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Newborn's Weight May Affect Adult Cancer Risk

An infant’s birth weight may predict cancer risk later in life, a new study shows. A study in the Feb. 7 International Cancer Journal found that heavier birth weight babies were more likely to have cancer of the stomach, pancreas and colon, and more likely to have blood-cell cancers, compared …

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Diet Can Lower Bad Cholesterol Like Statin Drug

Load up on fiber and vegetables: They lower cholesterol almost as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, Canadian researchers report. Here’s your shopping list: Cholesterol-lowering margarines containing plant fats such as “Benecol” or “Take Control”, soy proteins and soluble fibers like oats, barley, psyllium (search), plus all kinds of vegetables, including …

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Dems One-Up Administration on Death Benefit

WASHINGTON – Democrats argued Tuesday that President Bush’s proposal to boost government payments to families of U.S. troops killed in Iraq (search), Afghanistan and future war zones should extend to all military personnel who die on active duty. Sen. Carl Levin (search) of Michigan, ranking Democrat on the Armed Services …

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