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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.
February 05, 2010 - Katherine Hobson - Diet & Fitness
Cadmium in Kids’ Jewelry: 3 Ways to Stay Safe
The discovery of toxic metal in kids’ trinkets shows limited reach of new safety laws.
January 14, 2010 - Nancy Shute - On Parenting
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.
August 10, 2009 - Katherine Hobson - Diet & Fitness
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.
July 29, 2009 - Megan Johnson - Health
America's Best Hospitals Rankings: Definitions
The meaning of reputation, patient safety index, and other factors that weighed into the rankings
July 15, 2009 - Avery Comarow - Best Hospitals
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.
July 13, 2009 - Nancy Shute - Best Hospitals
Treating Heart Failure: The Smartest Approach
Many doctors don't provide the right treatments, triggering unnecessary hospitalizations—even deaths.
July 08, 2009 - Deborah Kotz - Heart Health

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