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Calif. regulators warn of pot’s cancer capability

Calif. regulators warn of pot’s cancer capability

July 4th, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO – It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients’ suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.
State environmental regulators last month voted to place [...]

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State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings

State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings

July 1st, 2009

State-by-state list of obesity rates, each state’s obesity ranking in the nation and the percentage point change from the previous report, according to the Trust for America’s Health:

State Rate Rank Change

Ala. 31.2 2 1.1

Alaska 27.2 [...]

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Parent training can help kids to slim down

Parent training can help kids to slim down

December 19th, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A weight loss intervention directed at parents of overweight children may be as effective as interventions directed at both parents and children, study findings suggest.
Over 10 months, children younger than 11 years fared better in the parent-only program, while older children lost more weight through the family-based [...]

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77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

77 Keys to Living Well Before You Die

December 19th, 2008

Time flies.  Life is what you make of it.  Everyday is a day of opportunity.
Think it.  Seek it.  Find it.  Live it.

Life is too short not to make the best and the most
of everything that comes your way everyday.
- Sasha Azevedo

Do something everyday that excites you.
Read classic novels.
Travel somewhere you’ve never been with someone you’ll never [...]

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Eyebrow Waxing - Basic Facts You Must Know Before Waxing Your Eyebrows

Eyebrow Waxing - Basic Facts You Must Know Before Waxing Your Eyebrows

July 1st, 2009

For people who do not have sensitive skin and are able to stand a little bit of pain and irritation on their skin, waxing eyebrows is a quick, easy and lasting way to get rid of the unwanted hairs around the eyebrows. Waxing will last longer than plucking but is definitely inadvisable for people who [...]

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Red Meat Helps Spur a Food Poison Germ (HealthDay)

Red Meat Helps Spur a Food Poison Germ (HealthDay)

Posted in Nutrition

- WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they have found a bacterium that causes food poisoning by targeting a non-human molecule that's absorbed into the body through red meat.
Subtilase cytotoxin, a potent bacterial toxin produced by certain kinds of E. coli bacteria, zeroes in on human cells [...]

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Post Turkey-Day Recovery

Post Turkey-Day Recovery

Posted in Exercise

How you feel today is most likely a product of how much you had to eat or drink yesterday and it might be tough to decide whether to workout today or whether to take some time off to recover from the holiday festivities.
If you have the day off, getting back on the exercise wagon may [...]

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Get Rid of Cellulite Naturally

Get Rid of Cellulite Naturally

Posted in Beauty

Are you bothered by cellulite? Want to know how to get rid of cellulite naturally?
Here are some tips that will help.
Wash gently your skin.
Choose to take warm baths and use herbal, all natural cleansing agents. Avoid soaps containing harmful chemicals. Exfoliate at least twice a week. It cleanses your pores and declog them of [...]

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