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191. Restaurant Foods Win 'Awards' for Most Calories
     

     July 19, 2011 -- What has 1,540 calories, 59 grams of saturated fat, and weighs nearly three-quarters of a pound? A single slice of the Cheesecake Factory's Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake, a winner of one of this year's Xtreme Eating Awards from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CS

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192. 8 Healthy Facts About Apricots
     

     Apricot Origins Apricots originated in Asia more than 4,000 years ago, migrating to Persia and the Mediterranean before Spanish explorers brought them to the United States. Apricot Calories One apricot has only 17 calories. Apricots and Fertility In China, apricots were called "moons of the faithful

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193. Can Hot Coffee or Tea Cut MRSA Risk?
     

     July 11, 2011 -- Can drinking a steaming hot cup of coffee or tea reduce the likelihood of having MRSA bacteria lurking inside your nose? New research in the Annals of Family Medicine says these beverages have antimicrobial properties and drinking hot tea or coffee is associated with a lower risk of

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194. Benefits of Soy: A Mixed Bag
     

     July 1, 2011 -- Soy appears to help midlife women deal with hot flashes and night sweats, according to a new report. However, the evidence for other potential benefits of soy -- such as effects on heart and bone health -- is not clear, a panel of experts has concluded. ''It gets a good score for [me

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195. Sprouts Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in U.S.
     

     June 28, 2011 -- The FDA is warning people not to eat alfalfa sprouts or spicy sprouts produced by Evergreen Produce because of a danger of salmonella contamination. The FDA says the sprouts have been linked to 20 reported cases, including one hospitalization, of Salmonella Enteritidis infection in

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196. Tips for Reaping the Benefits of Whole Grains
     

     Eating more whole grains is an easy way to make your diet healthier. Whole grains are packed with nutrients including protein, fiber, B vitamins, antioxidants, and trace minerals (iron, zinc, copper, and magnesium). A diet rich in whole grains has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, type

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197. Apples Are Top Food With Most Pesticides
     

     June 13, 2011 -- Apples again top the "dirty dozen" list of produce most contaminated with pesticides, while onions top the list of the "clean 15." The rankings come from consumer advocates at the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), based on pesticide tests from the U.S. Department of Agric

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198. FDA Raises Concerns Over Arsenic in Chickens
     

     June 8, 2011 -- An FDA study has found "very low levels" of a cancer-causing form of arsenic in the livers of chickens given the widely used feed additive 3-Nitro or Roxarsone. Pfizer said today it would voluntarily suspend U.S. sales of the drug in 30 days. The FDA says sales will not resume until

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199. E. coli Down, Salmonella Up in U.S.
     

     June 7, 2011 -- Germ-filled food sickens one in six Americans every year, the CDC says in its annual report on food safety. The CDC's FoodNet system, which covers about 15% of the U.S. population, reported some 20,000 illnesses, 4,200 hospitalizations, and 68 deaths from nine different food-borne in

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200. 6 Americans Sickened by Deadly E. coli in Germany
     

     June 3, 2011 -- Six Americans, two of them on a military base in Germany, have been sickened by the deadly new E. coli strain outbreak in northern Germany. Four of the Americans fell ill after separately visiting Germany. One became ill on the airplane while on the way back to the U.S. Two women and

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