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Heat deaths put pressure on football tradition
Friday, 08.21.2009, 08:16am
Before Friday night lights, there is summer suffering.
For
generations, the rite of twice-daily summer football practice endured.
In August, players would report as early as 7 a.m., work hard for a few
hours, eat to get ready for more football, and then drill again in the
afternoon. The athletes, often wearing 15 pounds of gear, would run
plays, crushing and tackling each other under the scorching heat.
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Sleep Apnea Increases Risk of Premature Death
Thursday, 08.20.2009, 08:44am
People who suffer from severe breathing disorders during sleep,
including sleep apnea, have been shown to have an increased risk of
premature death. In fact, severe sleep apnea elevates the risk of an
early death by 46 percent, according to a team of U.S. researchers.
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DASH Diet May Prevent Kidney Stones
Tuesday, 08.18.2009, 08:10am
Diets may come and diets may go, but there is one eating plan that has stood the test of time—the DASH Diet.
The plan, based on eating whole grains, fruits and vegetables, low-fat
and nonfat dairy foods, lean meats, nuts and seeds and foods that are
low in sodium, was created nearly two decades ago to help prevent or
reduce high blood pressure (DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension), but its benefits extend much further.
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Junk Food Can Drain Your Brain and Your Energy
Monday, 08.17.2009, 08:28am
In 1942, nutritionist Victor Lindlahr, who was a strong believer in the idea that food controls health, published You Are What You Eat: How to Win and Keep Health with Diet.
Although he wasn’t the first to propose the notion, his work appears to
be the vehicle that took the phrase “you are what you eat” into public
awareness, and as scientists began to learn more about how food affects
the body and mind, the idea took on even more merit.
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How to Avoid Weekend Food Indulgences
Saturday, 08.15.2009, 09:05am
One of life’s necessities and usually a hot topic of conversation.
Whether it is the latest hot chef, food trend, cookbook, or diet craze,
food crops up in conversations, news, blogs, and in our everyday lives.
The topics of eating disorders, dieting, and health eating have been
widely reported on HealthNews, including the obesity epidemic that has
hit our nation. Common sense dictates eating a variety of foods,
several times a day, without overindulging. However, that is easier
said than done.
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Skateboarding pioneer killed by insect bite
Friday, 08.14.2009, 04:24pm
Known for building skate parks and shaping the skateboarding
scene in New York, Andy Kessler, 48, died this week after an allergic
reaction to an insect sting, friends and family told news media.
Kessler's death is a reminder that stings can be deadly for those with
an allergy to certain insects, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
& Immunology said Friday.
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OCD roots triggers sought by experts
Friday, 08.14.2009, 09:25am
Driving over a pothole may not be a big deal for most people, but for Jeff Bell, it was a source of endless frustration.
Jeff Bell found treatment for OCD very difficult, but says it helped him turn his life around.
Afraid that he had injured a person, he would drive back to each
pothole again and again to check, and he lost a lot of time in the
process.
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What to do if you're allergic to your pet
Thursday, 08.13.2009, 08:48am
If you could snap your fingers and make your allergies disappear, you'd
probably do it in a second. But what if your pet is the cause of your
watery eyes, sneezing, and runny nose?
Suddenly that oh-so-simple decision becomes a much tougher call. For
some, the psychological misery of giving up a pet may outweigh the
everyday misery of allergy symptoms.
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More happiness may come with age
Wednesday, 08.12.2009, 08:57am
Richard Rose used to challenge his wife, Joyce, if he thought she was misstating something, but these days he lets it go.
At age 87, he's found that as people get older, they tend to "mellow
out" when it comes to arguments. Nowadays, devoting time each day to
swimming and reading, Rose feels happier than he did in his 40s.
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Health Care Reform Simplified
Tuesday, 08.11.2009, 11:48am
There is no doubt that the subject of health care reform is
complicated. One’s own health care coverage plan is sometimes so
lengthy and detailed that it can be daunting to understand that much,
but a discussion about all health care insurance companies, options,
and coverage can be overwhelming.
As President Barack Obama and the
members of Congress continue a long-standing debate over health care
reform...
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The H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu virus, could infect between 30 percent and 50 percent of the American population during the fall and winter and lead to as many as 1.8 million U.S. hospital admissions, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology reported.
The report says 30,000 to 90,000 deaths are projected as part of a "plausible scenario" involving large outbreaks at schools, inadequate antiviral supplies and the virus peaking before vaccinations have time to be effective.
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