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Are Plastic Bottles Dangerous for Kids?

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MomLogic
Friday, August 22, 2008

In the fifth installment of her “Dangerous or Safe?” series, pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson sets the record straight on plastic–once and for all.
In an effort to get in those touted “eight glasses per day,” we schlep around water bottles everywhere we go. But is the drinking water in those plastic bottles safe? […]

Do PCOS Women Have Low Vitamin D Levels?

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Natural Health Solutions for PCOS
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin”, may play a very important role in dealing with PCOS and improving your overall health.
Optimal vitamin D levels are important for:

Improved fertility
Controlling weight
Liver health
Reducing insulin resistance and avoiding pancreas exhaustion
Prevention of bone loss and osteoporosis
Positive mood and cognitive performance
Breast health
Gastrointestinal tract health
Nervous system health
And more!

Vitamin D […]

Good workout can stop breast cancer

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The Daily TelegraphSydney, Australia  - August 23, 2008YOUNG women who exercise 13 hours a week could lower their risk of breast cancer by up to 25 per cent, research has revealed.
Women will no longer have an excuse not to hit the gym with the latest research showing the earlier a girl becomes active, the lower […]

Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines

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Written by, H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik
August 21, 2008

FINALLY!
In June of 2006, my writing partner, Leslie Botha, and I, started writing articles cautioning women against the use of Gardasil for girls and young women. We cited the limited nature of the clinical trials (the number, and ages of women tested) and the length of time from the […]

Coffee Contributes to Estrogen Dominance in Women

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Daily Planet
Telluride, Colo. -
August 13, 2008
You are probably reading this while sipping your hot beverage of choice this morning. Is it green tea, which you’ve heard contains lots of antioxidants that are good for you (but do what
exactly?!) What if you could have a drink in the morning that could lower your risk of diabetes, […]

Fungus Causing Cancer — A Novel Approach to the Most Common Form of Death

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Cancer is now the leading cause of death in the United States. This video featuring Doug Kaufman interviewing Italian Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini, details a new theory of cancer that carries the promise of a safe, speedy, and effective cancer cure.
http://http//articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/08/05/fungus-causing-cancer-a-novel-approach-to-the-most-common-form-of-death.aspx?source=nl

Think yourself to better health

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ioL
www.iol.ca.za
August 11, 2008
 
By Anastasia Stephens
A new Australian study suggests that the faster speed that athletes achieve when taking performance-enhancing drugs is all in the mind. The study compared athletes on growth hormones with those given a placebo.
Those taking the placebo were able to lift heavier weights than those taking the hormones. The results imply that […]

I ignored a lump

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because I believed breastfeeding made me safe from cancer. Now I’m lucky to be alive.
Mail Online
United Kingdom
August 10, 2008
By Rachel Halliwell
When Jayne Goss noticed a small lump as she breastfed her three-month-old son Raphael, she dismissed it as a blocked milk duct and forgot all about it.
Three months later she finally got it checked out, […]

Breast cancer rare but possible in young women

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By JO CIAVAGLIA
Bucks County Courier Times
August 7, 2008
At 28, Dina Melendez thought about adding a second child, not losing a breast.
Don’t worry, the doctor told her. Most lumps are nothing.
Breast cancer, no. She was far too young.
What the Buckingham woman quickly found out though is youth isn’t a guaranteed protection against breast cancer. It’s a lesson […]

The War On Sweat

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Time Magazine.com
August 7, 2008
By Alice Park
Take a stroll down the personal-care aisle of any drugstore, and you’ll see quite a few options to keep you dry. Powder-scented, solid or gel, antiperspirants are in high demand in the summer. But in the past year, some new members joined the antiwetness club–”clinical strength” products that promise to […]