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The Shocking Truth About Vitamin D Deficiency And Its Repercussions
Health Thoroughfare
More than half of the Western population (59%) suffers from vitamin D deficiencies, according to the latest study. Furthermore, nearly 25% of people tested have an extremely low level of vitamin D in the body, which can trigger diseases such as cancer, ...

Michael Byrne, Nov. 9, 1972 — Sept. 20, 2017
Coeur d'Alene Press
At 44, doomed by esophageal cancer, Michael wasn't ready: He still had mountains to climb, two children to raise and a wife to love. But he found a way to make peace with .... By the end of dinner she had twice managed to, artfully I may add, cut short ...

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Bel Marra Health
National Women's Health and Fitness Day: Hip pain, low estrogen, heart attack, and lower abdominal pain in women
Bel Marra Health
Heart disease is the number one cause of death among Americans, and both men and women need to be aware of their specific risk factors and symptoms, as these can vary by sex. February is American Heart Month, and in recognition of National Wear Red Day ...

Berkeley Squares
Epigenetics: The reason DNA isn't solely responsible for who we are or what we look like
Berkeley Squares
How can our red blood cells contain large amounts of iron whereas our skin cells contain large amounts of keratin, and have fundamental differences in their structures and purposes? This is where epigenetics comes in. Epigenetics, essentially, tells ...

Gap to city's debt ceiling sure to shrink
Medicine Hat News
Off-loading 1,500 low-return natural gas wells could put the city's energy division in the black this year, but the loss of revenue will further shrink room under the city's debt ceiling, though not by a critical amount, administrators say. Municipal ...

Pet Health: Oral health care vital for rabbits
Herald & Review
“Rabbits' dental anatomy is designed to allow them to eat grass, weeds, and hay,” explains Dr. Keller, who is board certified in zoological medicine and specializes in exotic species. “Their fibrous diet grinds down their teeth, so rabbits need teeth ...

NDTV
Eating Purple Potatoes May Reduce Colon Cancer Risk
NDTV
These foods are naturally pigmented and have certain health benefits added to them." Purple foods are known to be rich in antioxidants that fight disease-causing free radicals. Purple foods have this natural purple pigment due to an antioxidant called ...

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Pet Care: Does it really matter what you feed your pet?
Stockton Record
However, there are so many potential pitfalls. It is very difficult to consistently provide the same level of nutrition in cooking a diet from one week to the next. Substituting one ingredient for another will change the level of vitamins and micro ...

Express.co.uk
Vitamin warning: Take THESE three supplements in winter to avoid becoming deficient
Express.co.uk
This is one of the main nutrients people can become deficient in during autumn and winter. A lack of sunlight - the most efficient source of vitamin D - means levels can drop, causing symptoms of muscle weakness, unexplained fatigue and difficulty ...

Express.co.uk
Vitamin warning: Take THESE three supplements in winter to avoid becoming deficient
Express.co.uk
According to the NHS, most people should be able to get all the nutrients they need from a healthy, balanced diet. However, during winter, people may be at risk of deficiency from particular vitamins due to the change in weather. Additionally, topping ...

The Daily Telegram
Forget the chips: Eating healthful lunches improves kids' attention, energy levels
The Daily Telegram
“Fruits and vegetables can appear scary to kids, and to them it may not taste as good compared to saltier or sweeter alternatives,” said Jessica Buschmann, clinical dietitian at the sports medicine department at Nationwide Children's Hospital. “But it ...

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Survivor strives to help other cancer patients thrive
Winston-Salem Journal
Because he's been there and done that himself — Crouse has been treated for cancer of the colon and prostate and carcinoid tumor since 2011 — he can relate. And so he volunteers his time at the chemo center and with Cancer Services of Winston-Salem.

Prevention more effective health alternative
Alpena News
There are natural ways to combat osteoporosis: both weight-bearing and muscle strengthening exercise, adequate calcium and vitamin D in the diet, and five different classes of pharmaceuticals available for treatment. The medications most commonly used ...

Prevention more effective health alternative
Alpena News
Some osteoporosis is caused by choice — major osteoporosis risk factors include smoking, alcohol, prednisone use, rheumatoid arthritis and parental history. By age 60, smoking raises the risk of osteoporosis by 17 percent. By age 80 the risk in ...

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Times Now
Five best foods for people living with kidney disease
Times Now
... raw or cooked. This vegetable can also act as a natural remedy to prevent kidney diseases. ... protein metabolism. The flavonoids found in onions, especially quercetin, a powerful antioxidant can help reduce the risk for heart disease and certain ...

Sleep Deprivation Is Surprisingly Effective as an Antidepressant
ScienceAlert
"More than 30 years since the discovery of the antidepressant effects of sleep deprivation, we still do not have an effective grasp on precisely how effective the treatment is and how to achieve the best clinical results," says senior researcher Philip ...

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Berks commissioners hear praise for drug treatment agency
Reading Eagle
"But basically one bad decision led me down a road that was four years of crystal meth addiction," she said, adding that she quickly found herself homeless with no job prospects, no hope that she could get clean and a growing criminal record. But that ...

Leicester Mercury
Drug dealer said cocaine and heroin stuffed down her trousers were to feed her own addiction
Leicester Mercury
A drug addict claimed that more than 100 wraps of cocaine and heroin stuffed down her trousers were all to feed her own addiction. Rachel Turton, 44, of Bonney Road, Leicester, appeared at Leicester Crown Court yesterday to be sentenced for possessing ...

New York Times
42 Minutes, £2600 Lost: The UK's Growing Gambling Problem
New York Times
Within 42 minutes, Mr. Franklin had lost £2,600, the latest relapse in a decades-long gambling addiction that he reckons has cost him more than a million pounds, his marriage, several jobs and his relationship with his three children. “I just don't ...