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Month: February 2015
Super Bowl “Super Kid” Promotes Exercise, Healthy Eating
As this year's NFL Play 60 “Super Kid,” the 12-year-old boy helped to inspire students across America to exercise daily and eat healthier foods.
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Editorial: Cardiologist-Turned-"Holistic Healer" Cheers Measles Outbreak
The holistic healer's comments come in the wake of an outbreak of the … But he left the world of "traditional" medicine over a decade ago and today is …
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Fight Parkinson's: Exercise Shows Promise In Battling Disease
Experts say Parkinson's disease can be battled through exercise. Simple movements and day-to-day activities may be a challenge for people who …
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U.S. House Speaker Boehner says all children should be vaccinated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Tuesday that all children should be vaccinated, amidst a measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in the United States. President Barack Obama this week urged parents to have their children vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the measles. Boehner said he did not think a new law was necessary to require such vaccinations. (Reporting by Emily Stephenson; Editing by Will Dunham)
NY attorney general targets popular herbal supplements
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Numerous store brand supplements aren’t what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected to DNA testing has found, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday.
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Chris Christie calls for compassionate approach to drug addicts
UK to decide if it’s OK to make babies from DNA of 3 people
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on whether to let scientists use controversial techniques to create babies from the DNA of three people — a move that could prevent children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases yet would make Britain the first country in the world to allow embryos to be genetically modified.
Exercise called off following Greek F-16 crash in Spain
RAF MILDENHALL, England — A multinational training exercise in Spain was canceled after a fatal crash last week that killed 11 foreign military …
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Beyonce unveils vegan diet food delivery service after 65-pound weight loss
They don't contain soy, dairy or GMOs. Beyonce said she's proud to offer the vegan meal plan to help others reach their weight loss and health goals.
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Isis Pharma’s diabetes drug takes longer-than-expected to work
Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc’s experimental diabetes drug took a longer-than-expected 36 weeks to reduce blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Isis did not disclose the effect of the drug, ISIS-PTP1B, after 26 weeks. Deutsche Bank’s Alethia Young said the data looked less robust that some commonly prescribed treatments and Isis’s own experimental glucagon receptor, ISIS-GCGR. Isis noticed that blood sugar levels kept falling even after dosing was stopped after 26 weeks, and expects the drug to lower sugar levels further over a longer duration, Young said, after speaking with the company.
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Beyonce Launches Vegan Diet Delivery Service After Weight Loss, Becomes Entrepreneur Like …
After achieving her weight loss goals with a plant-based food plan, the … a great program to get people motivated to make better nutritional choices.
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