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Cigarette Cutback: Higher Prices Lower Use

Dec 29, 2017 01:10PM

Increasing prices for tobacco products by 5 percent reduced tobacco use by 3.5 percent, a recent study found.

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Dial Down Stress: How to Stay Calm and Cool

Dec 29, 2017 01:10PM ● By Lisa Marshall

In these anxiety-inducing times, eating a gut-healthy diet, exercising at the right intensity, and practicing mindfulness can keep illness at bay.

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Understanding Nutraceuticals: How They Differ from Health Store Supplements

Dec 29, 2017 01:10PM ● By Linda Sechrist

Unlike most other supplements, nutraceuticals are sold solely in medical offices and typically offer, for a higher price, clinically tested precise formulations of vitamins, minerals and herbs.

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Gut Bacteria Imbalance Linked to Chronic Fatigue: Connection Found in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

In a Columbia University study, people with chronic fatigue syndrome were found to have an imbalance in the levels of certain gut bacteria.

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Pink Noise While Asleep Helps Memory: Random Sound While Sleeping Increases Brain Activity

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Random sound with more bass than white noise—known as pink noise—improved sleep brainwave patterns linked to memory retention in older adults.

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Alcohol Affects Our Heartbeat: Study Finds Consumption Linked to Arrhythmia

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

In a study during German Oktoberfest, arrhythmia showed up in the heart rhythms of 30 percent of drinkers, compared to 4 percent of the general population.

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Dear Diary Comforts the Elderly: Journaling Helps With End-of-Life Care

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Elderly volunteers that kept reflective journals on the dying process were better able to be companions for those in their final days.

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Robot Roomies: New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Emerging technologies may provide mental enrichment, fun, companionship and health reminders to the many seniors that live alone.

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Regular Sleep Times Promote Health: Train Your Brain to Fall Asleep

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Picking a wake-up time and sticking to it is a way to train the brain to fall asleep, which boosts the sleep time helpful in appetite control.

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Long-Term Cell Phone Use a Health Risk: Researchers Warn of Cancer Danger

Nov 30, 2017 04:21PM

Swedish scientists have found an increased risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in cell phone users, with risks rising with the years and with frequency of use.

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