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Don't just sit there. Really.
"Prolonged sitting is not what nature intended for us," says Dr. Camelia Davtyan, clinical professor of medicine and director of women's health at the UCLA Comprehensive Health Program. "The chair is out to kill us," says James Levine, an...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Comprehensive Health, Science and Technology, Diabetes, University of California, Los Angeles
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The veterans benefits backlog
It is shameful that veterans of the United States military have to wait months, and sometimes more than a year, to begin receiving the benefits they are owed after their years of service. Yet that is the case. Almost 900,000 veterans across the...
Tags: Leukemia, Eric Shinseki, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Parkinson's Disease
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Does a low-fat diet increase triglycerides?
It’s easy to assume that a low-fat diet is the healthy way to go, especially since a diet low in saturated and trans fat was recommended by government agencies back in the 1980s. But in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune story, which looked at the...
Tags: Cardiologists, Low Fat Diet, Health and Medical Professionals, Nutrition, Internists
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We all need the sunshine vitamin
FARGO, N.D. - I chuckled as I read a Facebook friend's comments about her ongoing relationship with a shovel this winter. She described him (the shovel) as pushy and stubborn. One of her friends suggested that she dump him. We had a blizzard in...Tags: Garlic, Mineral Supplements, Diabetes, Vitamin D, Cod Liver Oil (dietary supplement)
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How to read a nutrition label
BROOKINGS - Nutrition labels can be confusing for anyone, even the most health conscious individual, explains Megan Sexton, SDSU Extension Nutrition Field Specialist. "The nutrition label that is found on all food items is regulated by the Food and Drug...Tags: Food Industry, Nutrition, Health Treatments, Vitamin Therapy, Dietary Supplements
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California issues annual ratings for health plans, physician groups
Kaiser Permanente was the only HMO to earn a top four-star rating for providing recommended care on California's annual report card, while Cigna and UnitedHealthcare led the way with three-star ratings among PPO plans. The report issued Wednesday on...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance, General Practitioners, Cigna Corporation, Diabetes
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Marianna I. Burt, lawyer
Marianna Inga Burt, an attorney who represented children, died of cardiovascular disease March 12 at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 80 and lived in the Tuscany-Canterbury section of North Baltimore.
Born Marianna Koenig in Hoganas, Sweden, she was...Tags: Sweden, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Germany, Towson University
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US suicide rate rose sharply among middle-aged
NEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday. The trend was most pronounced among white...
Tags: Suicide, Demographics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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3 Reasons to Plant Greens
HealthWarmer weather brings many sensual wonders: sounds of happy birds, warmth against our skin, and the scent of freshly turned over soil. Indeed, as I walked my dog through Emmaus this week, I caught a glimpse of one urban farmer after another. They were all... -
William F. Childs III, engineer
William F. Childs III, a retired engineer who was an early salesman of do-it-yourself cement products, died of complications from heart disease April 23 at his Towson home. He was 95 and lived for many years in Stoneleigh. Born in Salisbury, he was a...
Tags: Baltimore County, Maryland General Assembly, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Johns Hopkins University
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Air quality levels unhealthy for some in Calexico
Digital Media News EditorAn air quality alert for the Calexico area has been issued, with levels of particulate matter 2.5 reaching unhealthy levels for some sensitive to air quality issues. Air quality levels reached 106 on the air quality index at noon today, according to the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Respiratory Disease, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Death, Environmental Pollution
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Rise of the 'femivores': An activist woman's place is in the kitchen
Is the feminist movement to blame for our expanding waistline? In her book “Homeward Bound,” excerpted on Salon, author Emily Matchar points to food writers and experts who’ve pinned the problem on feminism. In driving women out of the...
Tags: Feminism, Obesity, Weight, Richard Nixon, Periodicals
May 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 3, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Apr 10, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
May 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
May 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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