Second-Hand Smoking Still Affects 1 in 4 Smokers
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Second-hand smoking is still a huge concern when we talk about smoking as a habit. Learn who is at the highest risk and some tips for preventing its outcomes.
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Do You Know What Your Spleen Does?
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“Spleen” is a word that most of us have heard before, we know we have one but could we answer simple questions about it like – where is it found?
Read MoreWhole Grains Help You Live Longer
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A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health has found that eating whole grains may help you live longer.
Whole grains are one of the major foods that can help prevent chronic disease. This study, published this month in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, further promotes the current dietary guidelines for whole grains.
Read MoreHow to protect your child from whooping cough
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Pertussis, known by its common name whooping cough, is a highly contagious disease that affects an estimated 48.5 million people worldwide each year, and results in almost 300,000 deaths.
These numbers seem extremely high, and it is partially due to the subtlety of the disease. Symptoms are typically confused with the common cold and are worse at night, making whooping cough hard to diagnose.
Read MoreIs your child's breakfast cereal doing more harm than good?
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Growing up, we were always told that cereal is part of a balanced breakfast.
Many of us still hold this belief and have passed it on to our own kids. But what if this American breakfast staple isn’t all it’s cracked up to be? Could giving our kids fortified cereals for breakfast be doing more harm than good?
Read MoreTips To Avoid Holiday Health Risks
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Overeating/weight gain. Holiday cookies, eggnog, and left-over food are just some of the things many of us indulge, or over-indulge, in during the holidays.
While everyone should feel free to enjoy the holidays with some treats, many feel a lack of self-control when surrounded by delicious foods and desserts. Eating too much once in a while, such as during the holidays, is normal. However, some people overeat as a way to cope with negative emotions. It’s important to know the difference and if need be, take control. Overeating can cause heartburn, indigestion, and lethargy.
Read MoreExploring the link between head injuries and suicide in athletes
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Sports-related head injuries have been linked to impaired mental health, which can lead to depression, suicide, and even death.
Past studies have found that after a concussion, the risk for depression and suicide is three times greater.
Read MoreSeparating fact from fiction about Ebola
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Is Ebola airborne?
No, Ebola is not airborne. It can be, however, placed in the droplet-contact transmission category. It is important to understand the difference between the two:
Airborne transmission: Occurs when infected droplet particles are discharged into the air and remain for long periods of time. Droplet particles can survive for long periods of time outside the body and are resistant to dry surfaces. Infected particles can enter via the lungs. Influenza is an example of an airborne disease.
Read MoreTips to avoid weight gain after weight loss
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The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) reports that less than five percent of adults in the US participate in the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
Only one out of every three adults actually gets enough physical activity each week to stay healthy. The PCFSN also reports that a typical American diets surpasses the suggested consumption of fats, sugars, salt, refined grains, and saturated fat. Not only do Americans eat a diet high in fats, sugars, and sodium, but also eat less than the recommended amounts of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. It is no surprise that recent statistics postulate that obesity affects over 78 million American adults. It is also projected that by 2030, half of all adults in the United States will be obese.
Read MoreWhat you need to know about the Ebola Virus
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On Tuesday, the CDC reported that a man who travelled from Liberia to Texas has been found to have Ebola.
Now that the first case of Ebola has been confirmed in the US by health officials, the importance of educating ourselves on what this disease is and how it can be prevented becomes even clearer.
Read MoreReminders for Men and Women during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
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To All Women: Take the #SamadiChallenge and get the men in your life to have their PSA screened.
September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and as a result, women throughout the United States have a valuable addition to their to-do list. We are urging women to take advantage of this month, and remind the men in their lives to get screened.
Read MoreHow to prevent kidney stones
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Kidney stones are a relatively common occurrence, especially in the United States. They affect approximately one in ten people throughout their lifetime, and the incidence of kidney stones has actually increased over the past few decades.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Ebola outbreak
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Where did Ebola come from?
Ebola first appeared in 1976 in Africa near the Ebola River, where the disease gets its name. Scientists believe that the virus originates from fruit bats, and is spread to humans and other animals through contact with food, or surfaces that these infected bat fluids have also been in contact with.
Read MoreOsteoporosis Prevention
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Osteoporosis and low bone density currently affects an estimated 55% of the population over the age of 50 in the United States.
This means that 1 in 8 people over the age of 50 will have it at some point in their lives. It is estimated that about 54 million Americans are affected by the condition, a statistic that is thought to climb to 61 million people by 2020.
Read More5 habits that are draining your energy
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We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year.
We know that losing out on sleep can leave us feeling drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted.
The following are some of the typical pitfalls which will cause chronic fatigue:
Read MoreTips for preventing osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis and low bone density currently affect an estimated 55 percent of the population over the age of 50 in the United States.
It is estimated that about 54 million Americans are affected by the condition, a statistic that is thought to climb to 61 million people by 2020.
Read MoreEffects of Stress on Your Health
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You’ve heard the adage before: “manage your stress or your stress will manage you.”
As it turns out, this is no wives tale; there is more truth behind this saying than you might realize. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it affects your body systemically, not just in one area. This stress can originate from anywhere and, at a basic level, is your body’s reaction to situations that can be perceived as potentially dangerous.
Read MoreHow to deal with an overactive bladder
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Overactive bladder is a fairly common condition, which affects about 33 million Americans.
This equates to about 30 percent of all men and 40 percent of all women in the United States living with symptoms of an overactive bladder. An overactive bladder is not an illness per say, but rather a term used to describe a set of particular urinary symptoms such as incontinence, frequent urination, and waking up at night to urinate.
Read MoreSunscreen dos and don'ts: Common mistakes we make in the sun
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For Americans, Memorial Day Weekend undoubtedly marks the commencement of summer.
After getting through the long, cold winter, warm weather is finally upon us, and that means more time spent outdoors and at the beach.
Read MoreSleep hygiene: How you can enhance the quality of your sleep
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It is not news that we need sufficient sleep to maintain our health.
Yet despite this knowledge, and advice from media and medical communities alike, many of us struggle to get enough sleep every night. This has led many Americans to seek help from their doctors in order to get the sleep they need to stay healthy.
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