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TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Published: November 20, 2008
Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a new study.
The researchers used several statistical models to link obesity rates to the [...]
Benefits of Tunguska Mist Adaptogens
In June, 1908- there was a mysterious blast in the Tunguska region, in the Siberian plateau. Most Scientists believe this blast was from a meteor burning up in the earth’s atmosphere, just prior to hitting planet earth. One hundred years later, many are realizing the health benefits from this event. Plant life near the epicenter [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System
5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System
By Shannon Brownlee and Ezekiel Emanuel
Sunday, November 23, 2008; B03
With Congress ready to spend $700 billion to prop up the U.S. economy, enacting health-care reform may seem about as likely as the Dow hitting 10,000 again before the end of the year. But it may be more doable than [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Your Birthday May Increase Your Risk Of Asthma
Perhaps Vitamin D deficiency is directly related to this increase in asthma development more than the infections themselves. It is well established that vitamin D, a hormone, can affect the immune system.
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Your birthday may decide your risk of asthma
By Sue Mueller
Saturday Nov 22, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) — Your birthday may decide your risk of asthma, according [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Exercise and Sleep Help Fight Cancer
Boston - A recent study has shown that women who exercise regularly and get a full eight hours of sleep each night helps to bring down the risk of getting cancer.
Lisa Nemcheck, a breast cancer survivor says that she has come to know that exercise and sleep is helping her remain cancer free. She says, [...]
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