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Reuters - Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, according to a major study published Wednesday.

AP - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer.

Reuters - Hungarian police have detained four people on suspicion of carrying out illegal, untested stem cell treatments using embryos or aborted fetuses at a Hungarian private clinic, police said in a statement.

Reuters - Despite evidence that cardiac rehabilitation helps patients following discharge from the hospital, almost half of heart disease patients eligible for such rehabilitation are not referred for it, according to a new study.

Reuters - In US counties with the most segregation, an increase in the African-American or Hispanic population is associated with a decrease in the availability and use of surgical services and an increase in the number of emergency room visits, a new study shows.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — A British study adds
evidence to support a growing movement to raise the age at which American
women should start Pap screening to detect cervical cancer.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) — The International Agency for
Research on Cancer on Tuesday moved tanning beds to its highest cancer
risk category — “carcinogenic to humans,” according to a new report.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — By the time you’re in your second trimester
of pregnancy, your body already has undergone significant change. But
you’re certainly not through.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — While nightmares mostly affect children,
even adults have an occasional bad dream.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) — Increased oxygen
consumption associated with moderate- to high-intensity exercise appears
to reduce the risk of cancer, a new study has found.