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Fingers No Match for Snowblowers
Health & Wellness  (tags: surgery, fingers, hands, snowblower, prevention )

Lone
- 2 hours ago - dispatch.com
Dr. Lar Lubbers spent the weekend in the operating room, repairing severed and mangled fingers. With more snow on the way, he'd like to share some advice.
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How Shopping Carts May Be Our Greatest Weapon in the Health Care Fight
Health & Wellness  (tags: food, health, healthcare, USDA, organic food, farmsdiet )

Tierney
- 3 hours ago - alternet.org
Including the USDA in health discussions could lead to better subsidies for organic farms -- and healthier Americans.
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The SUPER-TOMATO With Double the Power to Fight Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: SUPER-TOMATO, cancer, cure, vitamin C, skin )

Leslie
- 4 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Is there nothing the humble tomato can't do? Not satisfied with being a hangover cure, a good source of vitamin C and great for your skin, the little red fruit is now tackling cancer.
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Incidence of Cerebral Palsy on Rise in United States
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cerebral Palsy, children, investigation, study, research, interesting, health, babies )

Sally
- 4 hours ago - newsblaze.com
Cerebral palsy has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System . These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-...
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The Fitness Machine
Health & Wellness  (tags: exercise, diet, health, family, food, prevention, nutrition )

Sally
- 4 hours ago - newsblaze.com
Stop wasting your money; its a bunch of crap! 99.9pct of all the weight loss products on the market today will not give you the results they claim!
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Soft Drink Consumption May Markedly Increase Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Health & Wellness  (tags: Soft Drink, Cancer, research, health, treatment, protection )

Sophie
- 7 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention,
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Mother Diagnoses Toddler's Brain Tumour on Internet After GP Dismisses Symptoms
Health & Wellness  (tags: Toddler, brain tumour, diagnosis, Health, research, treatment, symptoms )

Sophie
- 10 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
When little Bella Flint fell ill, a GP ruled the child was probably just attention seeking after becoming unsettled by the arrival of a baby sister.
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New Study Shows Nearly One Third of Overweight Adolescents See Themselves as Underweight or About Right
Health & Wellness  (tags: abuse, children, disease, food, family, exercise, government, health, healthcare, humans, illness, interesting, investigation, medicine, nutrition, prevention, protection, research, risks, safety, science, society, study, treatment, warning, women, diet )

Club
- 12 hours ago - news.varadinum.com
Three in ten overweight teens believe they are actually underweight or "about right," according to a study of more than 65,000 high school students. "Despite growing attention to the issue of obesity over the past several years, the number of
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Detecting Cancer Early
Health & Wellness  (tags: Cancer, Health, Fitness, Diseases, Research, Medicine )

Alisa
- 13 hours ago - sciencedaily.com
The earlier the doctor finds the tumor, the better the patient's chances of recovery. A new testing method aims to detect the disease in its initial stages.
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Anti-Depressant Linked to Breast Cancer Deaths
Health & Wellness  (tags: anti-depressant, drug, breast cancer, disease, Health )

Alisa
- 15 hours ago - dailymail.co.uk
Women taking a popular anti-depressant at the same time as a drug used to stop breast cancer recurring are more likely to die from the disease, doctors warn.
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Patients With Amygdala Injury 'Unafraid' to Gamble
Health & Wellness  (tags: Gambling, Health, Fear, Brain )

Alisa
- 16 hours ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
10 comments
25 Ways the Great Recession Is Affecting Our Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: Drug abuse, Health, Health care, Insurance, Junk food, Mental health, Stress, Suicide )

Alisa
- 16 hours ago - mhadegree.com
Times of recession have an effect on our health. The recent Great Recession has already created changes to our overall health, according to different experts.
10 comments
Obama Wants School Vending Machine Changes
Health & Wellness  (tags: news, healthcare, health, Politics, diet, children, prevention )

Cal
- 16 hours ago - msnbc.msn.com
Administration will ask Congress to rid machines of junk food
5 comments
Herbal Medicines Can Kill: Researcher
Health & Wellness  (tags: Herbal remedies, death, health, interesting, risks, warning, research, study, investigation )

Sally
- 23 hours ago - smh.com.au
SOME popular herbal medicines can be dangerous, even lethal, contrary to the perception that they are a safe alternative to conventional medicine, says a University of Adelaide researcher.
3 comments
The Latest on Berries and Health Benefits : Health : The Buffalo News
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, fruit )

Bernadett
- 1 day ago - buffalonews.com
the lastest on berries as healthly and more strawbeeries and others
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