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What Do We REALLY Know About Healthy Eating?

Monday, April 1, 2013
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What Do We REALLY Know About Healthy Eating?

The belief that we all know about eating healthy might just be killing us! According to Dr. Neal Barnard, the head of The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine, the so-called “health movement”…

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Can Behavior Therapy and Drug Treatments Help Treat Insomnia?

Friday, March 29, 2013
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Can Behavior Therapy and Drug Treatments Help Treat Insomnia?

Behavioral and drug treatments are effective for the short-term management of late-life insomnia;  however, sleep improvements are better maintained over time with behavioral treatment, according to an article published in The…

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Is There a Link Between Stress and the Sniffles?

Thursday, March 28, 2013
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Scientists have identified what may be an important biological link between stress and the common cold. The culprit: interleukin-6 (IL-6), a chemical pathway used by the immune system. In a report…

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Are Smoking and Oral Contraceptives a Risky Combination?

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
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Are Smoking and Oral Contraceptives a Risky Combination?

Today’s oral contraceptives have lower doses of hormones than those of the past. Howbeit, when combined with smoking, they may still pose a significant risk of heart disease.  That’s according to…

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Proper Dementia Diagnosis May Help Assure Patients Receive Appropriate Treatment

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be differentiated from those with very mild Alzheimer disease (AD), and from healthy control subjects, according to an article in the AMA’s Archives of Neurology. …

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Are There Ethnic Differences for Heart Disease in Children and Young Adults?

Monday, March 25, 2013
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Findings suggest prevention programs should begin early in childhood. Mexican American and black youth generally have a greater prevalence of heart disease risk factors than white youth, according to an article…

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Most Smokers Do Not Think They Are At Risk for Health Problems

Friday, March 22, 2013
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Most Smokers Do Not Think They Are At Risk for Health Problems

Most smokers do not perceive themselves at increased risk of experiencing heart disease or developing cancer. That’s according to an article previously published in The Journal of the American Medical Association…

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Is Socioeconomic Status Linked to Heart Disease Risk?

Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Brooks B. Gump, PhD, and Karen A. Matthews, PhD, of the University of Pittsburgh studied this topic a while back and reported their findings in Health Psychology. Children of lower socioeconomic…

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Health and Wealth: Are Men and Women Different?

Tuesday, March 19, 2013
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Health and Wealth: Are Men and Women Different?

Much statistical research over the past 40 years has found that higher death rates go hand in hand with lower socioeconomic status: the lower the income and education level, the higher…

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Worried about Food Poisoning?

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Worried about Food Poisoning?

Six out of 10 people worry about contracting a food-borne illness whey they eat out, according to a survey of 1,000 Americans. The survey, conducted on behalf of the Hepatitis Foundation…

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