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Health Newsletter -- Table of contents
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| Arthritis and Rheumatology:
| Infectious Disease:
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| Yes, bone growth can be stimulated even in desperate cases
| Study shows Echinacea not effective for the Common Cold
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| Moral Preaching Is Not Enough In AIDS Intervention
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| Benefits Of Arthritis Drug Outweigh Cancer Risk
| Antibacterial Hand Soaps Pose Hazard
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| Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: are these procedures safe?
| Garlic component effective against head lice
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| Vaccinate Kids Against Hepatitis A
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| Back Pain Improves With Acupressure
| Vaccine To Eradicate Cervical Cancer
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| Coffee--what's the scoop?
| Edible vaccines from lettuce, tomatoes and other plants
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| Lycopene For Bone Health
| Protein Found To Fight Infections
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| A slipped disc: do surgery!
| Westnile virus: how dangerous is it?
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| Leeches and arthritis pain: old facts - new insights
| West Nile virus (WNV) vaccine being tested in humans
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| Osteoporosis in males is common
| New Drug Zaps Avian Flu
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| Beer a Red Flag for Gout
| Hamburger Disease - a Sizzling Problem
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| Forget Glucosamine For Arthritis
| Black Widow Alert For Organic Produce
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| What Went Wrong with Vioxx
| Early SARS treatment in Hongkong reduces death rate dramatically
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| Olive Oil Combats Inflammation
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| Abdominal Pain / Gastrointestinal Disease
| Rapid HIV Tests - Not At Home
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| Celiac disease frequency examined in this US study
| Effect of smallpox vaccination lasts much longer
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| Coffee Protects Against Liver Cirrhosis
| Autism Not Linked to MMR Vaccine
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| Nuts To Bust Gallstones Says Harvard
| Sexually Transmitted Disease Up In Middle Age
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| Probiotics Help Gut Against Stress
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| Cancer:
| SARS due to SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV)
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| Less death rates from breast cancer with exercise
| Sucking bite does not remove venom
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| Successful Gene Therapy For Melanoma
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| Virtual Colonoscopy May Help Find Other Disease
| Antiviral Drugs Not For Flu Prevention
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| Genetic treatment for incurable cancer
| Lung Disease:
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| NEW blood test to predict breast cancer survival
| Smog from city roads reduces your life expectancy 2-fold!
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| Prostate Cancer Recurrence Linked To Obesity
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| Screening Colonoscopy Highly Effective
| Avian Flu Threat Exaggerated
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| Digital Mammography Superior For Some
| Food Habits Related To Asthma
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| No Relationship Between Allergies And Cancer
| Getting Ready For Ragweed Allergies Is Important
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| Focused Radiation Improves Breast Cancer Cures
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Vitamin D Deficiency Affects Asthma
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| Hyperthermic chemotherapy for colon cancer
| The new hot asthma treatment: bronchial thermoplasty
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| Beware of binges
| SARS (Severe acute respiratory syndrome)
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| Ginger Kills Ovarian Cancer
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| New marker for prostate cancer detected
| Flu season not over yet
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| More Education Needed About Ovarian Cancer
| Avian Flu Needs Preparedness Instead Of Panic
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| Lycopene of tomatoes fights cancer cells
| Pneumonia: should it always be treated with antibiotics?
