Go to Source   Columbia, SC (WLTX) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently awarded the Prevention Research Center at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health a $4.35 million dollar grant.   The new funding will help continue the mission of the center as they reach out to rural […]

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Go to Source   Designer Yves Béhar has had a huge impact on modern technology, helping to create the popular Jambox Bluetooth speaker, Ouya mobile gaming system and Jawbone Up fitness band. His latest idea, though, may be the most useful and impressive yet: Meet the Mark One Vessyl, a smart cup capable of automatically […]

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Go to Source   SAN ANTONIO — The essence of pediatrics is prevention. As a pediatrician, I am intimately familiar with the use of vaccines to prevent diseases such as polio, measles, mumps and rubella. This approach has yielded great dividends, protecting millions of children worldwide from the devastating effects of these diseases. What if […]

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Go to Source Ken Scott celebrated his 82nd birthday last week, and Monday, he will share his secrets to healthy living with the community.   Scott, who is the pastor emeritus at Joy Baptist Church in Selma, will lead a presentation titled “One Hour to Better Health” at 7 a.m. Monday, June 16 at the […]

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Go to Source   With food as with fashion, tastes change. Today, bread cubes dipped in a cheddar-cheese fondue seem about as dated as bell bottoms. Nutritional advice changes too. Foods that were once touted as healthful can suddenly gain unsavory reputations, and vice versa.   Sometimes, a single study — and the media reports that […]

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Go to Source   Sunday June 15, 2014 (foodconsumer.org) — A new study in Iranian Journal of Pediatrics suggests that taking probiotics supplements can help imporve quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis.   Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) often have troubled intestinal microbiota and dysregulated immune functionalities because of massive exposure to antibiotics. […]

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Go to Source   Sunday June 15, 2014 (foodconsumer.org) — Spirulina maxima as a deitary supplement can help prevent liver damage induced by medications like isoniazid and rifampicin, a study published in Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine suggests.   Isoniazid and rifampicin are used as antituberculosis treatments, but they can cause severe hepatotoxicity […]

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Go to Source   Two studies presented at the 2014 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions highlight the relationship between children’s consumption of sugary beverages and neurological reactions, as well as changes to fat cell composition in obese children.   In the first study, researchers at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT compared responses […]

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Go to Source   Eating a healthy breakfast is necessary for your health and fitness, and eggs are the cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. It helps you to control your weight and gives you ample energy to go about your day. But what is a better deal, egg yolk or egg white?   It is […]

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Go to Source   NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions, a nonprofit maker of nutritional supplements for children in impoverished countries, will move its operations from Providence to a plant that it will build in the Quonset Business Park.   The Quonset Development Corporation, which manages the 3,200-acre business park, announced the move on […]

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