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Surviving in the Hospital Available medical technology to help you survive

More than having a comfortable, temporary residence in the hospital, it is important that one not only survive but come out of the hospital, alive and whole.According to a study, medical errors in hospitals cause more deaths each year than vehicle ac...

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A Good Daughter, Inc. Available at Broward Convention Center Fearless Caregiver Conference

The Fearless Caregiver Conference at the Broward Convention Center will be held Saturday, April 16th. The event allows family caregivers and the professional caregiving community to come together and explore ways to be a more productive member of the...

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Make an Investment in your Health

Health is like building a savings account; small manageable investments add up quickly. Attempting to save large amounts without gradual increases , will leave you feeling depeleted and discouraged. Beginning a health plan with small gradual steps wi...

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Understanding Nutrition

Understanding Nutrition by: Dave Saunders With the release of the new dietary guidelines, in the form of the new food pyramid, I still find that many people don't actually understand what nutrition actually means. Because of this, dietary c...

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Eating with the eyes

IT'S TRUE - our eyes really are larger than our stomachs. Through a cunning experiment, scientists have proved that human beings are terrible at judging how much food is enough. They provided a free soup lunch to 54 people, half of whom ate from...

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Why High Blood Cholesterol Levels Are Dangerous

Cholesterol, like fat, cannot move around the bloodstream on its own because it does not mix with water. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol to various bod...

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The Littmann Stethoscope

In 1963, Harvard Medical School Professor David Littmann, a renowned cardiologist, invented a stethoscope which would revolutionize the world of medical auscultation. Stethoscope design had changed little since the nineteenth century but Littmann rea...

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Supplemental Health Insurance: Changing Workplace, Changing World

Supplemental Health Insurance: Changing Workplace, Changing World by: Anna Dorbyk Work-related stress is on the rise and according to Statistics Canada, the repercussions are numerous. Increasingly, individuals are finding that their job demand...

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Three Problems of Supplements Today

Three Problems of Supplements Today by: Yi Lai 1.Most of the supplements available on the market today are found to have poor bioavailability. To ensure that the body benefits from the supplement, the active ingredients of the supplements need t...

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Alcohol as a Key Ingredient to a Healthy Diet

Alcohol as a Key Ingredient to a Healthy Diet by: Dr. John Rumberger Evidence suggesting that alcohol is "cardio-protective" first appeared in the literature about 30 years ago. The Framingham Heart Study [the longest running population study of...

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