Frank Whittemore on August 10th, 2010

Good news for heart patients…
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Frank Whittemore on July 7th, 2010

Warning people to stay out of the sun may have led to vitamin D deficiencies, British newspaper The Independent reported Monday…
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Frank Whittemore on July 5th, 2010

The findings add to a growing body of evidence that too much of the ubiquitous sugar can have important health consequences…
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Frank Whittemore on June 5th, 2010

With salt under attack for its ill effects on the nation’s health, the food giant Cargill kicked off a campaign last November to spread its own message…
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Frank Whittemore on June 2nd, 2010

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Frank Whittemore on May 22nd, 2010

Health ministers, alarmed at the growing number of obese children, agreed on Thursday to try to reduce children’s consumption of junk food and soft drinks by asking member states to restrict advertising and marketing…
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Frank Whittemore on May 14th, 2010

Dr. Edward Yeh and colleagues at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center in Houston used an innovative technique to give the stem cells a special gene that made them glow so they could be tracked! These human blood stem cells carried the CD34 protein (CD34+)…
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Frank Whittemore on April 28th, 2010

The pledges are part of Bloomberg’s National Salt Reduction Initiative, a coalition of cities and health organizations that aim to reduce salt in restaurant and packaged foods by 25 percent over five years…
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Frank Whittemore on April 20th, 2010

From TED Talk To Saving Lives…
The heart monitor of the future is already here and saving lives…
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Frank Whittemore on April 12th, 2010

Start walking! Boxing champion Laila Ali speaks with TODAY’s Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb about her partnership with the American Heart Association and their work to get people moving towards a healthier lifestyle.

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