CDC: Breads top list of salt sources in US diets
ATLANTA (AP) -- Trying to cut down on salt? Health officials have come up with a list of the top 10 sources of salt in the American diet - and bread is No. 1.......
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 12:02 PM -- 
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Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is increasing spending on Alzheimer's research - planning to surpass half a billion dollars next year - as part of a quest to find effective treatments for the brain-destroying disease by 2025.......
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 12:01 PM --
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Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source - a vending machine at the campus health center.......
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 11:26 AM --
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.......
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 06:55 AM --
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Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC
CHICAGO (AP) -- Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.......
POSTED 02/06/2012 at 01:49 AM --
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Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer - "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. - she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.......
POSTED 02/04/2012 at 09:35 PM --
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APNewsBreak: Komen exec quits after funding flap
ATLANTA (AP) -- A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.......
POSTED 02/07/2012 at 11:53 AM --
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Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing
To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 11:02 PM --
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Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 07:40 PM --
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Minnesota food company recalls eggs in 34 states
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.......
POSTED 02/03/2012 at 02:31 PM --
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