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It seems that more and more North American women are overweight or obese before and throughout their pregnancies. This might not mean much on its own accord. However, a recent study from the Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism says that if mom is overweight before and during pregnancy; the chances of delivering a heavier baby […]
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In order to prevent well over half a million deaths in the U.S. over the next decade, Americans just have to do one, little thing—reduce their salt intake by one quarter. Considering the average American consumes about 3,600 mg of sodium a day and the national recommendations for healthy adults is 1,500 milligrams (mg) per […]
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To mend a lazy eye, doctors will often patch over the opposite eye for extended periods to encourage the weaker eye to work harder. However, scientists at Dalhousie University in Halifax recently discovered a faster, more effective method. Researchers restored normal vision to a test group of kittens with induced lazy eyes by actually reprogramming […]
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The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual has been released with a fancy new psychiatric label that could very well deem millions of healthy Americans as “mentally ill”. The new disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, was added to the widely used resource tomb by the American Psychiatric Association. The disorder apparently exists if a […]
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A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that even though more American women are taking the morning-after pill, it is not replacing conventional birth control methods for the majority of women. With approximately 11 percent of sexually active women (about 5.8 million) admitting to taking the pill between 2006 and […]
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