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FILE PHOTO: The Nutrition Facts label is seen on a box of Pop Tarts at a store in New York February 27, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid


Food Trends and Your Heart

Food Trends and Your Heart

Cambridge- The type and amount of fat, carbohydrate, sugar, and salt in our food supply has changed over the years — for better and for worse. Remember when packaged foods emblazoned with the words “fat free” seemed to be everywhere? Then came labels...
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A nurse vaccinates a patient as part of the start of the seasonal influenza vaccination campaign in Nice, southeastern France, October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard


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The camera has been designed to help doctors track medical tools known as endoscopes within the body


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A man drinks a soft drink at a store in Mexico City September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido/Files


Counting on Fewer Calories

Counting on Fewer Calories

Can curbing your usual daily calorie intake by 10% improve health and longevity? There is a saying: “The less you eat, the longer you live.” The rising rates of obesity have shown that Americans consume more than necessary, and cutting back on calories may...
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A tumor is a trove of data. Photograph: American Cancer Society/Getty Images


Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine

Big Data Shows Big Promise in Medicine

In handling some kinds of life-or-death medical judgments, computers have already have surpassed the abilities of doctors. We’re looking at something like promise of self-driving cars, according to Zak Kohane, a doctor and researcher at Harvard Medical School. On the...