Healthy Kids
One out of every child and teenager suffers from migraine headaches and they mostly go undiagnosed. The fictional Harry Potter was 11 when his headaches started. More than half of the 28 million Americans who suffer from these debilitating headaches start getting them as children or teens.
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News
Staying hydrated in the summer is important for many reasons, including prevention of kidney stones. You should drink water all during the day and not drink too much ice tea or soda. Real lemonade can also reduce the risk of kidney stones.
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New research shows those prone to worry, anxiety or depression are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition often considered a precursor to the more-debilitating Alzheimer's disease.
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Truth About Supplements
Retinoic acid, a derivative of Vitamin A, may provide a breakthrough in the battle against inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and colitas.
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Truth About Supplements
Folic acid supplementation may reduce the risk of stroke by 18 percent or more, but it's not clear whether it boosts outcomes for other cardiovascular conditions. Even greater reductions can be obtained if you take the supplement consistently for three years or more.
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Related Links
• Dr. Vagnini. LongLifeClub Advisor
• National Institutes of Health
• Alliance for Aging Research
• Immortality Institute
• Medstory Health Search
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Medical Breakthroughs
Brain scans of yoga practitioners showed a healthy boost in levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) immediately after a one-hour yoga session. Low brain levels of GABA are associated with anxiety and depression.
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Hazard Alerts
Extended work shifts pose a threat to the health and safety of medical interns and the patients they treat, according to a U.S. study of more than 2,700 interns.
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Truth About Supplements
Boosting your vitamin D intake can dramatically reduce your risk of breast and other cancers, a new study found. he research adds to growing evidence that vitamin D can help protect against many forms of cancer as well as other diseases, Creighton University researchers said.
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Daily Workout
Pumping iron can literally rejuvenate seniors' muscles -- reversing the aging process within the tissue and improving people's ability to perform physical tasks, new research shows. Older people who do resistance training can increase their muscle strength by 50%.
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Count Down Your Age
Learning to eat less is a skill, much like riding a bicycle. It takes time and practice, but once you've got it down, you never forget how. This excerpt from the book, Count Down Your Age contains some simple, but very useful tricks to get you on the right path.
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