LIVING HEALTHY

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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

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• Work-related problems affects 16% of Americans with asthma

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:39 AM EDT

• About 16% of the adults in the United States with asthma either developed the condition on the job of have asthma symptoms made worse by conditions where they work.

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• Education about ultraviolet exposure working to decrease melanoma in children

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• Apr 10, 2015 01:23 AM EDT

• The number of children diagnosed with melanoma is dropping in the United States.

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• Review finds Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig are best weight loss programs

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• Apr 08, 2015 06:57 PM EDT

• A review of randomized control trials of several commercial diet programs found that Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers were the most effective.

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• Airline Tragedy Sparks Focus On Mental Health In The Workplace

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• Apr 06, 2015 05:59 AM EDT

• The recent airline tragedy involving a Germanwings flight operated by Lufthansa German Airlines has drawn the attention of the world to mental health issues in the workplace

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• New Law in France bans excessively thin models and find fashion houses that use them

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• Apr 04, 2015 07:18 PM EDT

• French modeling agents and fashion houses who hire models that look anorexic will face fines or even jail under the new law.

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• FDA warns about latex in some “latex-free” gloves and other items

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• Apr 03, 2015 05:36 PM EDT

• The FDA is now requiring that makers of items such as medical gloves and condoms stop using “latex-free” or “does not contain latex” on their labels.

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• Eggs are wonderful and nutritious, but keep safety in mind

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• Apr 02, 2015 04:53 PM EDT

• Eggs can carry bacteria that can cause food poisoning, notably salmonella. Here are some tips for safely handling and cooking eggs.

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• Incidence of severe constipation appears to be rising

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• Apr 01, 2015 06:58 PM EDT

• The number of people who go to the emergency room because they have severe constipation appears to be going up.