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Radiation Sickness – Exposure to Ionizing Radiation

Welcome back! you must have been here a few times already, subscribe to my RSS feed if you haven’t done so. Thanks for visiting! The recent events in Japan have been absolutely devastating. No words could describe the devastation affected by the tsunami and earthquakes. As the death toll climbs and the nuclear uncertainty persists, [...]

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Top 5 Health News Around the Globe

Today I like to do something different. Instead of you guys sitting back and read what I actually know, let me share some interesting news from around the globe related to health. 1. A breakthrough in the secrets to long life? The Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study started in 1989 may have identified another significant finding among [...]

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Fish Oils – An Alternative Treatment to Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Image via Wikipedia Conventional treatment for rheumatoid arthritis does not cure rheumatoid arthritis. In fact there still isn’t any cure for rheumatoid arthritis at the moment. Drugs only slow the disease progression and reduce inflammation. The main purpose of drugs is to weaken the immune system which makes the body vulnerable to infections However there [...]

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Cancer Risks You Might Not Be Aware

Image via Wikipedia Obvious Cancer Risks There are many cancer prevention steps you can take every day, such as not smoking, eating a healthy diet and getting some exercise. These things alone can remarkably lower your risk of developing many types of cancer. If you do nothing else, doing these things will not only reduce [...]

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Sugar Substitutes and the Weight Lost Myth

In my previous post on the sweetener health risks we find in diet coke, is there another aspect of artificial sweeteners that we should be concerned of? Why don’t we go back to good old sugar and why are we incorporating artificial sweeteners in our diet. Apart from aspartame and saccharin, there are number of [...]

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