Category: Health
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Heating Pads Can Help Menstrual Pain
Lynn Harris reports in Salon.com about her switch from painkillers to heating pads to help alleviate pain related to menstruation. At the risk of sounding like a PSA (“Hey, kids! Try getting high on…
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72 Hour Hold
The Baltimore Sun reports on a new novel about a mother’s struggles with her daughter’s mental illness – and a mental health system that fails them. Victoria A. Brownworth writes: The detail in 72…
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FDA Warns About Antidepressants, Suicide
CNN reports: The Food and Drug Administration issued a second public warning Friday that adults who use antidepressants should be closely monitored for warning signs of suicide, especially when they first start the pills…
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Plastic’s Harmful Side Effects
Salon.com reports that “Chemicals in common household products disrupt the development of reproductive organs in unborn baby boys, scientists report.” Scientists in America have found the first evidence that common chemicals used in products…
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You Gotta Walk Before You Watch
The BBC News reported on a new shoe that’s supposed to get kids exercising again. What’s the carrot? TV time. The shoe – dubbed Square-eyes – has a unique insole that records the amount…
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Hidden Appetite
Former New York Times food critic Ruth Reichl talks about the disguises she used, the madness of $500 meals and why restaurants are the great levelers. Normally, a food critic wouldn’t really interest me,…
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Low-Fat Vs. Low-Carb
CNN reports: Regardless of how they shed pounds in the first place, big losers stayed that way by limiting fat rather than carbohydrates, according to new research that could add fuel to the backlash…
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Nutrition Facts Online
Have you ever wanted to quickly know the Nutrition Facts for different foods? Well, now you can, thanks to a website called Weight Loss Help. The website has a simple to use search engine…
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Being Overweight ‘Can Damage Fertility’
Salon.com reports: Beer bellies may take a toll on men below the belt, not just around it. Men who weigh too much are more likely to have poor sperm quality, research on nearly 1,600…
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FDA Issues Strong Antidepressant Warnings
Salon.com reports: The Food and Drug Administration on Friday ordered that all antidepressants carry “black box” warnings that they “increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior” in children who take them. “Antidepressants increase…