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10 Protein-Packed Plants

When most people think about protein, they think of meat, eggs, cheese and Greek yogurt. But every whole food contains protein, says vegan writer...
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Many Americans Now Successfully Managing Diabetes: Study

With improved awareness of diabetes and with newer medications, the number of people successfully managing their disease has spiked from just two percent a...
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Healthiest Meal Ever: Scientists Devise Menu to Include 222 Health Claims

Food researchers pored over thousands of health claims for various food items and found only 222 that were judged to have basis in scientific...
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Great Natural Remedies: 16 Herbs for Your Medicine Cabinet

Scientific studies come and go. But there is evidence that accumulates slowly over many years that support often ancient claims that herbs can provide...
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U.S. Heart Disease Rates Continue to Fall

The percentage of Americans with the nation's number one killer, heart disease, continues to fall, according to new research from the US Centers for...
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Five New Alzheimer’s Genes Double Total as Doctors Unravel Disease Cause

Five new genes have been definitively linked to Alzheimer’s disease, doubling the total confirmed by scientists and opening new areas for research into an...
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Grandson’s Disease Spurs Family to Fund First Rural Diabetes Center to Help Thousands of Families

Often, the most inspiring advances are born out of the need to fill a void. When long time Parsons residents Jacque and Kelly Rector's...
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Cheap Pill May Save Lives When Given Before Surgery

Patients at risk of a heart attack who are having surgery can cut their death risk by 35 percent simply taking a drug called...
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Ancient Fruit Shows Promise For Modern Healing

Amalaki, a simple fruit from India, has been a superstar of eastern medicine for thousands of years. Unknown in the west, the fruit has a...
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New Insurance Rules: Free Preventive Health Care Required for New Plans

Each year chronic conditions, such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes, are responsible for 7 of 10 deaths among Americans and account for 75%...
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Employee Wellness Programs Slash Health Care Costs for All

During June, which is National Employee Wellness Month, we should pay attention to companies like the grocery titan Safeway. The company slashed its health...
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Heart Attacks Down 24% Over Ten Years, 62% for Worst Type

Preventive measures to help people lower their risk of heart disease have been so effective that a new study documented a drop of 24%...
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Green Tea May Reduce Lung Cancer Risk – Even for Smokers

For thousands of years, the people of China, Japan, India, and Thailand have consumed green tea and used it medicinally to treat everything from...

Heart and Stroke Deaths Plummet 30 percent in 10 Years

Deaths from cardiovascular ailments plunged a remarkable 30 percent in Canada over a 10-year period, a new study shows. Experts...
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Tomato Pill Beats Heart Disease says Study

Scientists say a natural supplement made from tomatoes, taken daily, can stave off heart disease and strokes. The tomato pill contains an active...

Rain Forest Botanical Possible ‘Miracle’ for Alzheimer’s Disease

A biotech firm in Washington recently announced an overwhelmingly positive response to compounds from a rain forest botanical for treating Alzheimer's Disease, along with...
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Amish Gene Mutation Makes Them Immune to Heart Disease

After a dozen studies of the Amish over 15 years, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered a novel gene...

Cheap 5-in-1 Wonder Pill Could Prevent 80% of Heart Attacks

In a mission to make it available to everyone over 55 at an affordable price, UK scientists have developed a "polypill" which they say...
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The Healing Power of Pets

Pet owners have better health, many experts believe, because animals lower stress levels in humans who interact with them. One study found "pet owners...
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KFC Restaurant Swears Off Trans-Fat Oils in Health Move

Responding to pressure from public health advocates, Kentucky Fried Chicken said Monday they would stop frying chicken in trans fats, which raise your bad...