Advances in medical technology can seem like huge science fiction leaps. Take the FDA's summer 2012 approval of an "ingestible sensor" by Proteus Digital Health, Inc. It could bring regular "patch monitoring" to you and your doctor sooner than you think. Previously OK'd in Europe, it's formally called the "Ingestion Event Marker" (IEM).

This isn't science fiction.

If you like to keep current on the healthiest fare to put on your plate, there's no shortage of nutrition news. Nearly every day, it seems, the media reports more "latest findings" on food and what constitutes a healthy diet.

Here are some credible sources.

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