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| Sugar and Starchy Foods Cause Colorectal Cancer
| Flu Shots For Young Children And Pregnant Moms
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| New Antibody Treatment for Colon Cancer
| Flu shots prevent heart disease, lung disease, strokes and deaths
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| Pancreatic Cancer And Processed Meats
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| PSA Screening For Prostate Cancer Not Obsolete
| Bird Flu Can Affect Humans
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| Green Tea Knocks Out Leukemia Cells
| New Remedy Zaps Colds
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| Hard Liquor And Beer Hike Colon Cancer Risk
| Peanut Traces Still Present After Brushing Teeth
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| Power Lines And Childhood Leukemia
| Acetaminophen And Pets Aggravate Asthma
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| Less Alcohol, Less Fat, More Exercise Battles Cancer
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| Eye Diseases:
| Allergies, asthma and diabetes all helped by fish oil
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| Inflammatory marker linked to age-related blindness
| New Asthma Drug Works Slowly But Surely
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| Age-related Blindness can be Postponed
| Asthma and wheezing influenced by family lifestyle (Swedish study)
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| New Drug Reverses Macular Degeneration
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| Fitness:
| The Shot That Treats Asthma
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| More exercise leads to more health
| Electronic Nose Smells Sickness
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| Exercise saves lives in women over 65
| Flu shot cuts death rate into half
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| More Is Not Always Better In Exercise
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| Health:
| Ozone and pollution linked to asthma
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| Not All Vitamins Prevent Cancer
| Growth factor in breast milk a key in protecting infants from asthma
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| Hospital Cafeterias Need Healthier Food
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| Burgers, Fries And High Cost Of Health Care
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| Sweet Alcohol Has Bitter Consequences
| News About The Flu
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| Studies Show Ginseng Works
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| Kidney Transplant Tourists At Risk
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| More exercise leads to more health
| Worldwide alert for avian influenza (bird flu)
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| Tooth Implants For Better Overall Health
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| Good Nutrition Is Gender Specific
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| Bystanders become lifesavers: immediate CPR improves survival
| Mental Health:
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| New research shows: Coffee drinking is healthy!
| Bipolar disorder in children/teens different from adults
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| Mixing Medications With Herbs Spells Trouble
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| China blows alarm whistle on smoking
| Food and mood
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| Life Extension Through Calorie Restriction
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| Environmental Toxins Harmful For Generations To Come
| Sleep Medication Unlocks Eating Disorder
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| Cartoons Help Kids Deal With Pain
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| Food Choices Can Boost Good Cholesterol
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| New Aphrodisiac Nasal Spray
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| Red Bull Not A Health Drink
| Cognitive Therapy Useful For Suicide Prevention
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| Early Treatment For Stuttering Children Is Better
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| Jetlag Helped By Bright Lights and Melatonin
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| Public Strategies Help Quit Smoking
| Metabolic Syndrome Threatens Mental Functioning
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| Dialysis At Home Now Possible
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| Exotic Mushrooms Best Source For Antioxidants
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| Heart Disease (&Congestive Heart Failure):
| Genetic link found for bipolar disorder
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| Heart attack risk measured with C-reactive protein
| Schizophrenia gene discovered
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| New Screening For Cardiovascular Disease
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| "WAVE" trial failed to show benefits of estrogen/vitamins
| Less multiple sclerosis (MS) with vitamin D supplement
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| Magnetic Therapy For Depression
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| Citrus Fruit Peel Lowering Cholesterol
| Neurological (Stroke, Alzheimers, MS etc.):
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| New cholesterol-lowering drug reduces inflammatory marker
| Vitamins C and E - a weapon against Alzheimers
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| Do Not Mix Migraine Medications With Antidepressants
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| Men Expected to Catch Up On Life Expectancy
| Alzheimers Now Detected Early
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| Flax Seed A Source Of Omega 3
| Gum Disease Increases Stroke Risk
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| Leg vein clots can be caused from long flights
| Folic acid in cereal reduces abnormalities of the brain in the unborn child (Canadian Study)
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| Inflammation Causing Sudden Cardiac Death
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| Gene Therapy Can Repair Blood Vessels
| Relapse Of MS Reduced By New Drug
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| Work stress is a killer. How much so? More than 2-fold over 25 years
| Feb. Readers' Digest edition: poisons used for healing
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| Epstein-Barr Virus Responsible For Multiple Sclerosis
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| Harp music after heart/chest surgery reduces pain
| Acupuncture for headaches found effective
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| Help for patients with iron overload
| Reduction of complications after strokes
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| Blood clot dissolving therapy saves lives
| CYP46 gene marker linked with Alzheimers disease
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| CRP test better than cholesterol test?
