Synopsis: 5. medicine & health: Health:


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The findings from our study and others suggest a potential benefit of nut consumption for promoting health

or that people who are in poor health to begin with tend to not eat nuts. However people with a history of cancer heart disease or stroke were included not in the study.

and it can actually have a positive outcome on health Steinbaum told Livescience. It's really such a cardio-protective food.


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Despite the inherent danger the research is a critical means of gleaning information about the local grizzly population's health.


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This can decrease local water quality contributing to poor health in the local population. All of these factors can have adverse effects on local economies.


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According to the NIH tests include: Treatment & Medications Most cases of diarrhea resolve spontaneously within a few days

and all that is needed is preventing dehydration by replacing lost fluids according to the NIH. In the meantime various over-the-counter medications may help firm the stool and decrease the urgency for bowel movements.

or parasites according to the NIH since organisms will be trapped in the intestines if the diarrhea ceases before they are excreted completely.


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and gardening activities showed signs of being in better cardiovascular health such as having lower levels of bad cholesterol


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whether this is true said study researcher Katrina Vickerman a program evaluator at Alere Wellbeing a company that offers services to corporations to help employees improve their health.

Studies have shown levels of chemicals detected in e-cigarettes'vapor are 1000 times lower than in tobacco smoke said Dr. Michael Siegel a professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School

of Public health. If all the other methods have failed for an individual it s a disservice not to offer this other alternative Siegel said regarding


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#Do Fast-food Restaurants Fall short on Their Health Claims? Fast-food restaurants are serving healthier options although only marginally so according to a study published last week in the American Journal of Preventive medicine.

Not quite said Mary Hearst director of public health at St catherine University in St paul Minn. lead author on the report.

Based on the Healthy Eating Index a measure of diet quality that assesses conformance to federal diet guidelines the overall health quality of fast food was poor the researchers found.

At issue for the researchers in part are the health claims that fast-food restaurants make. If they are claiming healthy options they should be able to demonstrate it Hearst said.

So what's a health-conscious consumer to do for lunch aside from packing it? A salad at just about any fast-food chain might not be the answer.

when eating at fast-food restaurants said Ulka Agarwal chief medical officer for the Washington D c.-based PCRM a health-advocacy group that also conducts its own research.

Hearst and her co-authors also discussed the positive impact that fast-food restaurants could have on their customers'health.


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Links between psychological health and physical health have long been recognized by researchers. However most research has focused on poor psychological functioning such as how being depressed

or anxious may be bad for health according to lead study author Julia Boehm a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public health.

or having a purpose in life might be good for health. This study is the first of its kind to report a relationship between optimism

Previous studies have shown that high blood levels of antioxidants may be a marker of good health. Antioxidants help keep other molecules in the body from producing free radicals


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#Dog Treat Made from Bull Penis May Pose Health Risks When dog owners toss their canine companions a bully stick to chew on they might not be aware that the popular treat could be packed with calories


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This paper will bring more attention to the idea that medication is an important and common kind of immune response that organisms use in nature Schlenke said.


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and then cracked open the skulls to access the fatty nutritious energy-rich brains. That might have fueled the body changes seen later in modern-human ancestors such as Homo erectus.


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One group was labeled the health-conscious group and included women who mainly ate fruits salad fish and cereals.


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Benefits associated with vegetables from the Solanaceae family seemed to be said fairly specific study researcher Susan Searles Nielsen an environmental and occupational health researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle.


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and Health said in a statement. We need to apply the same strategies that work to prevent

More than 8 million Americans live with smoking-related diseases and more than 440000 people die from smoking-related health effects each year.


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and may even improve your health as they contain nutrients difficult to find in other foods.

Health authorities were warning the public against eating eggs for fear that they were a major cause of high cholesterol levels the bad kind low-density lipoprotein known as LDL and increased risk of heart disease.

and their health has found no connection between eating eggs and increases in heart disease. On the other hand controlled clinical studies where researchers feed subjects specific amounts of cholesterol

at Harvard's School of Public health. Elevations in LDL of this small magnitude could easily be countered by other healthy aspects of eggs.


