Jan 27th 2017
High blood pressure. It is one of the most commonly mentioned health issues in America, and for good reason: nearly a third of all Americans have high blood pressure and, according to healthline.com,…
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Jan 25th 2017
We hear a lot about lymph nodes these days, and often the context in which they are mentioned means bad news. How many times have we heard the dreaded phrase "The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes"…
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Jan 24th 2017
Proper toothcare is a lifelong endeavor. It starts from the time that baby teeth start sprouting, which is typically around the age of six to 12 months. That's when the central incisors, top and botto…
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Jan 23rd 2017
So, it's late January – how are things going with that New Year's resolution; you know, the one about losing X number of pounds in 2017? We would ask you to raise your hand if you've already fa…
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Jan 20th 2017
Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has acquired a reputation in different traditions as a prophylactic as well as therapeutic medicinal plant. Garlic has played important dietary and medicinal roles througho…
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Jan 20th 2017
There is no such thing as a "magic bullet, a one-size-fits-all, for prescription medications, over-the-counter vitamins or dietary supplements, right? Not so fast. In 2016 the British Medical Journa…
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Jan 19th 2017
Vitamin K has been referred to as "the forgotten vitamin" because its major benefits tend to get ignored or not even acknowledged because other vitamins with "bigger names," such as Vitamins C and D,…
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Jan 17th 2017
Every year about 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. The good news is that over the last 30 years, the number of women dying from cervical cancer has dropped by more than 50 percent, and…
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Jan 16th 2017
It is small and shaped like a butterfly, but there's nothing trivial or flighty about the thyroid gland when it comes to our bodies. It has been called the body's engine, and from its location at the…
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Jan 12th 2017
Cold weather of the sub-freezing variety can be ideal for snowmen, snow angels and ice sculptures, as well as skiers, skaters and snowboarders, but for traditional fitness workouts and training purpos…
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Jan 11th 2017
There are about four million people in America (and 60 million worldwide, per glaucoma.org) who have glaucoma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and about half of thos…
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Jan 10th 2017
For many people, a good night's sleep remains elusive. In our fast-paced world, it's no wonder that millions of people are tossing and turning in their beds, searching for a way to drift off into drea…
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