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Take Action to Heart
HealthKey.com contributorJoin the fight against heart disease by the clothes you wear, the things you learn, the people you influence and, literally, the steps you take. You can help get the word out that, according to the Women's Heart Foundation, a heart attack occurs about...Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Justice System, Death, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Pain
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Busting Health Product Myths
Chicago Tribune Staff WritersAn ounce of prevention ... often adds up to a pound of malarkey. Whether it's a tablet to take with alcohol to prevent a beer belly, or a chocolaty, sweetened breakfast cereal that's fortified to "support" your child's immune system, experts say most...Tags: Menopause, Chicago Tribune, Intestine, Julie Deardorff, Feet
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Preventive Health Care Week: Busting health product myths
Tribune staff reportersAn ounce of prevention ... often adds up to a pound of malarkey. Whether it's a tablet to take with alcohol to prevent a beer belly, or a chocolaty, sweetened breakfast cereal that's fortified to "support" your child's immune system, experts say most...Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Menopause, Intestine, Feet, Immune System
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Lettuce Tops List of Riskiest Foods To Your Health In Controversial Study
Web ReporterA controversial new study that lists the ten riskiest foods to your health is being lashed out against by those in the food industry. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says these ten foods, in the order of the risk they represent, are among...Tags: Tomatoes, Food Industry, Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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‘Show Us Your Puppy’: Cute dogs of any age can win prizes
Animal Crazy» Orlando Sentinel – Animal CrazyVCA Animal Hospitals is running a contest for dog owners. The “Show Us Your Puppy” contest asks pet owners to share a photo or video of their dog — ANY AGE! — showing the antics of a puppy. VCA operates numerous animal hospitals in... -
Statin-free supplement? Not quite
Special to The TimesCould you review red yeast rice? I've started taking it in an attempt to lower my cholesterol and stay off statins. Diana Sherman Oaks The products: Lowly fungi have an amazing ability to create compounds that have strong effects on humans (alcohol,...Tags: Rutgers University, Dietary Supplements, Medical Research, Mayo Clinic, Drugs and Medicines
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Giver, beware
Special to The TimesIt's a jolly time of year for companies selling health products. The credit cards are flying, wishful thinking hits an annual high, and shopper skepticism doesn't come easy. But many gadgets or supplements have all of the health-enhancing power of a...Tags: Health Organizations, Death, Colleges and Universities, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Flowers as remedies
On a frigid winter's day inside his suburban Maryland home, Jim Duke is sipping a cup of hot tea made from nature's bounty. If it were a balmy winter or early spring day, he would pick rosemary and lavender from his garden to make the pale brew.
Instead,...Tags: Health Organizations, National Institutes of Health, Immune System, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)
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Success, setbacks in France
Sun foreign reporterDr. Jean-Pierre Aubert considers himself not only a general practitioner but a dealer of sorts. From his second-floor office up a winding staircase in an apartment building near the Sacre-Coeur Basilica, the doctor prescribes a drug called...Tags: Health Organizations, Air France-KLM, France, AIDS, Arts and Culture
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New life for an old gem in Boyle Heights
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn Cinco de Mayo in 1945, thousands of people gathered to dedicate the Casa del Mexicano, a community center that served as a sentinel of Mexican culture in Los Angeles. In the 1950s, after the center moved west to Boyle Heights, stars from as far away...Tags: George Washington, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Arts and Culture, Euclid
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01.19.09 Medicine Cabinet
Your Medicine Cabinet Needs an Annual Checkup, Too by Carol Lewis What kind of medicines and other health products should you keep on hand to treat minor ailments or injuries? More importantly, where's the best place in the house to keep them? Here'...Tags: Vomiting, Health and Medical Professionals, Illnesses, Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines
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