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Research reported April 8 online in advance of publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds alcohol does not reduce survivability from breast cancer. Previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer...
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The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) is urging Americans to participate in an “alcohol-free weekend" Friday through Sunday as part of Alcohol Awareness Month. The aim is to raise public awareness about...
Read more We have all heard the term stress kills! Could this be true and how does it happen?Well let’s take a look at the immune system. Stress weakens the immune system, and a weakened immune...
Read moreThe U. S. is selling Sickness. There is something seriously wrong in the world of medicine, especially in the United States of America. No matter what the complaint, there is a pill to fix it. Even in the absence of...
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Yesterday (March 31, 2013), the China Health and Family Planning Commission notified the World Health Organization about three cases of influenza A (H7N9). Two were in Shanghai, and the other, in the Anhui province of China.The H7N9 flu...
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The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has declared April as Alcohol Awareness Month. Here are 10 facts about alcohol and alcohol use disorders – alcohol abuse and the disease of alcoholism – to lead...
Read more Anger, hate and diseaseWhen anger turns to hate, disease is sure to follow. Coretta Scott King once said “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” Psychologically, when...
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In a report published Wednesday, The Center for Disease Control now estimates that 1 in 50 children have autism, much higher than previously thought.The CDC released a report a year ago estimating 1 in 88 American children has a...
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To understand stress better, it helps to have an idea of what happens to your body in a stressed state. When we experience adversity or a potentially threatening situation, our body responds with a fight or flight reaction. ...
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Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) reports alcohol is now the third out of 67 leading causes of disease and injury worldwide. These findings were reached despite the fact most adults, 46 percent, actually were...
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