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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A new study from Israel shows us once again that dieting without exercise does not work. The participants took off only six to 10 pounds in two years. No matter what diet they were on, most regained some of the weight they lost […]
Basic Reproductive Facts Can’t Be Altered Despite What the Governement Says
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Some biological facts are irrefutable. One such fact is that conception occurs when an egg and sperm join together. Without that biological fact occurring to form an embryo, there has been no creation of life. We can argue for days about what point after that true […]
Measles On The Rise Because People are Not Immunized
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Measles is again on the rise - 127 people in 15 states have been confirmed to have measles. And, all of them were unimmunized against measles. Foreign travel was the initiator of the outbreak - people acquired the measles in other countries and brought it back […]
Cancer Survival Rates
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
THE ECONOMIST — A study in the Lancet Oncology journal compares cancer survival rates across five continents for the first time. Afer adjusting country data from the 1990s, for differences in both age and death rates in the general population, Americans were found to have the best chance […]
Butter or Margarine
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[?]Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy
Which is better butter or margarine? Margarine of course. Without hesitation this is the answer that most people will give because of publicity over the last 10 to 20 years of margarine containing less saturated fat.
Yet public opinion is swinging back towards butter. Why? Because […]
ETF Update: A Focus on Health
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[?]Submitted by A Dash of Insight
Growing strength in health care sectors is the dominant theme in this week’s ETF Update. As usual, there are also some interesting implications for the overall market.
We noted the rise of these sectors in last week’s ratings, observing that the market continued to “play defense.” […]
Nelson Mandela is 90, and America still doesn’t care
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[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Back in the far reaches of time there was a prisoner that no one knew. Well at least in America. Back in 1962 a Black man was thrown in a jail (with the help of the CIA) because he wanted freedom. He wanted a […]
Summer Exercise Tips
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[?]Submitted by Café Physique
Appetizer
Keep your exercise routine going through the summer.
Main Course
Doing outdoor exercise can be really invigorating, but the extra heat means that you have to take extra precautions. Here are some basic tips to keep in mind if you plan on working out during these hot summer months:
Stay Hydrated […]
Drug Companies and The AAP: The Real Truth
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Last week’s American Academy of Pediatrics‘ (AAP) recommendation over Statin drug use in kids is still creating a firestorm. Over the weekend, Tara Parker-Pope at the NYT posted about her thoughts on why the AAP came up with such an extreme recommendation and wrote this:
“The new […]
“The Empty Cup Runneth Over” – A Great Read by i[2]y’er and Young Breast Cancer Survivor Cindy Papale
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From WritersBreak.com
Having survived a July, 2000 diagnosis of a stage I, left multi-focal invasive breast cancer, Cindy Papale decided to embark on writing a book to educate young women and men on the many facets of her often misunderstood disease. Within The Empty Cup Runneth Over […]
Megan Fox must eat cake!
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[?]Submitted by Anorexia Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Megan Fox (no relation to Michael as far as I know) is a stick. She has a couple of curves, but overall a stick if you ask me. Seriously there are 14-year olds that have more of a body. If you don’t believe me ask […]
Living with Cancer: 8 Things You Need to Know
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
(Editor: Special Thanks to Kris Carr for the props in this piece!) Rather than surrendering to despair and impersonal medical treatments, growing numbers of cancer patients are empowering themselves with information and control over their therapies. The trend is finding acceptance in mainstream medicine and helping […]
Breast Exams Useless? Fewer Boobs Felt-Up. Entire Male Species Grossly Saddened And Disappointed.
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Medical advice can be frustratingly contradictory, especially when it comes to the issue of screening. Now, a new report questions the usefulness of breast self-exams, finding that the commonly recommended screening tool may not help save women’s lives — and may even do more harm than […]
Couldn’t We Have 200 Medical Schools Instead?
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[?]Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Associated Press — The United States last week became the world’s first nation of 200 accredited law schools, as the American Bar Association gave provisional approval to two North Carolina institutions.
In other countries, it’s much harder to become a lawyer. In the United States, the doors are open […]
i[2]y’er Leah Shearer (Chair, Upstate NY) Gets Sweet Gig Blogging For “The Rochester Insider”
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Rock on, Leah!
Excerpt from her first post….
So this is the first blog entry for Insider. Although I’m not new to the blogosphere and have blogged for about two years, (if you call the year of myspace authentic) I am honored to have been asked by Insider […]
Teen pregnancy: the Hollywood connection
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Written by Michael Vass
I recently noticed a couple of things about various celebrities and entertainers that are either giving birth, pregnant, or otherwise in an issue with their children. It’s been hard to not notice this of course, just scanning cable channels will give you all the facts […]
The Secret Benefactor in Strawberries
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For hundreds of years across many cultures strawberries have been claimed to have medicinal properties. In Chinese cultures strawberries are claimed to be a good cure for a hangover. They are claimed to help get rid of bad breath and whiten teeth.
There are […]
Trying to shed some pounds? Keep a dairy!
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Summer time is a great time to try and get into shape - for all of us, including our kids. But, many people, including kids, find that diet and exercise alone don’t always work. A new report offers a suggestion that may be the key to […]
Caffeine Boosts Hot Weather Performance
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A study from Toledo, Spain shows that giving caffeine to dehydrated bicycle racers helps them ride faster, longer and with more power in hot weather (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, July 2008). When combined with water and carbohydrates, caffeine ingestion increases […]
Cholesterol Drugs In Kids: have we gone too far?
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[?]Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
This week’s controversial recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to put kids 8 years of age and older on Statins has rocked the parenting and medical worlds to the core, and for a few good reasons:
1. This is an extreme recommendation.
2. We have become […]
Study: Melanoma Cases Rising Among Young Women (Note To Self: TANNING BEDS MAKE YOU CANCERIFIC!)
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Increasing numbers of young women continue to be diagnosed with the most dangerous form of skin cancer even as the rate has leveled off in young men, federal health officials reported today.
An analysis of government cancer statistics between 1973 and 2004 found that the rate of […]
What about your risk of dying from breast cancer?
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[?]Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Many things increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. Some she can control, others she can’t. Uncontrollable items are, starting periods at a young age, ending them at a late age, having few or no babies and having them late in life. Of course, the biggest […]
Chicago i[2]y’er Kairol Rosenthal Makes The NY TImes, Stupid Cancer Show Plugged!
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[?]Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
NY TIMES Article: Cancer-Specific Products: An Unnecessary Balm?
For the last seven years that Kairol Rosenthal, 35, has battled thyroid cancer with hormone pills, radiation, surgery and grit, she has had to contend with 101-degree fevers, heart palpitations and a lack of appetite so pronounced she has […]
Keeping A Food Journal Will Increase Your Chances Of Fitness Success
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There is no doubt about it: 60% to 70% of your exercise goal success or failure will depend on a good nutrition plan! I can give you a great menu plan to follow day to day. It is up to YOU to follow the nutrition plan! […]
Causes and Treatment of Heatstroke
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A recent report from South Africa shows that the most likely cause of death during hot weather sports events is heat stroke, when the body temperature rises so high that it cooks the brain (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, July 2008). […]