| Food and mood
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| Physicians use new technology (GCFP) to study blood flow
| Parkinson disease from too much meat and too little vitamin B2
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| Poor lungs and heart attacks related to leptin levels
| Insomnia Sufferers Will Get Help
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| Stroke risk increases with narrowed carotid arteries
| Better recovery from strokes through early CAT scans
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| Lowering Cholesterol Aggressively Saves Lives
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| Old-fashioned fish oil boosts heart health
| Skin Disorder
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| Vit. B6, B12, and folate to control homocysteine and hardening of arteries
| Cellulite - Quacks and Facts
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| Diet Can Influence Acne
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| Chronic inflammation causes cancer, heart attacks and more
| Eczema - More Than Skin Deep
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| Blood Clots Related To Air Travel
| Weight Loss:
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| Nuts cut heart attacks and strokes in half
| Doctor Recommended Diet Against Obesity
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| Uric Acid Blood Test Predicts Future Health Problems
| Framingham study: obesity and smoking lead to loss of life!
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| Exercise Can Reverse Risk Of Heart Disease
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| High Blood Pressure:
| Newly detected hormone may help obesity
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| What goes around comes around with blood pressure medications
| Do diet drinks make you more hungry?
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| Better Blood Pressure Control With New Drug
| Obesity and metabolic syndrome
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| Kidney disease, another complication of metabolic syndrome
| Weight Gain After Quitting Smoking A Myth
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| Liver Cirrhosis Threatens Overweight Children
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| Older Americans need more knowledge obout high blood pressure
| Obesity (excessive weight) a predictor of high risk for stroke
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| Report says: high blood pressure increasing in the US
| Any diet a winner research says
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| Dark Chocolate For Lower Blood Pressure
| Mindless Snacking Makes You Fat
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| Hormones:
| Sleep More For Healthy Body Weight
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| Lose Fat With Omega-3 Fish Oil And Exercise
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| Bone Loss Non Reversible After Provera
| Womens' Diseases:
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| Less diabetes with coffee
| Endometriosis is a cause of infertility, even without scarring
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| Suppression Of Estrogen Affects Cognitive Function
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| Tight Glucose Control In Diabetics Cuts Heart Disease
| Comfort Foods Make PMS More Uncomfortable
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| Pre-Conception Nutrition For Healthy Children
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| One Shot For Better Blood Sugar Control
| Smoking During Pregnancy Linked To Adult Asthma
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| Birth Control Pill Lowers Sex Drive
| Pre-eclampsia Is Predictable
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| Uterine Artery Embolization Against Fibroids
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| New research shows: Coffee drinking is healthy!
| Deliveries of male infants mean more complications
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| Modify risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in elderly men
| Birth Control Pill Increases Strokes and Heart Attacks
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| Stress Incontinence Stopped with Stem Cells
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| Liverpool study: How often the eye sight of patients with diabetes should be examined
| Menopause and "perimenopause" in women
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| Hormone Replacement Worsens Incontinence
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| Testosterone for male menopause (andropause)
| HRT: findings from the British Million Women Study
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| Non-Hormone Alternative Against Hot Flashes
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| Heart scan saves lives in diabetics
| Hormones after menopause (HRT) not for everybody
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| Cinnamon a natural insulin booster for diabetics
| New in vitro fertilization (IVF) gold standard declared
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| Father's Age Important For Healthy Children
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| Fat cells secrete hormone factors that raise blood pressure
| Stillbirth associated with high coffee consumption in pregnancy
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| Lack of testosterone linked to Alzheimers
| The Mediterranean Diet Definitely Not A Fad
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| Ankle blood pressure reveals diabetic problems
| Poverty still a threat to mothers' lives
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| Take A Deep Breath For Insulin
| Breast cancer & miscarriages: fear-mongering debunked
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| Too Much Fat Fuels Metabolic Syndrome
| Herbal Medicine to Control Menopausal Symptoms
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| Metabolic Syndrome Threatens Mental Functioning
| Asian Diet To Manage Menopause
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