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Eucalyptus Oil Inhibits Spread of TB: Natural Remedy Helps Disease Management

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Several compounds in eucalyptus oil halted the spread of tuberculosis germs by 90 percent in a University of Illinois study.

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Low Magnesium Levels Linked to Kidney Disease: Association with Higher Risks of Serious Illness

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

People with low levels of magnesium in the blood—which can result from diarrhea, chronic stress and certain medications—run the risk of serious kidney disease.

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Legumes, Nuts and Corn Cut Risk of Breast Cancer: Foods That Protect

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Girls that ate lots of peanut butter, legumes ad corn during their teens later had one-third the risk of breast cancer as their young-adult peers, reports a Harvard study.

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Yoga Breathing Helps Ill Kids’ Lungs: Practice Improves Function

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Hatha yoga breathing exercises, done three times a day for 10 months, strengthened the lungs of Brazilian children with muscular dystrophy.

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Secondhand Smoke Damages Children’s Hearing: Dangers of Lighting Up Around Kids

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Mounting research points to damage to the middle-ear cells of children exposed to secondhand smoke. Exposure to diesel gas has a similar effect.

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Phototherapy Reduces Knee Pain: Pulsed Lasers and LED Therapy Brings Relief

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Patients receiving 12 pulsed laser phototherapy sessions experienced much less pain and a better quality of life.

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Super Suds: Score Healthy and Eco-Friendly Points at Parties

Dec 30, 2014 12:32PM

Small breweries are using water recycling, solar power, biofuel and other planet-friendly strategies to deliver beer that does good while tasting good.

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Dignity First: Most End-of-Life Care in U.S. Neglects Patient Needs

Dec 30, 2014 12:31PM

A major report has found that the U.S. healthcare system poorly addresses the concerns of the dying and their families.

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Corn Guzzler: Downsides of Ethanol

Dec 30, 2014 12:31PM

Federal standards requiring corn-derived ethanol in gasoline are driving up prices for food and farmland while actually increasing our carbon footprint.

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Water Cartons: Paper Can Easily Replace Plastic

Dec 30, 2014 12:31PM

To lower the high eco-costs of plastic water bottles, a Michigan company is boxing water in milk-type cartons.

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