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Source: ieee.org

Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content

Fast food may expose consumers to phthalates: reported fast food intake, the type of fast food they ate and the fat content of their food over the previous 24 hours. The surveys also included objective measurements of chemicals in urine samples.
Source: reuters.com

Garry Shandling and the Disease You Didn't Know About: The comedian suffered from hyperparathyroidism, a rare and under-publicized

Garry Shandling and the Disease You Didn't Know About: The comedian suffered from hyperparathyroidism, a rare and under-publicized condition that can sometimes be fatal.  
Source: theatlantic.com

Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have

Vietnam twins found to have different fathers in rare case - BBC News: A pair of Vietnamese twins have been found to have different fathers, in an extremely rare case.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Briefly Noted: Mice Show How High-Fat Diet Could Cause Intestinal Tumors: By the Editors A study in mice shows a possible

Briefly Noted: Mice Show How High-Fat Diet Could Cause Intestinal Tumors: By the Editors A study in mice shows a possible mechanism for the known link between obesity and colon … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

McDonald’s kale salad has more fat and calories than a double Big Mac: Fast-food salads or not, eating out is bad for

McDonald’s kale salad has more fat and calories than a double Big Mac: Fast-food salads or not, eating out is bad for your health according to new studies.
Source: arstechnica.com

Fat-Shaming Doesn't Motivate People to Lose Weight: The cards Overweight Haters Ltd. is handing out to passengers on the

Fat-Shaming Doesn't Motivate People to Lose Weight: The cards Overweight Haters Ltd. is handing out to passengers on the Tube aren’t just cruel; they’re ineffective.
Source: theatlantic.com

From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start

From starving chicks come fat birds: A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that baby birds that have a difficult start in life grow to be fatter and greedier than their more fortunate siblings.
Source: eurekalert.org

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores

Can Professor Green teach men to talk about suicide? | Nicola Slawson: The British rapper’s BBC3 documentary explores his father’s death and discusses how men need to talk about their feelings to reduce the high rate of suicide
Source: theguardian.com

Wyoming marks first known rabies fatality with death of woman, 77: Wyoming has recorded the state's first known fatality

Wyoming marks first known rabies fatality with death of woman, 77: Wyoming has recorded the state's first known fatality from rabies with the death of an elderly woman from Lander who contracted the viral disease in August after being bitten by an infected bat, state health officials said on Wednesday.
Source: reuters.com

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2013: A new report shows that adult obesity rates hold steady in America,

F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2013: A new report shows that adult obesity rates hold steady in America, but remain high. See the key findings and stats in your area.
Source: rwjf.org

New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in

New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The increase in popularity has also increased the number of injuries related to ziplining. A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The...
Source: eurekalert.org

8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity

8 Fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning - PulseLearning: Want to know how the way you use eLearning interactivity can leave your content for dead? Check 8 fatal Interaction Errors That Kill eLearning.
Source: pulselearning.com

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added

NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added to NHS childhood immunisation programme
Source: theguardian.com