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U.S. To Ban Importation Of Certain Foods From Mexico
By: VitaBeat    0 days 5 hours 16 minutes ago
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- A ban on certain foods coming from Mexico into the United States will take effect Monday as health officials are turning their attention to new possible sources for the Salmonella infections that have, up until now, been blamed on tomatoes.

The San Diego Union Tribune reported that the Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control told them on a conference call that all the 1,700 samples of Florida and Mexican tomatoes tested were negative for the sickening bacteria.

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Study: Consumption Of Green Tea Can Be Good For Heart
By: VitaBeat    0 days 8 hours 46 minutes ago
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Green tea appears to have a short-term health benefits on the large arteries of the heart, a Greek study has shown. The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis.

The study by Dr. Nikolaos Alexopoulos and colleagues in the cardiology department of Athens Medical School found that green tea rapidly improves the function of endothelial cells lining the suggests endothelium-dependent brachial artery dilatation increased significantly after drinking green tea.

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Study Recommends All Sports Players To Be Screened For Heart Defect
By: VitaBeat    0 days 10 hours 16 minutes ago
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Screening young athletes who participate in competitive sports for potentially fatal heart problems before they compete could save lives, a study has concluded.

The new study recommends performing the electrocardiogram (ECG), which records heart activity, while exercising because that can diagnose four times as many abnormalities as while resting. The study found that a large number of previously healthy people collapse and die from undiagnosed heart abnormalities, such as sudden cardiac arrest on the playing ground.

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Study: Women Receiving Kidneys From Males Donors At High Risk Of Organ Rejection
By: VitaBeat    0 days 10 hours 31 minutes ago
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Women receiving kidneys from males donors are at a higher risk of organ rejection than those who received one from another woman, a new Swiss study says. Researchers now recommend that the gender of patients and donors should be considered in future operations to avoid such problems.

Researchers at University Hospital Basel analyzed data on 195,516 people in Europe who received kidneys from deceased donors between 1985 and 2004, and found that gender can substantially affect whether the operation will be successful.

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U.S. Salmonella Outbreak Claims First Canadian Victim
By: VitaBeat    0 days 12 hours 1 minutes ago
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Canada reported Friday its first case of salmonella poisoning linked to the outbreak of the disease in the United States.

The Public Health Agency of Canada said a 33-year-old man from Ontario returning from the U.S. tested positive for the salmonella strain that has sickened 922 Americans in 40 U.S. states since April.

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