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151. Arsenic in Food: FAQ
     

     Recent investigations have found the toxin arsenic in rice and apple juice. Consumer Reports published results of their tests of 88 samples of apple and grape juices. Nine samples had more arsenic than the federal government allows in drinking water In a separate analysis of government nutrition dat

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152. Top Doctor Topics of 2011
     

     Concerns about drugs, both prescription and illegal, made headlines during 2011. The possibility of cancer from cell phones came into the spotlight as well. But not all news was about warnings and scares. The FDA approved a new drug for diabetes, linagliptin, giving people with type 2 diabetes anoth

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153. Family Food: New Year's Resolutions
     

     We make a lot of New Year's resolutions around food. We vow to eat less sugar, less fat, and less salt. We promise ourselves we'll eat more veggies, whole grains, and fish and cut down on Big Macs and second helpings. These are good first steps, but you can make other kinds of food resolutions, too,

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154. Eight Healthy Facts About Kale
     

     History of Kale Kale has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years. Popular in Europe during Roman times and the Middle Ages, it arrived in the United States in the 17th century. Kale Chips Kale chips are a nutritious, easy-to-make snack: Remove kale leaves from stems, tear into bite-sized pieces, d

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155. Report: Arsenic in Apple, Grape Juice
     

     Nov. 30, 2011 -- Ten percent of store-bought apple and grape juice samples have more arsenic -- and 25% have more lead -- than the Environmental Protection Agency allows in bottled water, a Consumer Reports study finds. Those total arsenic levels are well below the FDA's current "level of concern" t

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156. Snacking Before Lunch May Sabotage Your Diet
     

     Nov. 30, 2011 -- Women hear this: Grabbing a snack between breakfast and lunch may sabotage your weight loss efforts. New research shows that older female dieters who have a mid-morning snack lose less weight than their counterparts who ate a healthy breakfast and don’t snack in the a.m.  The new fi

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157. WebMD's Top Health Stories of 2011
     

     What sets important health stories apart is that they involve all of us on a personal level -- even if we don’t know it at the time. It may be a story that transfixes us because its impact is immediate -- or it may be a story that’s a bit under the radar but may later change the way we look at healt

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158. CDC: Teens Don't Eat Enough Fruits and Veggies
     

     Nov. 23, 2011 -- Many American teenagers may be eating fewer fruits and vegetables each day than nationwide guidelines recommend for this age group, a CDC report suggests. In 2010, about one in four high school students ate fruit less than once a day, and one in three didn't eat vegetables more than

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159. Can of Soup a Day Linked to High BPA Levels in Urine
     

     Nov. 22, 2011 -- Eating just one 12-ounce serving of canned soup a day for five days straight may lead to more than a 1,000% increase in the amount of the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in your urine, a new study shows. BPA is a chemical used in the manufacturing of many metal food and bev

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160. FDA Reconsiders Weight Loss Drug Qnexa
     

     Nov. 9, 2011 -- The FDA is again considering approval of an experimental weight loss drug it rejected a year ago over concerns about potential heart problems and birth defects in babies born to women who take the drug. California-based pharmaceutical company Vivus Inc, is now asking for limited appr

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