Lots of supplements offer to aid in preventing osteoporosis. However, according to Wired Science: The researchers found that women who get their calcium from food have stronger bones than women who...
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Bleeding during pregnancy may not mean you're having a miscarriage. An article by Kristen Eckler, M.D., Harvard Medical School, writing for Gather: Bleeding can be a sign of miscarriage-but...
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Is it really necessary to exercise to lose weight? According to many sources the answer is yes. The Diet Blog lists three proven truths about why this is so. The final Rule of Thumb: Get your diet...
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Many women, when they become pregnant, are afraid their antidepressants may harm the fetus. According to an article I found from Ivanoe's Medical Breaktrhoughs, the risk is very small: When women...
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The National Sleep Foundation has joined the Revolution Health Fair, (http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthfair) an online event launched in partnership with 10 national nonprofit organizations who...
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Sure, your microwave is fast and a nifty gadget to have, but is it the healthiest way to cook? A blog on Ray's Writing led me to this interesting article on Gone Raw: Microwaving broccoli destroys...
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I received the following letter in my email a few days ago: According to the American Heart Association, 140 million adults have borderline-high or high cholesterol. Even if you feel great and have an...
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A natural remedy for the misery of menopause symptoms - the mood swings, hot flashes, night sweats, may be as simple as getting more soy based foods into your diet. According to Nutrition, Naturally:...
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This sounds very promising. According to an article on CBC Canada, researchers in Albert have developed a new and better way of detecting cancer: A faster, cheaper cancer diagnosis technology called a...
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Gabapentin doesn't have FDA approval as a treatment for fibromyalgia pain, but it's being considered for that purpose. According to Science Daily: Dr. Lesley Arnold, director of the...
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There's another diet book on the market, but this is a diet book with a difference. It's not all about losing weight. It's about eating healthy and preventing heart attacks and strokes....
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A news item from ABC Chicago got my interest. The article states: A spoonful of cod liver oil a day may help reduce the risk of depression by as much as 30%. I can remember my mother forcing this...
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According to Living with Chronic Fatigue: One in ten women suffer from clinical hypothyroidism and up to 40% of those diagnosed with depression also have mild or subclinical hypothyroidism. Frequency...
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According to CBC Canada, a new over-the-counter diet pill is now available in the US: An over-the-counter diet pill approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hits store shelves Friday, but...
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Not ready to go through the change? Maybe you can put it off for a while. This London.uk tells us: New drugs are being developed that could stave off the menopause, it has been revealed. The dramatic...
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It's not shocking to see a man who's going bald. But a woman? A woman's hair is supposed to be her crowning glory. Wikpedia tells us: Androgenetic alopecia (also known as androgenic...
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There may be more involved in your weight gain than your diet and lack of exercise. Often the medications you use are the culprit. I can vouch for that. I take prednisone for ulcerative colitis and...
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okay to get your flu shot when you're pregnant? According to ArcaMax, it's not only okay, but an excellent idea to protect the health of your baby: U.S. researchers say giving flu shots to...
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Now here's something new. A company called Jana may be putting the magic elixir into your local 7-Eleven even as you read this. According to Fun Distraction: Actually, the new product called,...
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Don't you get sick of that weedy front lawn with hundreds of dancing yellow dandelions decorating your green grass. Then, a few days later, those yellow flowers turn to balls of fluffy white...
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I'm still looking for ways to avoid surgery and still get rid of this colitis. Here's an interesting article from Omega3.US. It reads, in part: Fish oil, nature's most potent...
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There are a number of medications available for ulcerative colitis, including prednisone and imuran. Remicade, according to PRNewswiew, has just been approved for pediatric Crohn's disease:...
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