LIVING HEALTHY

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• Stretching may not prevent tendon injuries, but shock absorbing insoles may help

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• Apr 18, 2015 05:57 PM EDT

• Stretching before an athletic activity does not appear to help prevent tendon injuries, according to a study.

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• Public health advocates call for more regulation of e-cigarettes

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• Apr 18, 2015 05:51 PM EDT

• The CDC’s reports found that 13% of high school and middle school students are using e-cigarettes, a three-fold rise in a year.

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• 24 new cases in Indiana HIV outbreak last week

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• Apr 17, 2015 07:35 PM EDT

• Another 24 cases of HIV infections were diagnosed in Scott County, IN, according to Indiana health officials.

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• Study suggests that fracking may be raising radon levels in Pennsylvania homes

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• Apr 16, 2015 07:03 PM EDT

• Levels of radon, a naturally occurring radioactive element, have been increasing in Pennsylvania homes. The increase may be linked to fracking in natural gas wells in Pennsylvania .

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• Antivaccination parents stall a bill on vaccine exemptions in California

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• Apr 16, 2015 06:48 PM EDT

• Hundreds of California parents went to the State Capitol to stop a bill that would eliminate the so-called “personal belief” exemption for childhood vaccinations.

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• California health officials to declare measles outbreak is over

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• Apr 16, 2015 06:40 PM EDT

• Public health officials in California are expected to declare that the measles outbreak linked is over.

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• Got Sleep Apnea? Watch Out for Early Memory Loss

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• Apr 16, 2015 12:15 AM EDT

• Sleep apnea is certainly something you should not take for granted. Based on a new study, this serious sleeping disorder can also lead to early memory loss or decline, especially among older people.

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• Clean the World recycles hotel soap to help developing nations

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• Apr 15, 2015 12:18 PM EDT

• Clean the World recycles millions of bars of hotel soap and sends them to developing countries where there are illnesses that can be prevented by the simple act of hand washing with soap.

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• Exercises can help you improve your contrast vision

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• Apr 13, 2015 07:34 PM EDT

• A new study has found that your contrast sensitivity can be improved with vision exercises that help train your brain.

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• Symptoms of Listeria infection and tips on avoiding it

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• Apr 13, 2015 07:26 PM EDT

• Several types of foods have been recalled due to contamination with Listeria bacteria. Here is what you need to know.

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• Study finds that the risk of dementia go down as your BMI goes up

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• Apr 11, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

• Middle-aged obese people are nearly 30% less likely to develop dementia and people who are underweight are one third more likely to develop dementia than those who are at a healthy body weight.

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• People with diabetes may feel less hungry and less depressed eating only breakfast and lunch

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:48 AM EDT

• People who have type 2 diabetes may have fewer hunger pangs and less depression if instead they eat a large breakfast and a large lunch, but no dinner