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Soak your potatoes Soaking potatoes in water before frying cuts down on formation of the suspected carcinogen acrylamide, a British study shows. Acrylamide is created when starch-rich foods are cooked...

Fish, fruits and veggies keep the mind in shape A diet rich in fish and omega-3 cuts the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease by 60 percent, and eating lots...

Injuries to student athletes Researchers report that there were 517,726 football-related injuries during the 2005-2006 high school season. The NCAA system logged more than 3,500 injuries in the same period....

Dad sways choice of son-in-law Women who had a good childhood relationship with their father are more likely to choose partners who resemble their father, new research suggests. The study,...

A problem for cops: Can't catch their Z's Research suggests that people who carry guns and whose jobs demand snap judgments in life-and-death situations -- police officers -- are severely...

Many people don't know that the Jamaican musician Bob Marley died of malignant melanoma in his right foot. African-Americans and Asian-Americans tend not to check for signs of skin cancer,...

Chemo mistakes reach kids The vast majority of potentially harmful errors in chemotherapy for children with cancer do find their way to these young patients, a new study finds. And...

Growing research suggests that inhaling straight oxygen can harm the brain, and a new UCLA brain-imaging study reveals why. It causes a drop in carbon dioxide, narrowing blood vessels and...

Tomatoes might be nutritious and tasty, but don't count on them to prevent prostate cancer. Researchers at the National Cancer Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center report that lycopene,...