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Part of the appeal of goat meat comes from its health benefits the Times reports. Though the meat contains more protein than does beef it has less fat than chicken


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While traditional TV advertising has gone down there are a lot of other ways restaurants are reaching children now said Harris who presented the report here today (Nov 5) at the meeting of the American Public health Association.


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The boy who was in good health and spoke English and German claimed not to know his identity.


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Understanding population dynamics is very important to understanding the health longevity and resilience of a seagrass meadow to stresses especially since recent estimates suggest that seagrass loss globally is around 7 percent per year.


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The Healthy Geezer answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question: Â Fruit juices give me a stomachache.


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Investigations by health officials revealed the possibility of two outbreaks. Cases in Iowa and Nebraska were associated with restaurants


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To help protect themselves giraffes usually go to watering holes together and take turns watching for predators. Giraffes are herbivores


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or sieges with a territorial bull that's in charge of the group During the dry season though bigger groups will gather around watering holes.


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Local farmers began to call George oethe plant doctor as he was able to tell them how to improve the health of their garden plants.


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or bile may leak back into the throat according to the National institutes of health (NIH). Frequent heartburn is a common symptom of GERD

An EGD involves inserting a small camera on a flexible tube down the throat to examine the lining of the esophagus stomach and the start of the small intestine according to the NIH.

Proton pump inhibitors the most potent acid inhibitors are also available by prescription according to the NIH.

Common heartburn triggers include alcohol caffeine chocolate citrus fruits spicy foods full-fat dairy products and mint according to the NIH.


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#GMOS Are a Grand Experiment on Health, Environment (Op-Ed) Katherine Tallmadge M. A r. D. is registered a dietitian;

Emotions run high regarding studies of the impacts of GMOS on health and the environment and much attention has been focused on one product widely made from GMO sources:

but many concerned citizens and scientists believe there have not been sufficient longitudinal (making observations over a substantial period of time) nor clinical studies on the effects of GMOS on human health.

or positive health outcomes are due specifically to the GMOS themselves. Environmental consequences of GM foods As for the environment GMOS seem to have impact.

Although the impact of GMOS on health and nutrition is unclear the impact on the environment seems much more definite and detrimental.

and cancer and to foster maximum health and ideal body weight. Ironically the National Academy of Sciences found that

instead with soybeans and corn much of it genetically modified catering to the food industry instead of to the health of Americans.

Omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) are a second type of essential fatty acid that studies suggest promote heart health

and overall health and reduce inflammation cancers and a host of diseases. When omega-6 fatty acids are ingested in dramatically higher quantities than omega-3s are as occurs in today's average American diet omega-6s beat omega-3s for room in human cell membranes.


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Health 2009). Anyone giving gluten-free dietary advice should be registered a dietitian with R. D. listed after his or her name.


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What You Need to Know The Healthy Geezer answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column.

However other studies have found that the glycemic index has little effect on health or weight.

Here are five quick tips about carb consumption from the Harvard School of Public health: 1. Start the day with whole grains.


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but can pose a serious threat to people's health. For an egregious example look no further than the recently revealed scheme of Georgia-pacific a subsidiary of Koch Industries.

This June a New york Appeals court ruled unanimously that Georgia pacific must hand over all internal documents pertaining to its alleged efforts to tamper with the scientific understanding about the health effects of asbestos.

and who depend upon the scientific literature to understand the health risks involved. Over the line There's no doubt that a good deal of scientific research especially in today's tight economy is underwritten by corporate funding.

and before that by Big Tobacco to disseminate disinformation about the health effects of smoking.


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Part of the challenge of tracking the population's health is figuring out if this slowing is

According to a new federal report presented to the committee this week bear health is linked not to the availability of whitebark pine nuts.

Habitat trouble Mattson and Logan further criticized the bear report for downplaying the links between pine nuts and grizzly health.


