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Healthcare reform in Britain: Past, present, and future

Healthcare reform in Britain: Past, present, and future

Healthcare reform has been a persistent and ongoing issue in Britain for many years. From the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 to the current debates and challenges facing the system, the evolution of healthcare in Britain…

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Aerobic activity helps brain – Study

Aerobic activity helps brain - Study

The study, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, looked at seven men and seven women ages 60 to 80 who were divided into two groups: the…

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Importance of exercise during pregnancy

Importance of exercise during pregnancy

Exercising while pregnant has many benefits for both the mother and baby. Finding ways to make a consistent work-out routine a part of the nine months of preparation for baby can be just as important as shopping for nursery gear…

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Health risks of cleansing diets

Health risks of cleansing diets

Those who struggle with losing weight or who may just want to boost their overall health sometimes turn to cleanses for help. Cleansing or detoxification diets promise quick weight loss by “cleansing” the body of built up toxins from the…

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CT Scan and Increased Risk of Cancer

CT Scan

Over 68 million CT scans are performed annually in the United States. The numbers of these scans are increasing with clinicians casting wider diagnostic nets and with patients requesting (and paying for) broader preventative and prophylactic imaging. A new study…

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Anemia Study and Older Adults

Anemia

A study recent study in the Netherlands of 85 year old inhabitants of a single community was done to determine if anemia alone was a predictor of death. Although a variety of conditions have a tendency to accompany anemia it…

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Kim, Kanye selling Yeezy on a lemonade stand for charities

Kim, Kanye selling Yeezy

Good mental health is important and believing the same Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have extended their efforts for charities by selling unlimited Yeezy trainers on a lemonade stand in their hometown of Calabasas in Los Angeles. One of their…

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Everyday habits for healthier hearts

Heart health

Heart disease is one the world’s greatest killers at 17.1 million lives a year, according to WHO statistics, and becomes more dangerous once people get past 45. Thirty minutes exercise a day is a good habit to develop for a…

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Natural Remedies for Bronchitis

Natural Remedies for Bronchitis

There are many natural treatments for both acute and chronic bronchitis. Expectorants, healing teas, immune system boosters and other supplements are helpful in assisting the natural healing process. Traditional doctors usually recommend harsh pharmaceutical antibiotics and expectorants for bronchitis, but…

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The Keys to Flat Abs

Flat Abs

Do you desire to truly flatten your abs? There are many suggested ways to gain flat abs, but how many of them actually work? And what do you really need to do to produce a respectable mid-section. Five hundred crunches…

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