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Health Headlines - November 7
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Meredy
FDA Issues Warning Letters To Flavored Cigarette SellersWarning letters have been sent to companies using Web sites to sell illegal flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.A ban on the sale of candy- or fruit-flavored cigarettes that took effect Sept. 22 is meant to reduce the number of children and teens ...
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Conventional and Unconventional Therapies for Cancer Survivors
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Dr. Nagaraj
Cancer survivors are people who are living with a diagnosis of cancer, including those who have recovered. Awareness of cancer survival has increased greatly since the 1990s. So has the number of people living with a diagnosis of cancer. The total number of recovered cancer survivors in the world in 2002 was estimated to be just under 25 million, a ...
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Air Fare Round IVVXXI
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KathEats
How many in-flight meals have I posted this year?!Here’s another SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took a short nap on my first flight (as I have on ALL of my early morning flights this year – it helps me adjust to the time change and makes the time past by quickly!) but when I heard the beverage cart coming by I woke up just to request some coo ...
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Stupid Ankle, Stupid Week
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Molly H.
So my sprained ankle and I have had a very boring week, hence the lack of posts. We had viewing and funeral to deal with, which coincided with 2 complete rest days for me and my foot, which was still killing me. It's beena sad few days, and that's all I'll say about that. By this morning, it felt better but I just did a weight set (skipping any ...
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How To Dice Avocado - Video
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Kristen S.
The video below shows an easy little trick I learned in culinary school for dicing avocado. It's my preferred method instead of trying to cut chunks in the avocado before scooping it out. I love adding diced avocado to raw soups, salads, and raw pasta dishes. Yum! In this video, you'll see me dicing an avocado to put in a truly simple, mega delicio ...
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Guide to Good Food: Eat Local (and sustainable!)
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Diane H.
One of the most popular food trends in the past year or two has been local food. So why is eating local all the rage, and what can you do to be part of this growing movement? What is local?We need to start by defining the word local. It has different meanings to different people, but I define local as being as close to home as possible. With food, ...
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Your Thoughts?
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Marni R.
I am about to read two books: 1) South beach diet 2) Volumetrics eating plan I am currently not on a diet and never intend to pick up a book in order to follow the steps to lose weight. Believe me, I have read countless articles and have seen many infomercials on weight loss, but a diet is just not in my vocabulary. However, I'm very interested ...
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Changing the “Whack-A-Mole” Syndrome
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Lori Hanson
Addictive personalities, in the rehab and treatment community are plentiful. Individuals who latch on to multiple methods of blocking pain and “numbing out” to life. “I’m sober for 13 months now! But I’m binging and purging multiple times every day.” “I’ve recovered from my bulimia, but I’m dri ...
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Quaker Golden Maple Oatmeal Squares Cereal
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Tanya T.
I am a huge fan of the sweet yet wholesome Quaker Brown Sugar Oatmeal Squares. It's not a particularly flashy cereal, but when I saw the Golden Maple, I knew I had to try it.These Quaker Golden Maple Oatmeal Squares are very similar in structure to the original, but with the new flavor, they have carved out their own niche. When I opened the bag in ...
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