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Simply seeing a loved one’s photo helps people endure distress, study finds

THURSDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) — Thinking about a loved one might help reduce physical pain, according to U.S. researchers, who said their findings show the importance of social relationships and of staying emotionally connected.
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Walking and cycling plus low-emission vehicles may reduce future disease burden, researchers say

FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — Encouraging city dwellers to walk and bicycle instead of using cars would offer much greater public health benefits than increased used of low-emission vehicles, U.K. researchers have found.
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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that having a stressful childhood may slash decades off a person’s life.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Eating certain kinds of fats may actually help obese women with diabetes trim some body fat, a small study suggests.

The study, of 35 older women with type 2 diabetes, found that supplements containing two types of fats — conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) or safflower oil — led to healthy changes in body composition over four months.
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MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Swimming in pools disinfected with chlorine may increase the odds that a child will develop asthma or allergies, new research suggests.
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A study evaluating the patient-centered medical home model in Bellevue, Washington found that patients in the medical home had 29% fewer emergency department visits than those in the control groups at other clinics. Published in the September American Journal of Managed Care, the study also found that the medical home model provided more time for office visits, more preventive care, and improved collaboration among health care professionals.
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Study finds these foods contain high levels of polyphenols

TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Eating a bowl of your favorite cereal every day is a great source of natural antioxidants, new research shows.
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participants in a recent trial studying the effects of Hatha yoga also reported that they had been able to cut back on some of their asthma medication, said Amy Bidwell, senior author of a study presented this week at the American College of Sports Medicine’s annual meeting, in Seattle.
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I recently heard that health news on the radio, 102.1 classical radio station from a caller, that by adding a pinch of bakin soda the coffee turns alkaline from acid pH.

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