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Fruit and vegetables are good for general health, but now British scientists have developed a broccoli they claim may protect us against heart disease and several cancers.
HEADLINE: Broccoli makes super claims against disease
CAPTION: Fruit and vegetables are good for general health, but now British scientists have developed a broccoli they claim may protect us against heart disease and several cancers....
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CAN DRINKING COFFEE MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER?
Washington DC - 14 May, 2012
1. Coffee shop worker yelling, "Single, skim latte"
2. Line at counter to buy coffee, pan to workers
3. Worker placing coffee order on counter, customer picks up
4. Man holding coffee makes way through crowd...
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The Food and Drug Administration is requiring a gradual phase-out of trans fats in food. The artery-clogging additive is widely considered the worst kind of fat for the heart and can lead to heart attacks and death. (Nov. 7)
(SUPER = Dr. Allen Taylor, Chief of Cardiology, MedStar Heart Institute)
"They change your cholesterol levels, and they promote inflammation in the body, and those two changes appear to add up to a quite large increase in heart disease...
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RR7816B SOUTH AFRICA: AVOIDING HEART ATTACKS
White South African men have become the most
vulnerable people to heart attacks in the world and
many of them have taken up jogging. This report
examines the white South African lifestyle, the
jogging cult, a project to organise jogging...
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it's banning trans fats in food. The artery-clogging additive is widely considered the worst kind of fat for the heart and can lead to heart attacks and death. (Nov. 7)
Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods.
Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug Administration is getting rid of what's left of them for...
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Why salt hidden in food can be unhealthy
London - February 20, 2008
1. Mid shot of workers preparing fish and chips
2. Mid shot of customer buying fish and chips
3. Close up of "Fish and Chips" sign
4. Close up of girl pouring salt onto chips
5. Wide shot of hospital...
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How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child's brain and body
LEADIN:Researchers are discovering that ongoing stress during early childhood can harm children's brains and lead to major illnesses in adulthood. Doctors, schools and scientists in the U.S. are now seeking ways to help children cope,...
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Senate committee hears from NFL officials about steroid use
1. Wide view of first panel at steroids hearing
2. Witnesses
3. Wide of committee members
4. Wide of first panel being sworn in
5. Pan of first panel
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Steve Courson, former NFL (National Football League)...
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FDA says it will require food industry to phase out artery-clogging trans fats
Heart-clogging trans fats were once a staple of the American diet, plentiful in baked goods, microwave popcorn and fried foods.
Now, mindful of the health risks, the Food and Drug Administration is getting rid of what's left of them for...
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Charity warns of risk of cancer from obesity
LEAD-IN:As many as 700,000 people in the UK could develop cancer in the next 20 years due to being overweight or obese, according to a new report by charity Cancer Research UK and charitable alliance the UK Health Forum.The projection is...
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Tennis turns into high-impact group workout
US CARDIO TENNISSOURCE: AP HORIZONS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS: HORIZONS CLIENTS AND AP LIFESTYLE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLIENTS ONLYLENGTH: 6:24SHOTLIST:AP Television Marina del Rey California, US - 11 August 20161....
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RR7819B HEART TRANSPLANTS THE LONGEST SURVIVOR
Nine years ago Dorothy Fischer was the first non-white
to receive a new heart. Today she is the world's longest
survivor of a heart transplant operation. This report
looks at what the operation has meant to Dorothy, why heart...
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In a rare break from tradition, first lady Laura Bush offered this week's national radio address to promote healthy living and heart-disease prevention
HEADLINE: Radio address: Laura Bush talks heart health
CAPTION: In a rare break from tradition, first lady Laura Bush offered this week's national radio address to promote healthy living and heart-disease prevention. (Feb. 2)
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Parents praise Jimmy Kimmel for raising awareness on heart-related birth defects
PARENTS PRAISE JIMMY KIMMEL FOR RAISING AWARENESS ON HEART-RELATED BIRTH DEFECTSParents whose children are suffering from heart-related birth defects are applauding Jimmy Kimmel for raising awareness about the condition. On his show...
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++EMBARGOED: 22.30 GMT ++ New study urges people not to exclude dairy from diet
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USA: DRINKING WINE MAY REDUCE RISK OF HEART DISEASE
English/Nat
Drink wine and live longer - that's the advice some American doctors are now giving.
Several new studies suggest that while this sort of alcohol therapy may not be for everyone, moderate drinking may ward off heart disease...
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Hundreds of thousands of tractor trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry valid commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, including drivers who suffer seizures, heart attacks and unconscious spells, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by The Associated Press.
HEADLINE: Medically unfit truck drivers still on roads
CAPTION: Hundreds of thousands of tractor trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry valid commercial driver's licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability...
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Apes trained and fitted with monitors to track heart disease
AP Television
Chicago, Illinois, USA - 7 May 2012
1. Tight shot of chimpanzee chewing stick at Lincoln Park Zoo.
2. Mid shot of child looking at chimpanzee exhibit at Lincoln Park Zoo.
3. Mid shot of Dr. Kathryn Gamble watching a zoo...
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iPhone app reveals whether you have a healthy heart
London, UK, September 10, 2010
1. Close up of iPhone screen showing the start of iStethocope programme
2. UPSOUND: (English), Dr. Peter Bentley, computer scientist & istethoscope inventor (during mid shot demonstration on...
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New 3D technique helps treat babies with heart defects
Aarhus, Denmark - recent
1. Baby Kasper playing with his parents
2. Baby Kasper from behind trying to put on a royal crown
3. SOUNDBITE (Danish) Kasper's father "The beginning was difficult..."
4. Exterior Aarhus University Hospital...
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Philippines has its first swine flu-related death
June 22, 2009
1. Wide exterior of health department
2. Health department sign
3. Presser of health officials
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Francisco Duque III, Philippines Health Secretary
"I would like to report to you the death of a...
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RUSSIA: VITAL ORGANS NEEEDED FOR TRANSPLANTS ARE BEING SOLD
Russian/Nat
Vital organs needed for transplants in Russia are being sold to the highest bidder because of dire shortages and a shrinking health service.
The only centre that performs heart and liver transplants in Moscow is on the verge...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart work, as the 69-year-old enters a new phase of what he called 'increasing congestive heart failure.'
HEADLINE: Cheney recuperating from heart surgery
CAPTION: Former Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart work, as the 69-year-old enters a new phase of what...