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Mercury may lurk in high fructose corn syrup
In the Columbia Daily Tribune, dietitian and columnist Melinda Hemmelgarn discusses a 2005 study recently published in Environmental Health in…
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CDC working to uncover cause of autism
This is a guest post from Elizabeth Fernandez of the San Francisco Chronicle. Fernandez is among the first class of…
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Doctor suggests reforms to stop foodborne illness
Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dennis G. Maki, M.D. takes a look at foodborne illness, the sources…
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Researchers study health bloggers, form community
Last fall, a trio of researchers from the Rijeka School of Medicine in Croatia published a paper examining that peculiar…
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Researchers study health bloggers, form online community
Last fall, a trio of researchers published a paper examining that peculiar class of people who may be loosely described…
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Medical economist has questions for Obama
On NiemanWatchdog.org, medical economist and scholar Rashi Fein has six questions for Obama about health care reform. Each of the…
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Report spurs Atlanta vaccination reform
ACHJ member and Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Alison Young followed up her initial report on unvaccinated students in Atlanta schools with…
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Avian flu still a danger, CDC official tells fellows
This is a guest post from Marshall Allen of the Las Vegas Sun. Allen is among the first class of…
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Group tackles shady practices of Calif. insurers
In California Lawyer, Jeanette Borzo tells the story of how Los Angeles city attorneys and a private law firm teamed…
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Newspaper: Landmark autism study used fixed data
An investigation by the Times of London finds that “The doctor who sparked the scare over the safety of the…
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