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European Eco-Cooperation: Linking Oceans and Human Health

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Newly-emphasized threats to oceans from toxic plastic trash and rising temperatures lend urgency to an organized European effort to study and protect sea waters.

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Living Together: 2014 Global Peace Index

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

In the last six years, twice as many countries have become more violent than those that have become more peaceful, according to the Global Peace Index.

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Portable Feast: Guess Who’s Delivering Dinner

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Vastly improving on pizza delivery, he latest in healthy food innovations comes from a service that delivers fresh ingredients and a half-hour recipe to our door.

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Eco-Fireplace Tips: Best Ways to Enjoy Greener Indoor and Outdoor Fires

Jan 30, 2015 11:18AM

Low-emission, petroleum-free cordwood made out of compressed sawdust, nutshells and even olive pits is a good first step to ecologically sound fires.

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Satisfaction with Friendship is Hard to Come By: Few are Content with Their Pals

Jan 30, 2015 11:17AM

Fewer than a quarter of Americans report being satisfied with their friendships, with GenXers and Boomers the least happy.

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Marriage is Good for the Heart: Couples Have Better Cardiovascular Health

Jan 30, 2015 11:17AM

Married people are less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease than divorced, widowed and single people.

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Mind-Body Therapies Stimulate the Immune System: Practices that Boost Immunity

Jan 30, 2015 11:17AM

Meditation, tai chi, qigong and yoga, along with other mind-body approaches, effectively reduce inflammation and boost antiviral immunity, Tufts researchers found.

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Large Study Expands View of Sodium Intake: Too Little Salt Shown to be Dangerous, Too

Jan 30, 2015 11:17AM

Canadian scientists now suggest that the low amount of sodium recommended in U.S. dietary guidelines actually correlates with more heart disease and higher mortality.

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Calcium and Vitamin D May Help Prevent Dental Decay: Intake Linked to Healthy Teeth

Jan 30, 2015 11:17AM

Young women who drink soft drinks daily and have low levels of calcium and vitamin D have significantly more decayed, missing and filled teeth, an Argentinian study found.

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Body Symmetry Correlates with Male Strength: Proportion Associated with Muscle

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

German men whose left and right sides match in measurements were found to have stronger handgrips. Facial symmetry suggests additional benefits.

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