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According to the World health organization as of May 17 health officials knew of 131 people in China who had fallen ill with the H7n9 virus including 36 who died.

whether a person falls ill with flu including their overall health researchers like to study flu viruses in animals under controlled conditions to better understand how they spread said study researcher Dr. Richard Webby a bird-flu expert at St jude

what health officials have seen in people Webby said. For sustained person-to-person transmission to occur the virus would likely have to transmit efficiently by both the airborne and direct contact routes Webby said.


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A high ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids in people's diets has been linked to a higher risk of health problemsâ such asâ heart disease.

and legumes promotes cow health as well as improves the fatty acid profile of organic dairy products said study author Charles Benbrook of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural resources at Washington state University.

Marion Nestle a professor of nutrition and public health at New york University said the results came as no surprise.


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or contaminants the researchers said. 5 Key Nutrients Women Need As They Age Such unlisted ingredients may pose health hazards for consumers the researchers said.


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The findings are important both for the health of astronauts doing long stints aboard the International Space station and for future spaceflight missions.


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Girls while not trained militarily were expected to train physically. oephysical fitness was considered to be as important for females as it was for males


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and bare wires and extension cords should be in good condition CPSC officials said. And when choosing an artificial tree the agency recommended looking for fire resistant labels


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If you haven t heard about the threat oesuperbugs (bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics) pose to our health it s likely you haven t been conscious or on the planet for a couple of years.

and their makers don t make outrageous claims about their health effects. One such natural alternative is bee honey


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bee health. A version of this column appeared as Bee Colony Collapses Are More Complex Than We Thought on the blog At the Edge by Jeff Nesbit on U s. News & World Report.


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It would make it nearly impossible for federal agencies to use science to protect public health safety and the environment.

or other identification of a substance product or activity as hazardous or creating risk to human health safety

The UCS Food and Environment program citing substantial scientific evidence has warned that the routine use of antibiotics in livestock is a major factor in antibiotic resistance in humans a huge and growing public-health problem.


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Many health experts have asked whether these free lunches just make matters worse. But the question cannot be answered it seems by simply comparing those who get free lunches with those who buy or pack their own because of the confounding factors of poverty and strained home life.

The results are encouraging in lowering obesity rates among disadvantaged students receiving subsidized lunches said study researcher Daniel Taber a research scientist at UIC's Institute for Health Research and Policy.

place the financial health of food companies and their supporters in Congress above the health of the nation s children she wrote.


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and a health coach and weight loss expert in the Seattle area with more than 20 years of experience.

Read more tips on her blogâ Health in a Hurry H


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#How to Get Kids to Like Vegetables: Study Reveals Tips One trick to getting kids to like their vegetables is simply to keep offering them a variety of veggies especially


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The study's leader Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University told reporters that the early embryos 100-cell bundles known as blastocysts seem to have defects preventing them from implanting properly in the uterus and reaching maturity.


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 In developed countries those types of vehicles along with more conventional bicycles can be used to relieve traffic congestion improve public health reduce airâ pollutionâ and significantly lower transportation costs.

and have improved cardiovascular health compared to automobile commuters. Additionally in many parts of the world human-powered vehicles are used to meet basic transportation needs.


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These findings could lead to noninvasive means of testing tree health during droughts. Just as microscopes and telescopes help researchers see more about the world microphones can help them learn more about their surroundings via sound.

if they are in good shape. Such work revealed trees made sounds in both the audible and ultrasonic ranges.


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When humans began settling on the island about 2300 years ago Madagascar's large vertebrate populations were the first casualties.


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and food cravings to fatigue and moodiness. Other research has shown that diet affects the development of PMS

All the women were enrolled in the ongoing Nurses'Health Study II which is exploring the influence of diet and lifestyle on women's health.

Researchers compared the mineral intakes from food as well as supplements for nearly 1060 women who had been diagnosed with PMS against those of roughly 1970 women who had few if any PMS symptoms.


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He receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council.


