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Exercise bikes may cause cancer: German study
Handgrips on 12 out of 15 exercise bikes tested in Germany were found to contain substances that can cause cancer, a consumer safety group said on Thursday.

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Employees who are sexually harassed experience less job satisfaction and lower job performance
A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and job performance. Employees also experienced higher levels of psychological distress and physical problems than those who were not harassed.

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Scientist to bare his DNA
Here's some personal information about Misha Angrist: His blood pressure is 104 over 65. He weighs 173 pounds, has fought anxiety and depression and is very allergic to cats.

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Children of centenarians live longer, have lower risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes
A recent study appearing in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that centenarian offspring (children of parents who lived to be at least 97 years old) retain important cardiovascular advantages from their parents compared to a similarly-aged cohort. The study is the first to assess the health of centenarian offspring over time and could be important for future research, as the subjects may be used as a model of healthy aging.

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Study suggests attending religious services sharply cuts risk of death
A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent. The findings, published in Psychology and Health, were based on data drawn from participants who spanned numerous religious denominations.

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New method for tracing metal pollution back to its sources
A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation, says research out this week in the journal Analytical Chemistry.

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Oh, what a feeling! Brain-injured recover emotional perception skills
People who have lost the ability to interpret emotion after a severe brain injury can regain this vital social skill by being re-educated to read body language, facial expressions and voice tone in others, according to a new study.

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Is superfood omega-3 keeping its promise?
Take a walk through a supermarket in any wealthy nation and the promise of omega-3 health benefits screams off food products from bread to milk to juice. But are consumers getting the superfood they paid for?

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European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent
The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.

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Where there's wildfire smoke, there's toxicity
The health threat to city dwellers posed by Southern California wildfires like those of November 2008 may have been underestimated by officials.

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Yahoo! News Search Results for Islamic Health

Dr M: Look at all ideas including Islamic finance (Business Times (Malaysia))
THE world should not dismiss any idea, even that of adopting Islamic banking, in the process of trying to solve the systemic collapse of the global banking system, says former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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World's Biggest Bank Backs Islamic Microfinance (Global Envision)
Do microloans conflict with religion? Many Muslims are leery of the traditional banking system because the idea of making money from money, or charging interest, is considered illegal under Sharia (or Islamic) law.

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Somali Pirates Successful Business Model, Trade with Terrorists (Newswise)
The Somali pirates are growing their business - expanding their area of operation, managing public relations, reinvesting in the enterprise - and appear to have a growing relationship with militant Islamic groups, says University of Maryland researcher, Jana Shakarian, who monitors political, social and security conditions in Africa. "Piracy in Somalia represents the most profitable business on ...

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CHS Expands Workforce Health Services with Global Behavioral Health Initiative (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RESTON, Va.----Comprehensive Health Services , a leading national workforce health management company, is expanding its behavioral health initiative beyond services specifically for first responder communities, to include a spectrum of services and training delivered internationally for government and commercial clients requiring health expertise across various cultural backgrounds.

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Iran MPs urge Islamic response to Gaza crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iranian MPs denounced "the crisis in Gaza" and asked Islamic organisations to respond to "cries" from Gaza's people, Iran's labour news agency ILNA reported on Sunday.

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GMA orders offensive against kidnappers (The Manila Times)
President Arroyo is angered by the wave of kidnappings by Islamic extremists and Moro rebels in the south, and has ordered security forces to “contain and neutralize the perpetrators at all cost,” Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Wednesday.

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Libyan women endure sexism despite equality reforms (The Star)
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More Libyan women are venturing from home in search of work but they complain of antiquated male attitudes that decades of gender equality reforms have failed to dislodge.

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Fatwa on practicing yoga to be issued in Malaysia this week (New Kerala)
Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov 19 : The Malaysian Government's Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has said that the National Fatwa Council will come out with a ruling on yoga exercise this week.

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Iran MPs urge Islamic response to Gaza crisis (Middle East Times)
Relatives of militant Ahmed al-Helo of the Popular Resistance Committees who was killed in an Israeli air strike, mourn at his funeral in Gaza City. Iranian MPs have denounced the "crisis in Gaza" and asked Islamic organisations to respond to "cries" from Gaza's people, Iran's labour news agency ILNA has reported.

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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 13:43 Libyan women endure sexism despite equality reforms (Interactive Investor)
By Tom Pfeiffer

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