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New National Study Shows Integrative Medicine Commonly Used to Treat Chronic Health Conditions

PR Newswire MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Seventy-five percent of integrative medicine centers included in a new study about integrative practice reported success treating chronic pain. More than half of centers reported successfully using integrative medicine to treat gastrointestinal … Continue reading

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Chile Stops Use of Mercury in Vaccines

PR Newswire Decision Comes as WHO Meets to Discuss Global Treaty on Mercury Use WASHINGTON, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Chile has become the first developing country to stop the use of mercury in vaccines. In meetings with the Coalition … Continue reading

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Study to Determine Whether Fish Oil Can Help Prevent Psychiatric Disorders

PR Newswire MANHASSET, N.Y., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Researchers at Zucker Hillside Hospital’s Recognition and Prevention (RAP) Program who have worked with teenagers at risk for serious mental illness for the past decade are now studying the effectiveness of … Continue reading

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Spotting Dyslexia Before a Child Starts School

Source: PR Newswire BOSTON, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children’s Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia responds to … Continue reading

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Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron Refusing to Contest Ecuador Appellate Court Decision Upholding $18 Billion In Damages

Source: PR Newswire QUITO, Ecuador, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a stark departure from its normal litigation practices, Chevron has refused to request that the Ecuador appellate court that recently affirmed the $18 billion judgment against the oil major … Continue reading

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Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Widespread in the U.S.

Source: PRNewswire New survey finds these types of violence affect the health of millions of adults ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On average, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner … Continue reading

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