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Surprising Discovery: Childhood Nutrition Affects Adult Pregnancy

    Surprising Discovery: Childhood Nutrition Affects Adult Pregnancy

While pregnant and soon-to-be pregnant women know which foods to avoid and which nutrients to seek out, recent research argues that a fetus’s health can also be affected by the

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World Health Organization says Processed Meats Cause Cancer

    World Health Organization says Processed Meats Cause Cancer

According to the World Health Organization, meats like ham, sausage, and bacon cause cancer. To put it into numbers, just two slices of bacon per day (or 50 grams of processed meats)

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Man Catches Cancer From Tapeworm

    Man Catches Cancer From Tapeworm

A curious case from Columbia has created a great buzz within the medical community. While cancer is certainly not anything thought to be contagious, an immuno-deficient man has seemingly acquired

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Fast Food is bad, but it’s not What’s Making America Fat

    Fast Food is bad, but it’s not What’s Making America Fat

According to researchers at Cornell University, fast food and junk food are not what’s causing the obesity epidemic in America. While these foods are full of sugar and can be

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The Amazon: A Vast Medical Resource in Peril

  The Amazon: A Vast Medical Resource in Peril

Did you know that the Amazon Rainforest produces 20% of the Earth’s oxygen and fresh water? While rainforests take up

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Some cancers can actually feed off chemotherapy

  Some cancers can actually feed off chemotherapy

Written by Dr. Mark Stengler How chemo can make your cancer stronger Cancer might sound scary, but you can beat

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New Imaging Technique Detects Early Brain Damage from Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

  New Imaging Technique Detects Early Brain Damage from Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Study Highlights: A new imaging technique found that some people with high blood pressure also have early signs of brain

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The Shocking Cause of Depression

  The Shocking Cause of Depression

Before the modern, randomized clinical trial was routine, around 1907, American psychiatrist Henry Cotton began removing decaying teeth from his

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American Heart Association New CPR Guidelines

  American Heart Association New CPR Guidelines

EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01 am CT/1:01 am ET, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 DALLAS, Oct. 15, 2015 — People should continue to

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New Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

  New Alzheimer’s Breakthrough

In a surprising finding, a new class of cancer drug has been found to be able to sharpen information in

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