LIVING HEALTHY

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• Sleeping Longer Than You Should? That May Not Be Good

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• Feb 25, 2015 11:43 PM EST

• How many hours do you sleep in a day? If you’ve been dozing off for more than you should, you may be at risk of stroke, new study suggests.

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• Here's a New Facebook Feature for Suicide Prevention

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• Feb 25, 2015 10:02 PM EST

• Facebook has launched a new feature designed for suicide prevention.

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• Mindfulness meditation appears to help older folks with sleep problems

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• Feb 24, 2015 07:12 PM EST

• A new study has found that a form of meditation may help people with moderate sleep problems.

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• Dishwashers May Lead to Children's Allergies

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• Feb 23, 2015 11:40 PM EST

• If you want to reduce the risk of allergies in children, you should start washing your dishes by hand.

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• Finnish study finds regular sauna use may help cardiovascular health

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• Feb 23, 2015 10:43 PM EST

• Finnish researchers have found that men in that country who frequently used a sauna had a lower risk of fatal cardiovascular events and a low risk of mortality from all causes.

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• Highly processed foods may trigger an addiction response

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• Feb 23, 2015 10:35 PM EST

• If you are craving some fries and a pizza right not, you probably knew that already, but two studies done at the University of Michigan appear to support the idea that certain foods act like addictive drugs.

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• Pediatricians Recommend Whole Diet Approach To Child Nutrition

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• Feb 23, 2015 07:03 PM EST

• New guidelines were released today by a leading Pediatrician's group recommend parents of a new more practical and commonsense way on nutrition to aid in the improvement of children's diet and health in their homes and in their schools.

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• Energize Your Heart With Super Foods As Simple As Berries, Nuts

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• Feb 23, 2015 12:29 AM EST

• There are certain foods that are good for the heart

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• Nurse Gets Stabbed By Mental Health Patient

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• Feb 23, 2015 12:26 AM EST

• A nurse has been stabbed while visiting a mental health patient in South Auckland.

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• What Does Urine Color Say About Your Health?

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• Feb 23, 2015 12:22 AM EST

• The color, odor and consistency of your urine may provide important clues about the status of your body.

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• Measles can scar the corneas, leading to impaired sight or blindness

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• Feb 21, 2015 06:01 PM EST

• Almost all people who come down with measles will have conjunctivitis—bloodshot eyes and inflammation and redness of the inside of the eyelids—as the first symptom. In some cases, the corneas of the eyes, the clear surface at the front of the eyeball, can …

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• Diet may play a role in multiple sclerosis

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• Feb 21, 2015 02:17 AM EST

• On average, the women with multiple sclerosis ate lower levels of five nutrients that have antioxidant or anti-inflammatory properties.