Charity News from Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2003Liberty Bowl teams visit children at St. JudeSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital (ALSAC) | As a kickoff to the 2003 AXA Liberty Bowl, the Conference USA champion University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and the Mountain West champion University of Utah Utes visited the patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Dec. 30. American Heart Association applauds move to ban ephedra American Heart Association | Today's announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its decision to prohibit the sale of supplements containing ephedra marks a victory for American consumers' health and safety, according to the American Heart Association. Placebo Effect: Harnessing Your Mind’s Power to Heal Mayo Clinic | It's true that some people who participate in research studies and take inactive medications called placebos do see health improvements. People taking placebos have experienced reduced pain, healed ulcers, eased nausea and even warts disappeared. Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions Mayo Clinic | How can you keep those resolutions for a healthier new year? Behavior change experts have developed guidelines that you can use to help transform your New Year's resolutions into long-term lifestyle changes. Gluten Intolerance No Longer Considered Rare Mayo Clinic | Until recently, doctors thought that celiac disease - an intolerance of gluten (a protein in wheat and other grains) - was rare in the US. That perception is changing. A recent Mayo Clinic study found a dramatic increase in the number of cases. Genomics Research: New Genetic “Hit List” May Underlie Susceptibility to Sudden Cardiac Death Mayo Clinic | Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered that genetic variants associated with instances of sudden cardiac deaths are far more prevalent and diverse than first thought - especially among minorities.
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