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A California lawmaker is targeting the obesity epidemic by proposing a penny-an-ounce tax on soda and other sweetened drinks. That's good, but why not expand it to tax all junk food? 
Is acupuncture just what the doctor ordered for stroke victims?A "doctor of Oriental medicine" encourages the mainstream medical field to consider a treatment plan that he says has proven to work wonders in the Far East: acupuncture. 
Yoga, meditation program helps city youths cope with stressResearchers believe the ancient practice may help elementary school students cope with the stress of growing up in impoverished, violent neighborhoods. 
A new kind of pacemaker is safe during MRI imagingEarlier this month the FDA approved the Revo MRI Pacing System, the first MRI-compatible pacemaker. A patient in Connecticut has successfully received an implant. |
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