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It keeps food safe for this population gives them the tools they need to manage their health


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Does that mean you won't receive the expected health benefits when using olive oil purchased from America's grocery shelves?

and the best bang for your buck there's more you should know. 4 Tips for Finding Time for Healthy Cooking The health benefits of olive oil are 99 percent related to the presence of the phenolic compounds not the oil itself said Nasir

and many fruits and vegetables that have been discovered over the past decade to be the substances responsible for the bulk of olive oil's health benefits without

and improving the health of artery linings. Researchers have discovered genes that when activated either increase

Those biological benefits explain in part why the Mediterranean diet high in olive oil has been linked with superior health.

and health benefits of the oil diminish. Think of olive oil as olive juice with a maximum two-year shelf life said Selina Wang research director at the UC-Davis Olive Center.


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It's time for the world's public health officials to pay very close attention to the new bird flu outbreak in China first detected in March.

and international public health specialists need to track closely. Let's start with three new developments reported on earlier this week by Jason Koebler U s. News & World Report's science and technology correspondent:

When we look at influenza viruses this is an unusually dangerous virus for humans Keiji Fukuda the World health organization's assistant director-general for health security said Wednesday at a briefing.

Chinese officials nd public health officials around the world ad hoped that this potentially virulent and deadly bird flu strain (H7n9) could be contained inside China

Despite widespread fears among public health officials that the earlier bird flu strain years ago might become a human-to-human pandemic that didn't occur.

and it takes awhile for a suitable vaccine to be developed then international public health officials are going to start sweating.

Public health officials in general have been worried about bird flu viruses for years. Research several years ago showed that the virus could be transmitted from an expectant mother to a fetus

A decade ago several well-known virologists and public-health experts warned in published papers that the world was at risk for pandemics that could kill tens of millions of people or even more without adequate infectious disease monitoring and medical research.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that nd that public health officials are paying attention. Read Nesbit's most recent Op-Ed:


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He has written also articles on health politicsâ community events educationâ and amateur sports. His work has appeared in a wide varietyâ of publications.


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#Junk Food Subsidies Threaten American Health (Op-Ed) Elliott Negin is the director of news and commentary at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS.

We need to start thinking about eating fruits and vegetables as an investment in public health.

Smarter investments would improve public health and reduce the cost of health care at the same time. In April Sen.


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if health officials in the city have their way. A bill unveiled today (March 18) by the city's Mayormichel Bloomberg  would require tobacco products to be kept out of sight from customers in cabinets drawers under the counter behind a curtain

or when retailers need to restock the products a statement from the city's health department says.

Health officials say cigarette displays in stores increase the likelihood that youth will experiment with the products.

and low-cost cigarettes from unscrupulous vendors will yield tremendous health dividends that will compound in the future.


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See 4 Tips for Sneaking'Health'into Your Kids'Food. The children also preferred broccoli that was steamed rather than boiled;


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Health discoveries The shoes also provided insight into the health of the people wearing them.


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A big well-decorated home may send a signal to males about the health of their partners said Gustavo Tomã¡

That means the nest may provide a window to the female's health. After spring mating female blue tits collect moss and grass to construct the base of their nests inside the hollows of trees


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or both likely affect the overall health of polar bears in the area Cherry said. 10 Odd Facts About Arctic Sea Ice Cherry


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Previously the researchers found that camels had developed antibodies against the MERS virus. So far health officials have reported 163 human cases of MERS including 71 people who died.


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When it comes to improving bone health not all dairy products are equally beneficial. In fact some foods in the dairy case do a better job than others at strengthening bones a new study suggests.

and whether or not women had entered menopause all factors that can influence bone health. After following these mostly middle-age men

Sahni suspects cheese may have beneficial effects on bone health that were shown not in the research possibly

and compared their effects on bone health and hip fracture risk. The findings appear in the February issue of the journal Archives of Osteoporosis. A food company that makes yogurt sponsored the research.

and together they have a better effect on bone health than any of these single nutrients acting alone.


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The ancient Mediterranean diet Health studies out last week heralded the modern Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil fish


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People who have called a condition celiac disease develop an immune reaction to gluten that damages the intestine

What's more people who unnecessarily shun gluten may do so at the expense of their health Tallmadge said.


