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Experts predict a global epidemic of Alzheimer's disease as the world's population ages. Their focus is now on a fat hormone that may indicate who is more likely to get Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. By 2050, the number of people with Alzhei

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By David McAlary A new U.S. study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging. We know that taking the female hormones e

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Have you ever thought about your biological clock? Never! No. Men don’t have to think about that. Men may not think about their biological clocks, but they should. There are some men whose biologica

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2007年VOA标准英语-Consumers Call for Ban on Growth Hormone in Mil

By Melinda Smith Washington 24 April 2007 One of the largest groups of milk producers in the United States has set an August first deadline for its members to stop treating their cows with a growth hormone, or pay more to get their milk to market. Th

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SSS 2008-04-17

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Steve Mirsky.Got a minute? Talk about your vicious cycles. A new study finds that belly fat could be making you hungrier. Which would lead to more belly fat. The research was performed at the Univ

SSS 2009-06-02

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By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2009 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that at least 180 million people have diabetes. Roughly 90 percent have what's called Type Two diabetes, caused by the body's ineffective use of insulin. Rese

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By Jessica Berman Washington 04 March 2008 According to the results of a large U.S. study, older women who used hormone therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause and then discontinued it remain at increased risk of cancer. Researchers voiced surprise

National standard for trans fat labeling

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