Doctors and dieticians have long warned about the danger of drinking sodas loaded with “empty calories” and high fructose corn syrup. But even diet soda carries some health risk according to a new study, one of several that blame soda and sugar for the nation’s health problems. Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center and [...]
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Women who take certain drugs for heartburn, acid reflux and peptic ulcers are raising their risk of hip fractures by as much as 50 percent according to researchers. The drugs, called proton pump inhibitors (PPI’s) are used by millions around the world who suffer from chronic and painful symptoms of indigestion. Researchers at Harvard Medical [...]
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A pet pig named “Crispy Bacon” taught his owner a lesson that many parents already know: prescription drugs should be kept locked up and out of sight. Teresa Praus of Las Vegas, Nevada recently came home to find a partially chewed and empty bottle of human heart medication. Her pet teacup pig had eaten all [...]
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Nestled amid the leftover sticks of Old Spice deodorant, bottles of aftershave, packs of flexible bandages and tiny bottles of mouthwash is a moldy flask containing a mysterious-looking cherry red liquid. Upon closer inspection, the bottle appears to be some kind of sore throat spray. But the label is battered and the expiration date barely [...]
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Drinking a glass of red wine could reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, according to a new study in the Journal of Women’s Health. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles found that women who drank eight ounces of red wine every night for a month had lower levels of estrogen, [...]
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A son who is exposed to his mother’s heavy coffee drinking while she is pregnant is more likely to have poorer semen quality later in life, according to a new study by the Public Health Institute. The study, which appears in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, found “clear evidence” that the [...]
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Twinkies for breakfast? Not on your kid’s life! They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So many parents fuel up their kids with a hearty serving of cereal and confidently send them out into the world. A closer look at the nutrition label on the cereal box may give them second [...]
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Taking too much Tylenol or acetaminophen over several days can have dangerous side effects and may even cause a fatal overdose, according to a recent study. Over 50 million people in the U.S. use acetaminophen each week to treat a variety of ailments, including acute and chronic pain and for the reduction of fever. The [...]
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When the Business Roundtable released its survey recently that showed only one-third of American CEOs are planning to add workers in the next six months, sales and marketing executives may have cringed, but they weren’t surprised. As companies continue to try and do more with less, the pressure is intensifying on those who are tasked [...]
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A new study by the U.S. Department of Justice shows more and more Americans are being victimized by identity theft. In 2010, an estimated 8.6 million households in the U.S. experienced some type of identity theft, up from 6.4 million households in 2005. Most of the increase is attributed to the unauthorized use of credit [...]
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