THE GOOD NEWS
American adults have an average of 4% less blood cholesterol than they did 12 years ago, and only 20% of adults have very high cholesterol, down from 26%. Death rates from heart disease are down too.
Cocaine seems to prevent brain cells from absorbing the neurotransmitter dopamine; researchers have reduced the narcotic's high in addicted rats -- and thus the craving for it -- by giving them a drug that overrides the cocaine and helps cells absorb dopamine.
The FDA will aid credulous consumers by requiring companies that market vitamins and diet supplements to back up their therapeutic...
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