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Read labels, make judicious sunscreen choices
Hindustan Times
Hundred is two times fifty. But when it comes to sunscreens meant to protect your skin from the harsh ultraviolet rays of the sun, this simple arithmetic does not apply. A sunscreen with an SPF (Sun Protection Factor) of 100 is not twice as effective as SPF 50.
Consumer Reports' sunscreen ratings show price doesn't mean protectionCBS News
Do popular, pricey sunscreens give the protection they claim?Today.com
Sunscreens Not Created Equal: Consumer ReportsWebMD
Cinema Blend -Fox News -hays Post
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Mystery of why we itch revealed by scientists
The News International
Scientists had an itch they just needed to scratch: solving the ages-old mystery as to why, exactly, we scratch ourselves. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research says the answer is a mixture of commonly held beliefs along with some ...
Why is it so hard to ignore an itch?eMaxHealth
Solved! The Mystery of the Maddening ItchTIME
The Secret of the ItchScience Now
CBS News -U.S. News & World Report -BBC News
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Scientists uncover a secret to cockroaches' adaptability
Los Angeles Times
Research shows that cockroaches have evolved so that glucose-sweetened bait tastes bitter, helping them avoid once-infallible traps. May 24, 2013|By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times. Researchers examined 19 different populations of German cockroaches, ...
Wily Cockroaches Find Another Survival Trick: Laying Off the SweetsNew York Times
Cockroaches lose their 'sweet tooth' to evade trapsBBC News
Mutant Cockroaches Have Learned to Evade Sugar TrapsTIME
LiveScience.com -Bloomberg -Science News
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Could MEN need surgery to beat Angelina Jolie's cancer gene?
Daily Mail
Since Hollywood star Angelina Jolie revealed she had undergone a preventative mastectomy, newspapers have been awash with further reports and case studies of women opting for such radical surgery. It also emerged last week that a British father ...
Angelina Jolie in new cancer agony as gravely sick aunt slips into comaMirror.co.uk
Angelina Jolie post-mastectomy topless portrait to be sold for charityNew York Daily News
Angelina Jolie's case has put women in a bind, doctors sayTimes of India
Boston Globe -USA TODAY -Tampabay.com
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Parents can prevent teens' substance use despite doubts
USA TODAY
More than one in five parents of teens think what they say has little influence on whether their child uses alcohol, illicit substances or tobacco, according to a report out Friday. The report, from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...
Parents Underestimate Their Influence Over Teenagers' Choices on Substance ...Counsel & Heal
Parents Think They Have No Influence Over Teen Substance AbuseHeadlines & Global News
SAMHSA Slammed by Congress... And for Good ReasonHuffington Post
Health.com -Cincinnati.com
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Tennessee pharmacy recalls steroid injections after 7 people get abscesses
CNN
(CNN) -- A Tennessee compounding pharmacy on probation has voluntarily recalled an anti-inflammatory steroid injection in at least 11 states after seven patients developed abscesses in North Carolina and Illinois, officials said Friday. State and federal ...
FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacyUSA TODAY
Abscesses Reported After Steroid InjectionsNew York Times
New US fears emerge over tainted compounded steroidsReuters
CBS News -MedPage Today -FDA.gov
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Alabama Mystery Illness Solved
ABC News
It turns out the mystery Alabama illness was a coincidental cluster of varying viruses, but that doesn't mean public health officials were wrong to raise the alarm, experts say. Testing confirmed that the seven respiratory illnesses in the southeastern part of the ...
Two dead, others sick locally from unknown illnessDothan Eagle
Alabama Mystery Illness: It Wasn't the Bird Flu, So What Was It?PolicyMic
Alabama mystery illness determined to be flu, cold or pneumoniaCBS News
San Francisco Chronicle -Latinos Post -Medscape
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C-sections tied to child obesity
Reuters
By Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Fri May 24, 2013 12:09pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More babies born via cesarean section grow up to be heavy kids and teens than those delivered vaginally, according to a new study of more than 10,000 UK ...
Researchers: Child obesity linked to C-sectionsScience Recorder
Fat kids? Blame C-sectioniTech Post
C-Section Births Associated With Childhood ObesityScience World Report
Parent Herald -Nature World News -Headlines & Global News
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Could Statins Raise Diabetes Risk?
WebMD
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Certain statins -- the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The risk was greatest for patients taking atorvastatin (brand name ...
Statin Drugs May Increase Risk Of DiabetesMedical News Today
Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'BBC News
Statins may undo fitness benefits of exerciseIndian Express
Calgary Herald -U.S. News & World Report -iTech Post
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McDonald's CEO Scolded By 9-Year-Old
ABC News
Don Thompson, CEO of McDonald's Corp., found himself on the grill after a 9-year-old girl accused the fast food giant of trying to "trick kids into eating food that isn't good for them." Hannah Robertson, 9, flew in with her mom from Kelowna, British Columbia, ...
McDonald's CEO bawled-out by 9-year-oldUSA TODAY
'Ronald Is Not a Bad Guy,' McDonald's CEO SaysWall Street Journal
McDonald's CEO chastised by 9-year-old BC girlCBC.ca
Chicago Tribune -New York Daily News -Financial Times
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