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Brooke Decker Lands Swimsuit Edition Cover
Feb. 10 | The stunning Brooke Decker has been named this year’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover model. The 22 year old model is the wife of tennis star Andy Roddick. She has been part of the swimsuit edition since 2006 when she was just 17 years old,...
Gastric-Banding Surgery Sucessful for Teenage Weight Loss
Feb. 10 | A new study published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that gastric-banding surgery is a successful way to help obese teenagers lose weight. In fact, research has shown that this surgery can help drastically overweight...
Psychiatry Bible Gets Updated
Feb. 10 | The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Manual Disorders or what is often referred to as the psychiatry bible is getting an update after more than 15 years. The last revision occurred back in 1994. Professionals in the industry have been waging small...
Milk for Mom May Lower Baby’s MS Risk
Feb. 10 | Daughters of women who consumed at least 4 glasses of milk per day while pregnant may have a 56% less risk of developing MS in the future, studies show. Women who drank less than 3 glasses per day while pregnant have a greatly increased risk of their...
Mesothelioma: Preventive Measures
Feb. 4 | Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. It attacks the lining of the lungs, heart or abdominal cavity. Before the harmful effects of asbestos was known, and even for several years after, it was commonly used...
Pneumonia and Prescription drugs caused Brittany Murphy’s death
Feb. 4 | Actress and singer Brittany Murphy, 32, who was known for her roles in Happy Feet, Clueless, Uptown Girls, and Don’t Say a Word, died on December 20th after she collapsed in her Hollywood Hills home. She was found by her mother who also lives in her...
Fish Oil Studies Offer Hope to People Predisposed to Mental Illness
Feb. 2 | Studies indicate that fish oil reduces the rate of development to the first stage of schizophrenia in a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial over the course of three years. This study was done on eighty-one people ages thirteen through twenty-five...
Why Older Adults Need Less Sleep
Feb. 1 | Do you get enough sleep at night? We were always told as kids that everyone needs at least eight hours of sleep per day? Is this actually accurate? A new study has found that adults who are healthy and have no issues with sleeping such as insomnia actually...
Over 70 and Overweight May Be Good For You
Jan. 28 | Recently, there have been new findings in research that suggest that adults who are overweight are not at as much risk of dying as originally thought. Specifically, these findings are targeted at those overweight adults who are seventy years of age or...
