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The 7 Most Pointlessly Horrifying Plastic Surgery Procedures
Plastic surgery has blessed us with something our forefathers never had: huge boobs on skinny girls. But science–and shallow people with extra money to throw around–were not satisfied with that miracle. No, they continued developing plastic surgery techniques that strayed out of the realm of the vain and image-obsessed and into the land of weird.
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January 11th, 2010
A Untapped Source of Healing Cancer — Our Own Bodies
The complexity of cancer certainly makes understanding the disease almost impossible. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells.[1]
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January 10th, 2010
3 Myths – About Running and Your Health
Every person who takes up running has, at one time or another, been confronted by a helpful critic who is more than happy to reel off the reasons running will ruin your life. It will cripple you in your later years; you might drop dead in the middle of a marathon; and on and on. As an avid runner, I have a lot riding on whether or not these ideas about the sport are true. Here is a look at four questionable claims about running and health, including results from a new study looking at running, longevity, and disability.
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December 30th, 2009
Watch Out For These Signs – 5 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s
Memory loss that disrupts daily life is not a typical part of aging. It may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s, a fatal brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Every individual may experience one or more of these signs in different degrees.
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December 30th, 2009
7 Items You Didn’t Know Were In The Senate Health Bill
Pay attention: The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” — better known as the Senate health care overhaul bill — is chock full of interesting but little publicized provisions affecting consumers.
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December 10th, 2009
90 % Of Disease Is Caused By This Well Known Problem
Firefighter Larry Cullison knows on-the-job stress too well. Like the time he and his crew tried — but failed — to rescue a 5-year-old girl from an inferno. Or the day he watched a fireman just one step in front of him plunge to a home’s basement after the floor gave way.
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November 18th, 2009
State Run Food Programs Don’t Allow Organic Products
Written By: Toril Fisher The State of Michigan along with many other states, does not allow WIC mothers to purchase any organic products. See WIC Card here. The Woman, Infant and Children Supplemental Food Program (WIC) is set up to help safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risks by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating and referrals to healthcare. This is one of the most successful government feeding programs with many notable successes.
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November 18th, 2009
Antibiotic Overuse Could Threaten Medicine
Overuse of antibiotics in Europe is building widespread resistance and threatening to halt vital medical treatments such as hip replacements, intensive care for premature babies and cancer therapies, health experts say.
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November 16th, 2009
8 Drugs Doctors Will Not Take
Of course, plenty of M.D.’s do know which prescription and over-the-counter drugs are duds, dangers, or both. So we asked them, “Which medications would you skip?”
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November 5th, 2009
Concern Over Canned Foods: Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Soups, Juice, And Tuna
The chemical Bisphenol A, which has been used for years in clear plastic bottles and food-can liners, has been restricted in Canada and some U.S. states and municipalities because of potential health effects. The Food and Drug Administration will soon decide what it considers a safe level of exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), which some studies have linked to reproductive abnormalities and a heightened risk of breast and prostate cancers, diabetes, and heart disease.
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November 5th, 2009
Study shows Vitamin D reduces cancer risk by 60% – if you take 3 times the FDA’s recommended dose.
Most Americans and others are not taking enough vitamin D, a fact that may put them at significant risk for developing cancer, according to a landmark study conducted by Creighton University School of Medicine. The four-year, randomized study followed 1,179 healthy, postmenopausal women from rural eastern Nebraska.* Participants taking calcium, as well as a quantity of vitamin D3 nearly three times the U.S. government’s Recommended Daily Amount (RDA) for middle-age adults, showed a dramatic 60 percent or greater reduction in cancer risk than women who did not get the vitamin.
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November 5th, 2009
4 Ways To Avoid The “Holiday Weight Gain” Just In Time For Thanksgiving and Christmas
One of the toughest times of the year for those trying to lose weight is the holiday season. Most people will gain between 5 and 7 pounds from Thanksgiving to New Years. While the holidays are a time to rejoice, celebrate and share fond memories, it also a time for eating, eating and more eating. Wherever you go, whatever you do, food always seems to be the central focus. Cookies, chocolates, fruit cake, eggnog, holiday breads and a myriad of other ‘goodies’ can been seen in the kitchen, on the coffee table, at the office, grocery store, friend’s house… even your chiropractor’s office! How can you try to maintain your weight and heart-health during such a tempting time? I’ve come up with 4-steps to surviving the holiday hoop-la that is sure-fire success – this season and in the future ones to come.
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