Health officials say they’ve found traces of anthrax on a letter sent to a home near that of the 94-year-old Connecticut woman who died of the disease. But they’re not sure what, if anything, that suggests.

The contaminated letter was found at a home in Seymour, about two miles from the Oxford home of Ottilie Lundgren, says Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (more…)

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Hormone therapy has been discussed in the media in the past for its role in coronary heart disease prevention. Now new research comes to light that questions its benefits in this regard.

Over the years women who reach midlife have looked for ways to feel better and relieve the symptoms that this time of life can bring.

Many women turned to hormone replacement therapy as one answer. Its benefits were extolled in the media, and relief from hot flashes and osteoporosis looked good. Not only that, but studies such as the early Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial (PEPI) suggested that it prevented heart disease. (more…)

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Getting enough calcium can be a problem in many cases, low carb dieting including. But how about cheeses? Also, there are other sources of calcium besides diary products.
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