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If you have red hair and fair skin the amount of sunscreen you wear might not matter—the reality is that you may be genetically disposed to melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer. Just ask TSN Radio host, Gareth Wheeler, who’s been fighting melanoma for the past 7-years. Wheeler said a “mark” on his lower […]
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The recent meningitis outbreak in the United States has claimed another victim. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has put the death toll at 31, and the outbreak rate at 414 infected people. There are additional patients who have developed joint infections and related abscesses. The meningitis outbreak was caused by injectable steroid shots being […]
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On October 15, 2012 Avmor Ltd. recalled one lot of its Antimicrobial Foaming Had Soap due to contamination. On October 18, 2012 the company expanded it’s original recall to include 19 additional lots of the product as well as 21 lots of its X3 Clean Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer. After those two recalls, consumers thought […]
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After enjoying a milkshake—followed by a painful day of nausea, bloating and stomach ache, Miley Cyrus has sworn off of milk for good! And to make sure she sticks with her plan, the singer Tweeted her decision to her 10 million followers. “Worst tummy ache ever,” tweeted Cyrus, “no more lactose for me!” Cyrus aligns […]
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Doctors to the stars, Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, have two simple words of relief for the millions of kidney sufferers out there: eat healthier! Kidney stones, which form as hard, painful crystals made up of calcium, oxalic acid, and sulfate have been on the rise and not just in adults. A 70-percent increase […]
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