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Lose Weight the Mediterranean Way
… makes this diet so healthy," says Dr. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health and author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy . Here's how to eat as if you lived on the shores of the glittering …
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20 Ways to Better Health… those fighting arteriolosclerosis or cancer, says study leader Gregory Burke, M.D., of Wake Forest's Department of Public Health Sciences. We've all heard about folic acid and its benefits against birth defects and even against homocysteine …
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Heart Health Basics for Women… re likely to derive," says Viola Vaccarino, M.D., chair of epidemiology at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta. What to do if you've been taking a statin for high cholesterol and are experiencing side effects …
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Heart Nutrition
… that folic acid and B6, in particular, might be the key to preventing cardiovascular trouble. The Harvard School of Public Health studied over 80,000 women and found that people who consumed the greatest amounts of these two vitamins had …
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The Real Truth About Health Myths… health effects," says Dr. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard University's School of Public Health . Although too much of some vitamin supplements can actually be harmful for you, extra doses of vitamin C don …
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Curling Iron Caution
… happen in one of two ways, says Susanne Ogaitis of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore. Curious toddlers are attracted by the shiny object and grab the iron. Small children also grab …
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Should Your Teen Work?… says Dr. Robert Blum, professor and chair of the department of Population and Family Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, and past president of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. Substance abuse, early …
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Drawstring Danger
… resulted in the death of eight children between 1985 and 1995 in the United States. A study by Johns Hopkins School of Public Health showed that 31 children, ages 2 to 14, were hurt when drawstrings snagged on playground slides, and 12 more …
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Sports Safety Roundup… sports may be doing the same thing on the playground. Nancy G. Murray of the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health studied sixth-grade girls and boys for one week. Students who played football, wrestled, lifted weights …
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Beat the Flu… protect against all of them. So the World Health Organization (WHO) gathers information from international public health agencies and determines which three strains are most likely to cause widespread illnesses in the coming flu season. Using …
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Improve Your Water Quality… The nearest of the EPA's 10 offices, your state agencies, your county cooperative extension service, public health department , and local water supplier all have information. Most communities issue water-quality reports. If you pump …
