Stanford researchers turned fat removed by liposuction into induced pluripotent stem cells. They say the fat cells reprogram more efficiently and are ready right away, where skin cells need three weeks in culture, and they avoid mouse feeder cells and cross-species contamination.
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September: National Addiction and Recovery Month
Marking the twentieth National Addiction and Recovery Month, this piece offers advice for the early days of sobriety: start slowly with a few non-negotiable habits, treat addiction as an illness that needs care rather than a choice, and rebuild order in neglected parts of life.
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U.S Prepares for Flu Hospitalizations
The CDC says it is preparing for 1.8 million flu hospitalizations and as many as 90,000 deaths in the coming months, with swine flu cases already surging in August. For Aug. 23-29 hospitalizations rose to 9,079, and H1N1 made up 97 percent of reported flu cases.
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New bills may give you medical freedom
Citing supplement company Daniel Chapter One, this piece urges readers to press Congress to pass three Ron Paul bills: the Freedom of Health Speech Act, the Health Freedom Act and the Congressional Responsibility and Accountability Act. One would end FDA prior restraint of nutrient-disease claims.
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WHO Admits to Releasing Pandemic Virus into Population via 'Mock-Up' Vaccines
Mercola points to WHO's own site describing European manufacturers' 'mock-up' vaccines, which carry a flu strain absent from recent human circulation to mimic a pandemic virus and speed regulatory approval. He reads that practice as releasing pandemic viruses into the population.
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Making a dent in the obesity epidemic
An Institute of Medicine and National Research Council report says 16.3 percent of Americans aged two to 19 are obese, and urges local governments to act: zoning limits on fast food near schools, less screen time in after-school programs, and taxes on high-calorie foods and drinks.
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Elmo starts government job
HHS has enlisted Elmo and Gordon of Sesame Street for public service ads teaching children hand-washing and sneezing habits to slow swine flu. The reformatted spots promote flu.gov and will run nationwide on donated airtime.
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How could doctors convince people of the need to get swine flu shots?
Only 48 percent of 389 Hong Kong health workers surveyed said they would accept a pre-pandemic H1N1 vaccine, citing worries about side effects, efficacy and timing. Similar reluctance turned up in a British Columbia focus group study and US surveys.
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Warning: Swine Flu Shot Linked to Killer Nerve Disease
A leaked UK Health Protection Agency letter told neurologists to watch for a rise in Guillain-Barre Syndrome linked to the swine flu vaccine. It cited the 1976 US campaign, pulled after ten weeks once the nerve-disease link became clear.
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The Downside of Woodstock's Free Love
A look back at Woodstock lists what 1969 lacked: no texting, no ATMs or credit cards, no credit ratings, no Ticketron, $18 for three days and hitchhiking as transport. The author argues the real difference from today's festivals is the musicians, not the missing gadgets.
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Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Egan kills himself
Richard J. Egan, the EMC co-founder and former US ambassador to Ireland, shot himself at his Boston home at 73. His family said he had been diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in May. Self-inflicted gunshot wounds accounted for 53 percent of US suicides completed in 2005.
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Identity Theft: Get to know how to protect yourself
After thieves stole Ben Bernanke's wife's handbag at a Washington DC Starbucks and wrote checks on the account, this piece relays FTC steps: place a fraud alert with TransUnion, Equifax or Experian, review your credit reports for at least a year, and close tampered accounts in writing.
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Two lottery players win $333 million jackpot
Two players, one in California and one in New York, split a $333 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, each taking $166.5 million or $103.4 million as cash. It ranks as the third largest jackpot; the odds of winning are one in 175,711,536.
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Letter from President Barack Omaba regarding Edward Kennedy
A letter from President Obama mourning Senator Ted Kennedy, recalling five decades in which Kennedy's name appeared on major civil rights, health and economic legislation, and the warmth and friendships he kept across party lines in the Senate.
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Recommendations for Keeping the Swine Flu at Bay
Ahead of the 2009 flu season, the piece gathers prevention advice from the CDC and other sources: wash hands often, disinfect kitchen surfaces, door knobs, keyboards, phones and remotes daily, dry damp areas, wash towels and rugs, and replace toothbrushes.
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Is it Possible to be both Fit and Fat?
Steven Blair of the Cooper Institute says overweight but fit people carry half the death rate of normal-weight people who are unfit. Being fit here means not smoking, moving 30 minutes a day, carrying no major risk factors, and keeping a waist under 35 inches for women, 40 for men.
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Can $300 Cover Back-to-School Shopping?
A satirical column on back-to-school shopping with a $300 budget, roughly an unemployment check, where $75 jeans and a $39 burnout top eat a third of it, and on an economy the writer says still runs on buying things people cannot afford.
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FDA's mercury ruling defies ALL scientific reasoning
The FDA classified dental amalgam as a class II device without the precautions for pregnant women and children that a court settlement had required, contradicting its own expert panel. Charles Brown of Consumers for Dental Choice says the agency broke its word, bowing to industry.
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