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More salt in food, but should we take recommended limits with a grain of skepticism?
While many doctors urge patients to curb their sodium intake for better health, the processed food and restaurant industries continue to spike products with large amounts of sodium, according to a recent study. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans in...
Tags: American Heart Association, Food Industry, Diabetes, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Heart Disease
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Pooling resources to keep everyone safe in the water
Jerry Huang left his wheelchair at the side of the pool before gliding through more than 400 meters of water at this year's Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge. From beginners to experts, people of all abilities swam laps to raise money for free swimming lessons...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Safety at School, American Academy of Pediatrics, Swimming, Muscular Dystrophy
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Certain berry blends sold under Harris Teeter label linked to Hepatitis A outbreak
The Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are warning consumers not to eat certain lots of frozen Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Berry Blend sold under the Harris Teeter brand in Virginia, as they...
Tags: Agriculture, Harris Teeter, Inc., Hepatitis A , Diseases and Illnesses, Abdominal Pain
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Superbug study: 'Universal' MRSA control may make the most sense
Using antibacterial soap and ointments to treat all patients in an intensive care unit — not just those who test positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA — reduced presence of the antibiotic-resistant superbug by 37%...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Disease Prevention, MRSA, University of California, Irvine, Science and Technology
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Avian botulism roadblock: one botulism test down, more research to go
This is the second article in a two-part series investigating road blocks researchers encounter when trying to study avian botulism. During the summer and fall of 2012, more than 1,500 documented loons washed ashore in northern Lake Michigan, dead from...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at School, Botox (drug), Environmental Issues, Science and Technology
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Get rid of those outdated HIV laws
A bipartisan bill introduced in the House calls for a review of state laws that criminalize behavior by people with HIV, including many laws that seem anachronistic or inappropriate given what has been learned during the last three decades about the...
Tags: Justice System, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Barbara Lee
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Porn star pleads no contest in syphilis case
An attorney for the porn actor "Mr. Marcus," who hid the fact he tested positive for syphilis, said his client pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of exposing another to a communicable disease to get out of jail. Los Angeles County Superior Court...
Tags: Punishment, Pornography, Prosecution, Syphilis, Communicable Diseases
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Charity honors local woman's late daughter
A local charity named in memory of a Weston teen who died of carbon monoxide poisoning raised $10,000 during a recent gala event. Weston-based Janelle's Wishing Well will donate that money to its scholarship fund for students who are interested in a...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Dania Beach, Western High School , Human Interest, Florida International University
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Chambersburg-area farm involved in bacteria outbreak is ordered to stop raw milk sales
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Chambersburg-area farm involved in a bacteria outbreak last year is the subject of a new warning from the Pennsylvania departments of health and agriculture. Five people who consumed unpasteurized milk from The Family Cow, 3854 Olde Scotland Road,...Tags: Health, Family, York County (Virginia), Farms, York (York, Pennsylvania)
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New gun-violence research agenda unveiled
The December 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn., reignited an urgent national conversation on stopping gun violence. But when lawmakers, activists, reporters and concerned citizens looked for research to guide them in what measures do and do not work,...Tags: Disease Prevention, Research, Florida State University, Science and Technology, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Fitness after 50
I’ve got to dedicate this weeks column to one of my hardest working clients, Joellen Allenberg. She is 60 years old but outworks many of my younger clients. She has become super strong since we started working together, and regularly cycles 30-...Tags: Osteoporosis, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Diets and Dieting, Healthy Diet, Heart Healthy Diet
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Antibiotics report ignores food safety
A recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) report blames antibiotic use in food animals for the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This report overlooks important data and the facts about food safety. Consumers can remain confident that strict...Tags: Food Industry, Animal Science, Food and Drug Administration, Health Organizations, Disease Prevention
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