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People who have called a condition celiac disease develop an immune reaction to gluten that damages the intestine

What's more people who unnecessarily shun gluten may do so at the expense of their health Tallmadge said.


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Although health officials still haven't confirmed the species of animal that is the source of the H7n9 bird flu outbreak in China most people who fell ill had contact with birds or pigs according to a new report.

So far health officials know of 108 people who've fallen ill with the new strain of bird flu 22 of


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and drink at such watering holes Jacques wondered whether ancient man may have settled nearby as well. The team uncovered roughly 350 animal bones and 12500 flint tools or fragments as well as lots of evidence of burning.


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</p>The findings were detailed in 2009 in the Journal of American College Health.</</p><p>Sure you may say you look for a good sense of humor


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Or did Jobs'undeniable success at Apple perhaps the most imaginative and successful company of the 21st century cost him his happiness his family and even his health?

The World's Greatest Minds The National institutes of health (NIH) describes OCPD as a mental health condition in

For instance a few personality traits of psychopaths may actually be positive in some circumstances according to researcher Scott Lilienfeld a psychologist at Emory University in Atlanta.

Fortunately obsessives aren't as dangerous as psychopaths they don't kill anyone but they can be said destructive Kendall.

Obsessionality is part of the way up on the psychopath continuum. And we need to realize that just


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and intercropping improves soil health and moisture retention which combine to increase yields. No-take zones in fisheries

but stability is a strong indicator of soil health and hence potential productivity. Even more exciting is the impact of conservation agriculture on dietary diversity in regional households.

Well because dietary diversity is a strong indicator of many health outcomes such as poor diversity leading to micronutrient deficiency the key driver behind childhood stunting.


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So far health officials know of 108 people who've fallen ill with the new strain of bird flu 22 of

Yanzhong Huang director of the Center for Global Health Studies at Seton Hall University in South Orange N. J. said that it's still not certain that the new virus originated in poultry.

To control the outbreak Chinese health officials need a way to eliminate the infected bird population

A diagnostic test for H7n9 would allow health officials to know where people are getting sick with the virus Pavia said.

Health officials will continue to remain vigilant and track the spread of the virus he said.


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whether the nutritional differences between organic and conventionally grown foods actually translate into health benefits Lester said.

whether eating them instead of conventional tomatoes would provide more health benefits. This story was provided by Myhealthnewsdaily a sister site to Livescience.


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He has written also articles on health politicsâ community events educationâ and amateur sports. His work has appeared in a wide varietyâ of publications.


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but they play a critical role in patient health. West 26 who works the night shift said a love of science

Only a few colors such as red or dark brown warn that something is wrong with a patient's health.

and is a definite health warning signal. As a urologist I'm always worried when people have red urine Greene said.


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and charcoal grills and while that usually means a good time at a potluck style cookout for people with health concerns like celiac disease that family gathering can be a challenge.


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The heavyweight is habitat destruction and degradation followed by an infectious disease called chytridiomycosis. In the Sierras introducing trout into mountain lakes also hit frogs hard


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Medicinal herbs are used still widely in their leafy form with 4. 5 billion people worldwide who incorporate plants into their health regimen Balick said.

Like all remedies herbs must be taken in the larger context of a person's overall health.


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Another London shop briefly sold<a href=http://www. myhealthnewsdaily. com/1008-breast-milk-ice-cream-seized. html>breast-milk ice-cream pops</a>until the health department confiscated the milky treats


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While collecting real-time data on weather soil health of crops and air quality is important as is the availability of equipment


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and veggies for city dwellers but high levels of toxic metals in soil especially lead could pose health risks for people who grow

In places where the soil is contaminated heavily urban food production may raise as many public health concerns as it solves said Samantha Langley-Turbaugh a soil scientist at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.

while too much zinc can cause nausea diarrhea and anemia. However the bulk of the research on toxic metals has focused on lead

but we do want to suggest some precautions said Kim Dietrich an environmental health scientist at the University of Cincinnati School of medicine who did not present at the conference.


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