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Hexavalent Chromium, Cancer-Causing Toxin, Common in Tap Water: What to Do
(CBS) Americans worried about the safety of their drinking water may have new cause for alarm. A new study shows that tens of millions of us are drinking water contaminated ...
Quit smoking in 2011: 5 steps you need to know
If you smoke, quitting the habit is the best New Year’s resolution you could make — and keep — in 2011. That’s true even if you’re just a social smoker. ...
Holiday Exercise Tips
For many, the holidays equal shopping, quality time with family and gorging on cookies, cakes and holiday feasts. While the hustle and bustle of the season may tempt you to ...
In Memoriam of Elizabeth Edwards
"Elizabeth Edwards was an inspiration. The trials she faced in her life made her someone who all Americans could relate to. Like many strong women before her, women like Gilda ...
Obama Signs Child Nutrition Bill Into Law as Part of Anti-Obesity Push
AP Dec. 2: A Fairmeadow Elementary School student orders pepperoni pizza during a school lunch program in Palo Alto, Calif. Obama signed into law a bill Dec. 13 that would ...
Outsmart Breast Cancer
Nine steps that make a difference — from eating the right vegetables (not all are equal) to taking the correct supplements Here's the good news about breast cancer: No matter ...
Weight Training Helps Breast Cancer Survivors
Just as doctors now know heart attack and back pain patients can benefit from physical activity during recovery, a study published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...
Only half of women over 40 get mammograms
Remember the uproar last year when a government task force said most women don't need annual mammograms? It turns out that only half of women over 40 had been getting ...
Zestra Supports Cancer Schmancer!
Dolls, A Message from Zestra You Save $5. We Give $5. Help Zestra Support Cancer Schmancer! Ladies, let’s give them something to Tawk about! Zestra Essential Arousals Oils is a ...
Breast Cancer Screening Program Reopens for Low-Income Californians
On Wednesday, California's Every Woman Counts breast cancer screening program for low-income women reopened enrollment for women age 40 and older, HealthyCal reports (Weintraub, HealthyCal, 12/1). Background Every Woman Counts ...
How to lighten up your favorite holiday treats
Gingerbread is a treat associated with the holidays, but maybe you'd be satisfied with gingersnaps like these, which are lighter in calories and fat.Packages and stockings aren't the only things ...
How to sneak exercise into holiday plans
The holidays create extra duties and extra calories, but U.S. experts suggest exercise be added to everyone's holiday to-do list. Karen Basen-Engquist, a professor in The University of Texas M.D. ...
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