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Don't miss these 7 summer foods

Buying fruits and vegetables at their peak from your local farmers market or grocery store is good for both your health and your wallet. Here are 7 summer foods you shouldn't miss.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:49:59 GMT
Up to 6,000 exposed to hepatitis at hospital

A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, officials said.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:32:21 GMT
Powerful sedative found in Jacksons home

July 3: The powerful sedative Diprivan was reportedly found in Michael Jackson's home. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (MSNBC)A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home. Diprivan is an intravenous anesthetic drug widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness. Also known as Propofol, it's very unusual to have in a private home

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:24:05 GMT
Fact file: What is Diprivan?

Diprivan, a powerful sedative reportedly found at Michael Jackson's home, is generally used as an anesthesia during surgeries. Find out more about the medication.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:08:32 GMT
Sip 'n starve: Dangerous diets in disguise

Some women in Los Angeles are forswearing dieting and embracing a new euphemism for it: cleansing. In reality, however, lemon juice is not a meal, and taken to extremes, cleansing is anything but healthy.In L.A., the latest healthy method for staying slim can border on the downright dangerous and its probably already changing the way we all think about diets.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:27:29 GMT
Oops! Why we say what were trying to hide

The very act of trying to avoid saying or doing something can sometimes cause it to happen. Scientists have figured out one surprising reason why we make social gaffes we desperately wish to avoid: The very act of trying to avoid saying or doing something can cause it to happen.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 20:49:33 GMT
Heart attack survivors not told of study dangers

A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:52:47 GMT
Advocates are back with real health care stories

Carpenter Greg Douglas sits with dozens of medical bills at his home in Harpswell, Maine, on Wednesday. The community held a benefit for him and put out collection cans to help with medical expenses after he was injured when his truck rolled on black ice. Thousands of people are now telling their stories on videos, ads and Web sites on both sides of the health care debate.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:27:24 GMT
'Organic' label's integrity under fire

April 21, 2008: Changing the way you eat can help save the planet. Annie Bell Muzaurieta, food editor of thedailygreen.com, explains about choosing organic foods, eating locally, and more.(Today Show)USDA shortcomings mean consumers who buy "organic" are not always getting foods without pesticides, produced in a way that is gentle on the environment.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:20:53 GMT
MSG hangs on after decades of demonization

Complaints about headaches and heart palpitations persist. But so does monosodium glutamate.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 00:17:28 GMT
New swine flu inefficient in attacking people

With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is so far more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:31:01 GMT
Obama health czar led companies in trouble

President Barack Obama introduces Nancy-Ann DeParle on March 2 as director for health reform. After servingasa director of companies under federal investigation, she's back in government.Nancy-Ann DeParle, President Barack Obamas health policy czar, served as a director of corporations that faced scores of federal investigations, whistleblower lawsuits and other regulatory actions, according to government records reviewed by the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University.

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 03:22:22 GMT
400,000 cribs recalled after 8-month-old dies

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Simplicity Inc. is recalling about 400,000 cribs that put babies at risk of death by suffocation.

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 15:03:28 GMT
Few survive cardiac arrest, even with CPR

The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade.

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:00:03 GMT
As 23 states get even fatter, heavy costs loom

July 1: For the fifth year in a row, Mississippi ranked first in fatness, according to a Robert Wood Johnson study on obesity in America. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 23:26:43 GMT
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