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Alcohol is a superlative social lubricant — an icebreaker on the rocks — as well as an inspiration for art and literature, an attitude-adjuster, and often just a pure sensory pleasure. It can...
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Winter brings a number of seasonal health risks, mainly related to the physical challenges of ice, snow, and cold. A range of health conditions exist year round but are heightened in the colder...
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Any person can fall ill at any given time, and often without explanation. However, there are a multitude of behaviors and lifestyle choices that can increase the risk of getting sick, developing a...
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Life expectancy is one of the most telling and often cited measures of the health of a given population — and in the United States, life expectancy is falling at a historic rate. After declining...
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Sugar consumption, which has grown from 130 million to 178 million tonnes globally in the last 10 years, has become a major health concern all over the world. Its negative health effects, such as...
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A new school year is upon us, and kids across the country are returning to class wearing their new clothes and flashing new technology. Another aspect of the new school year ritual is breaking in a...
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The influenza season officially runs from October to as late as May each year. Activity peaks around the end of the year and into January. Doctors and public health care experts say that people...
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According to a recent Gallup poll, some 63% of American adults drink alcohol — and the favored beverage among them is beer. Some 42% of American drinkers prefer beer, compared to 34% who choose...
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A part of Hawaiian culture for centuries, the hula is a sinuous dance involving rhythmic movement of the hips and imitative hand gestures — noticeably different, in its authentic form, from the...
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Gluten-free diet have been all the rage in recent years — despite little evidence as to its benefit in the general population. Unfortunately, the fad diet has somewhat shadowed the common and...
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Mental illness is a pervasive problem nationwide. According to this infographic on mental health facts in America published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. About one in five U.S. adults...
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People — on and off the internet — have a lot to say about weight loss. So much so that trying to find out whom to listen to can be overwhelming, and it’s difficult to be sure what true. One...
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Anyone who doesn’t like rigorous workouts can take a deep breath of relief. Research has found that walking is often just as beneficial a workout (and in a few cases even more). What’s more, to...
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