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Nutritionist. Food Coach. How Good Is Their Diet Advice?
Anyone can claim to be a "nutritionist" or "food coach." So here's what you should look for.
Cadmium in Kids’ Jewelry: 3 Ways to Stay Safe
The discovery of toxic metal in kids’ trinkets shows limited reach of new safety laws.
Gene Stops Tumors, but Only When It's Gone
Losing one copy of DICER1 speeds cancer's growth, but cutting both copies halts its spread.
December 02, 2009
- Science
Do Coconut Oil and Coconut Water Provide Health Benefits?
There are lots of claims about 2 components of coconuts. Here's what we know.
Creating Fat That Burns Calories
Researchers find a way to make energy-using brown fat from skin cells.
July 29, 2009
- Science
Health Buzz: Tanning Beds Blamed for Cancer and Other Health News
If women sell their eggs, why not a kidney? Also: the huge toll obesity takes on kids.
America's Best Hospitals Rankings: Definitions
The meaning of reputation, patient safety index, and other factors that weighed into the rankings
Health Buzz: Kidney Transplant Drug Warnings and Other Health News
Using supplements and herbals to fight cancer; hormone therapy and ovarian cancer.
July 15, 2009
- Health
Getting Medical Advice on the Web from Other Patients
Patients swap personal stories, offer help, and share studies at "crowd-sourced" disease sites.
Treating Heart Failure: The Smartest Approach
Many doctors don't provide the right treatments, triggering unnecessary hospitalizations—even deaths.
