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Acupuncture’s Growing Acceptance: Americans Open to Oriental Medicine

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

A majority Americans—60 percent—consider acupuncture a viable treatment option, and one in 10 has made use of its therapeutic needles.

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Cavities are Contagious: Kiss with Care

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

Kiss with care. It turns out that cavities can be passed along that way, as well as by sharing utensils and toothbrushes or even drinking out of the same glass.

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Mercury Raises Risk of Diabetes and Heart Attacks: Health Dangers Related to Exposure

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

Exposure to mercury in childhood can bring on diabetes in young adults, and eating mercury-contaminated ocean fish raises the risk of heart attacks in men.

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October is National Spinal Health Month: A Good Reason to Visit A Chiropractor

Sep 30, 2013 12:15PM

Those seeking relief from back pain and other common spine-related conditions may consider chiropractic care as an alternative medicine.

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Milk Linked to Acne: Dairy Causes Break-outs

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

The hormones in cow’s milk may stimulate the hormones that cause acne break-outs in teens and people of all ages, say New York University researchers.

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Antibacterials May Make Kids Allergy-Prone: Impairing Children's Immune Systems

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Antibacterial soaps, toothpastes, and other personal care products appear to depress children’s immune systems, raising the risk of pollen, pet and food allergies.

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Weightlifting Lowers Heart Disease and Diabetes Risks: Benefits of Pumping Iron

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Regular weight lifters slash their risk of metabolic syndrome by 37 percent, thus lowering their chances of heart disease and diabetes.

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Hair to Dye For: Toxic, Cancer-causing Chemicals

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Toxic chemicals in commercial hair dyes have long been linked to bladder cancer; now scientists report that one of those chemicals can linger on skin and hair for months or even years.

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Protein for Breakfast Curbs Food Cravings: A Healthy Way to Fight Off Hunger

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Eating 35 grams of protein for breakfast—from such foods as eggs, lean meat, yogurt and cottage cheese—depresses the appetite all day long, research shows.

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School Lunches Minus the Meat: New York Cafeteria Goes Completely Vegetarian

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

At the nation’s first no-meat school cafeteria, New York’s P.S. 244, students are happily foregoing hot dogs and hamburgers for falafels and tofu in sesame sauce.

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