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181. Coffee and Your Health
     

     Coffee may taste good and get you going in the morning, but what will it do for your health? A growing body of research shows that coffee drinkers, compared to nondrinkers, are: less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and dementia have fewer cases of certain cancers, heart rhythm p

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182. Ground Beef Recalled Due to E. coli
     

     Aug. 15, 2011 -- More than 60,000 pounds of ground beef sold at three major grocery store chains in the Southeast have been recalled because of potential E. coli contamination. The ground beef was supplied by National Beef Packaging Co. of Dodge City, Kan. and sold by Winn-Dixie Stores Inc, Publix S

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183. 5 Healthy Facts About Carrots
     

     Medicinal Uses of Carrots Carrots were first grown as medicine, not food, for a variety of ailments. History of Carrots Carrots can be traced back about 5,000 years through historical documents and paintings. No one knows exactly when the first carrots appeared, however, because many people mistook

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184. 36 Million Pounds of Ground Turkey Recalled
     

     Aug. 4, 2011 -- Cargill has recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey sold since Feb. 20, the third largest meat recall in history. Ground turkey processed by Cargill's Springdale, Ark., processing plant is the likely cause of a drug-resistant salmonella outbreak that has killed one person and sic

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185. 17 Best and Worst Fast-Food Salads
     

     Looking for a healthy, low-calorie salad? WebMD 'Recipe Doctor' Elaine Magee lists her picks for the healthiest (and unhealthiest salads) from top fast-food chains.

186. Salmonella-Tainted Ground Turkey Outbreak Hits 26 States
     

     Aug. 2, 2011 -- A salmonella outbreak apparently caused by contaminated ground turkey has killed one person and sickened at least 76 other people in 26 states, CDC officials say. No production source has been identified for the outbreak, and no recall has been put into effect, but the CDC is working

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187. Food Recall From Listeria Threat Expands
     

     July 28, 2011 -- Yogurt, salads, and sandwiches have been added to the list of listeria-contaminated foods recalled from Starbucks, Race Trac, and convenience stores in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Previously, the list included some 7,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken, turkey, beef, and pork prod

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188. Listeria Forces Recalls of Ready-to-Eat Chicken, Meat
     

     July 27, 2011 -- Pilgrim's pride has recalled 18,312 pounds of chicken nuggets and chicken fillets sold at Dollar General stores in nine states. Contamination with potentially deadly listeria bacteria was detected in the fully cooked products. In a separate recall, also due to listeria contamination

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189. Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papaya
     

     July 26, 2011 -- The FDA has warned Americans not to eat papayas imported by a Texas company from Mexico because they have been linked to a salmonella outbreak in at least 23 states that has sickened nearly 100 people. The FDA says the papayas in question were imported by Agromod Produce Inc. in McA

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190. Why Comfort Foods Are So Comforting
     

     July 25, 2011 -- When we are feeling sad, many of us reach for comfort foods such as chocolate, ice cream, or chips. Now new research helps show how these foods boost our moods. Researchers led by Lukas Van Oudenhove, MD, PhD, at the University of Leuven in Belgium, used functional MRI scans to char

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