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New research institute could help create jobs, improve health for Hoosiers
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND-- The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is the first of its kind in the country and it could one day lead to research breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease and other diseases. The institute is a collaborative effort between the state,...Tags: Research, University of Notre Dame, Science and Technology, Science, Heart Disease
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Study: Helmet law weakened, motorcycle injuries up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the nation,...
Tags: Lawyers, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Highway Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, University of Michigan
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Babies born after mom's obesity surgery do better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children's genes behave. In a first-...
Tags: Obesity, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Physiology, Cesarean Section
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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: Cleveland Clinic, England, Health Treatments, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Genetics
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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Social Issues, Family, Politics, Planned Parenthood
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SPECIAL REPORT: Obamacare (Part 2)
WSBT-TVThe WSBT Fact Finder team is taking a look at what health care reform means to you. We explored how Obamacare could affect where you get treated and who treats you. Historically, the American health system was identified as hospitals and doctors. Now,...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics
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Study sees prostate cancer treatment side effects
A new study shows how important it is for men to carefully consider treatments for early-stage prostate cancer. Fifteen years after surgery or radiation treatment, nearly all of the older men in the study had some problems having sex. About one-fifth...Tags: Levitra (drug), Health Treatments, Vanderbilt University , Cialis (drug), City of Hope
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Notre Dame's Kelly wins another 'Coach of the Year' award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Just hours before his team's final matchup of the college football season, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly on Monday was named the Liberty Mutual Insurance 'Coach of the Year.' The annual award, which honors sportsmanship,...
Tags: Brian Kelly, Students, Social Issues, Football, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Purdue Extension studies obesity among rural kids
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue Extension researchers are helping with a multi-state study that's seeking the causes of childhood obesity among preschoolers in the Midwest's rural areas. The federally funded study led by Kansas State University...
Tags: Obesity, Weight
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Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
CHICAGO (AP) — Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers. The increased odds weren't huge, although multiple job losses posed as...
Tags: Obesity, Internists, University of Michigan, Science and Technology, High Blood Pressure
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Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. Soda and other sweetened drinks — the focus...Tags: Obesity, Wines, Weight, Coca-Cola Co., U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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More women have driver's licenses than men in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Trips and Vacations, Automotive Equipment, University of Michigan, Science and Technology
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