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Young women finding breast cancer not so rare

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:10:14 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Breast cancer is one of the leading diseases in the world today affecting not only women but also men. It is best that one should equipped themselves regarding this disease. Consult your health care provider. Early detected on these disease can save lives.

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And that concern leads to a phenomenon that has been observed in the United States for a few years now: an increase in the number of voluntary bilateral mastectomies, a procedure in which the patient elects to have both breasts removed to eliminate future risk and provide peace of mind. Sometimes these patients have a strong family history of breast cancer. Sometimes the cancer is confined to one breast. Sometimes the patient has undergone breast cancer treatment successfully. Sometimes it’s a combination of factors. For example, Applegate announced in an Associated Press article Tuesday that she had a bilateral mastectomy though both her breasts were cancer-free after treatments. Discovering she had a genetic predisposition for breast and ovarian cancer played a major role in her decision, she said.

Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure

Fri, 23 May 2008 05:50:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: High blood pressure is a leading cause of heart attacks, strokes and death. Having it checked a few times a year in a doctor's office or at the drugstore is not enough to keep tabs on it, and regular home monitoring is more accurate, so it is best to monitor and keep track on your blood pressure.

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Everyone with high blood pressure — some 72 million Americans — should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers.

Tags: hypertension, high blood pressure, heart attack, heart disease, stroke, health news

Vegetables that Prevent Cancer and Other Deadly Diseases

Mon, 12 May 2008 09:06:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Vegetables are organic foods that are needed in the body, these vegetables will help our body to convert into alkaline.

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I know a lot of people that hate vegetables. Their plate only contains protein and carbohydrates. They don’t realize they are headed toward diseases that kill. Most likely their parents forced them to eat vegetables when they were young. What I did was not force my kids to eat vegetables, but would put small amounts of vegetables on their meal plate and gradually they started to taste these them. They would see me and my wife eating them and we would encourage them to eat them when they were ready.

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Nap Time

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:11:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: According to the recent survey, taking a nap is like a yoga, an exercise which is good for the brain. It is best to take even a short minute of nap just to relax the brain

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In southern Europe, naps were woven into the fabric of life. Offices and stores would shut down for two or three hours so that employees could go home, lunch with their family and doze through the hottest part of the day. But Spain, where the siesta is deeply ingrained, has been adjusting to changed circumstances. Especially in big cities, most Spanish workers don't head home at midday anymore (they live too far from the office for this to be practical) or use the time out for sleeping, and the siesta has become a pointless interruption that prolongs the workday until as late as 7:30 p.m. In 2005, the Spanish government canceled the siesta for its employees, although it offered them flex time for easing into the new regimen.

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Lasik worries? Some may see better with alternatives

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:44:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: undergo a surgery is not always the best option, like in lasik surgery. There are certain effects that took place the surgery. It is best to seek to think about it a lot of times. Besides there is always a second option.

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_Lasers aside, a hard plastic lens can be implanted through a small incision in the eye, in front of the natural lens. These "phakic intraocular lenses" are for severe nearsightedness, too bad for Lasik and PRK. They refocus light entering the eye for improved distance vision. Because the natural lens stays in place, patients seem to retain close-up vision, too.

Mind's Limit Found: 4 Things at Once

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:38:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Very good article

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"A very famous study was a test done of a long-distance runner who learned to associate digits together in ways that were meaningful to him with respect to running times," Kane said. "He could repeat back lists of up to 80 digits in the right order, but if you gave him a list of words, he was at seven plus-or-minus two like everyone else."

How to Sleep Right, Tonight

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:27:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: very good and informative article

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Just as the victims in slasher flicks make fatal errors (why are you running up the stairs?), we are often our own worst enemies when it comes to a solid night of sleep. "People think that because they're able to fall asleep they'll stay asleep, even if they've had too much caffeine," says Rubin Naiman, Ph.D., a sleep and dream specialist at Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.