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Make Alzheimer's Disease a National Priority
You can't say Alzheimer's researchers aren't trying really hard to make progress in preventing and treating the disease. A team of researchers is cycling across the country to raise awareness of the...
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Urban Health Legends: True and false
Kid's love to scare other kids. If you eat the seeds of an apple, an apple tree will grow in your stomach. If you keep crossing your eyes, they will stay like that. My mothers favorite was always...
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People who drink moderately, outlive those who don't drink at all
Before everyone starts running to the closest liquor store, let's take a look at why moderate drinkers outlive nondrinkers. It seems to be the case in European countries where people have less cardiac...
View ArticleDog treats recalled over salmonella
Just when we thought it was safe to eat eggs again, we have another recall. This one is related to our adorable canine friends. The Hartz Mountain Corp. is recalling almost 80,000 bags of Hartz...
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Wings: All You Need to Reach the Beach!
Okay, I admit it, I'm a beach bum. I dress like one and truly represent the local aspect of living in South Florida. That's why I love to stumble upon a store that not only meets...
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Most popular kids first to get the flu
You might be the homecoming queen or the most popular teen in the school, but popularity has it's drawbacks. Especially when it comes to the flu. Scientists can now predict, by popularity, who is more...
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Alzheimer's Day: Please sign the petition for more funding
Every year on September 21, organizations and individuals around the world unite to recognize World Alzheimer's Day. Together we can send a strong message to policy makers that Alzheimer’s disease is...
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Breast Cancer: Better odds if your pregnant
Your seven months pregnant with your first child and you notice a lump on your breast. After all the tests, your told that it's cancerous. You have breast cancer. Before you go into meltdown mode your...
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Can cinnamon help regulate blood sugar?
Okay, first off, if you have Type 1 diabetes, this study isn't for you. Type 1 diabetics do not produce any insulin at all. Without the insulin there isn't anything to regulate. This study is for...
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Can walnuts help fight breast cancer?
Walnuts. Used for baking and other festive occassions during the holidays. But can walnuts have a hidden benefit that no one realizes? How about preventing breast cancer? Adding two ounces of walnuts...
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Can dental x-rays cause thyroid cancer?
We have a tooth causing us pain and what do we do? We call the dentist for an appointment. As soon as we sit in their chair, they begin to x-ray our mouth. Can all these x-rays cause...
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Celine Dion hospitalized to prevent premature birth of twins
Celine Dion, the grammy winning singer, has been hospitalized at St. Mary's Medical Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to prevent the premature birth of her twin boys. According to Ryan Leiber, Dion...
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Celine Dion delivers twin boys in Florida
It's official! Grammy award winning singer Celine Dion has delivered twin boys at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, today.The singer, 42, gave birth to fraternal twin boys at 11...
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C-A-B is the new CPR
Your in a life or death situation. The person you are with has stopped breathing. What do you do? You can't seem to remember what you have learned in a CPR class many years ago. Is it...
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Alcohol more lethal than cocaine and heroin
Alcohol is more dangerous than heroin and cocaine, a new study shows. How can this be? Well let's look at the facts. Alcohol can be purchased anywhere once your an adult. It is common place at social...
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How nutrition professor lost 27 lbs on Twinkie diet
You are what you eat? For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, consumed nothing but junk food. His point? To make people aware that it's the calorie intake,...
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Why antibacterial products are dangerous to your health
Most soaps are antibacterial. It takes awhile for me to look through all the products to find one that is simply soap. It amazes me that in the past few years everything seems to be antibacterial. My...
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Radiation: How will Japan's nuclear reactors affect us?
We have all seen the horrors of another natural disaster in Japan. First it was the earthquake. Then it was the catastrophic tsunami and now Japan's nuclear reactors are throwing off radiation. Can it...
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Talcum powder linked to ovarian cancer
My mother was addicted to talcum powder. After a shower the talcum powder always came out. It was used on my brother as an infant and it was used on me. So what is the problem with talcum powder? It...
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An easy way to diagnose Parkinson's Disease
Living in South Florida provides people the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities all year long. Riding a bicycle is one of them. Researchers have now found a link between riding a bicycle and...
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