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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Radiation Sickness
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Attribution
Author:Miriam P. Rogers, EdD, RN, AOCN, CNS
Date Written:
Editor:Smith, Mary Ellen, BS
Edit Date:05/13/00
Reviewer:Fern Carness, RN, MPH
Date Reviewed:07/24/01
Sources
Beers, M.H. & Berkow, R. (Eds) (1999). Radiation Reactions and Injuries in Merck Manual, 17th Edition. Merck & Co., Inc.: Rahway, NJ. Section 20.