a few months. Such personal details are spilling out in debates close to home for the lawmakers shaping policy on prescription drugs, stem cell research and more.
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Life & style: Food additives have once again been linked to hyperactivity in children, and a new study says they could damage cell DNA. So which of the E-numbers are causing the most concern, asks Rosalind Ryan.
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Toxic chlorine pollutants were found at unsafe levels in 40 percent of D.C. tap water samples tested this spring during the water utility's annual chlorine surge, according to a national environmental group's report to be released today.
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Researchers have found high concentrations of platinum in women who got silicone breast implants and in the children they bore and breast-fed afterward.
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Take a stand against the high costs of health care.
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NEW YORK  - Too much zinc supplementation may not be a good thing for the urinary system of older adults, according to a new report.
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People taking moderately high doses of vitamin E to improve their health might just be doing the opposite, according to new research that links vitamin E to an increased death risk.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 7--TRACY -- The U.S. Department of Energy is accepting public opinion on a proposal to continue cleansing toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from a high-explosives test range southwest of Tracy.
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By E.J. Mundell, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- The new federal dietary formula may offer sweet rewards for following its guidelines, an idea that's not settling well with nutritionists...
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A Johns Hopkins study suggests that people with type I and type II diabetes would be well advised to monitor their blood sugar levels more than the usual twice daily to make sure that levels are not elevated over 150 milligrams per deciliter for sustained
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The president of the United States, known for his good health, is officially overweight, according to the standards of the National Institutes of Health.