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What is an End of Life Mentor?

Jun 30, 2017 10:28PM

In the dying process of a loved one, family member, close friend or partner, we find that we need as much support as can be available. There...

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Mythbuster: Epsom Salts Pull Toxins From The Body

Jun 30, 2017 10:25PM

A common misconception is that Epsom salts in a bath will pull toxins from the body. However, that’s not how it works. It is important to kn...

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Coal Phase-Out Boosts Health: Benefits of Reduced Air Pollution

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

Both premature deaths and hospital admissions caused by air pollution have dropped sharply since Ontario systematically closed down its coal-fired power plants.

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Tax and Pricing Policies Spur Healthier Eating: Correlation Between Diet and Food Costs

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

If prices are lowered on healthy foods and taxes are raised on unhealthy choices, consumers shift to better eating habits, report Tufts University researchers.

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Unique Inflamed Gut Linked to Type 1 Diabetes: Researchers' Findings Raise Hopes for Treatment

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

Italian researchers have found gut inflammation in Type 1 diabetics linked to 10 specific genes, raising hopes for treatment.

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Post-Stroke Exercise Improves Brain Function: Physical Activity Helps Survivors

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

Cognition improves in patients after a stroke with as little as 12 weeks of aerobic exercise and strength training, University of Pittsburg researchers report.

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Tart Cherry Aids Runner Performance: Improves Times, Decreases Inflammation

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

Young adult distance runners in Texas taking a powered tart cherry supplement for 10 days improved their running time and reported a third less muscle soreness.

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Colicky Babies Respond to Acupuncture: Solution to Help Reduce Crying

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

Swedish babies given acupuncture twice a week cried markedly less after only two weeks of treatment.

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Bee Killers: Neonic Pesticides Again Linked to Decline

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

As use of controversial neonicotinoid pesticides on plants grew from 1994 onward, extinction rates of bees grew by a parallel amount.

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Combo Probiotics Ease Hay Fever: Supplements Relieve Seasonal Allergy Symptoms

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

A combination of two probiotics reduced spring allergy symptoms in adults in a University of Florida study.

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Last Call: Endangered Species Protection Act May Go Extinct

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

Endangered species may lose their federal protection if some Republican senators from western states succeed in taking the teeth out of the Endangered Species Act passed in 1973.

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Species Die-Off: Animals that Are No More

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

Species of rhinoceros, tortoise, treefrog and leopard are among those verified as having disappeared forever as of 2016.

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Astonishing Agriculture: Food Grows Without Soil or Groundwater

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

A greenhouse in the South Australia desert uses coconut husks, solar power and desalinated seawater to grow 17,000 tons of non-GMO food every year.

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Healthy Holdover: Kitchen Garden Stays at White House

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

Michelle Obama’s White House kitchen garden that promotes healthy eating will continue for 17 years.

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Robot Janitors: Floating Trash-Eaters Clean Up Baltimore Harbor

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

Solar- and hydro-powered trash robots are sucking up plastic, Styrofoam and other debris from Baltimore’s harbor, and the waste is used to generate electricity.

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