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DNA May Predict Weight Loss Success
DNA May Predict Weight Loss Success Doctors may be able to predict success after weight loss surgery by looking at a patient's DNA. NBCHealth 05/19/2013 49 Views
Food and Skin Allergies on the Rise
Food and Skin Allergies on the Rise Food and skin allergies have increased in children since 1997. NBCHealth 05/19/2013 3 Views
Two Doses Instead of Three May Only Be Needed For HPV Vaccinaton
Two Doses Instead of Three May Only Be Needed For HPV Vaccinaton A new study compared the effectiveness of only two doses of the HPV vaccine for girls compared to the currently recommended three doses of the vaccine. NBCHealth 05/19/2013 16 Views
FDA Has Been Investigating the Safety of Caffeine in Foods
FDA Has Been Investigating the Safety of Caffeine in Foods The FDA will investigate the safety of caffeine in foods and drinks marketed to children and teens. NBCHealth 05/19/2013 6 Views
School Smoking Prevention Cuts Down on Youth Smoking
School Smoking Prevention Cuts Down on Youth Smoking Smoking prevention in schools help reduce the number of young people who become smokers. NBCHealth 05/19/2013 8 Views
Can Milk Really Help Fight Osteoporosis?
Can Milk Really Help Fight Osteoporosis? Does milk really do your body good? Osteoporosis is a decrease in your bone strength, which increases your chance of breaking your bones … especially in your hip and your back. When you have tiny breaks in your back, you actually shrink or become stooped over. WGNO 05/17/2013 29 Views
Celiac Disease: How To Live Gluten Free
Celiac Disease: How To Live Gluten Free Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease, which means your body attacks itself. In Celiac disease, your body makes antibodies to the villi, or small projections in the small intestine. The small intestine is where most of your nutrients are absorbed. When the antibodies attack these villi, the villi become damaged and your intestinal lining becomes like a tile floor instead of a nice fluffy shag carpet. WGNO 05/17/2013 26 Views
Sunscreen Tips For Summer
Sunscreen Tips For Summer A typical shot glass. That is the amount of sunscreen that an average person (average person weighs 150 pounds) should be putting on their body 15 minutes before going outside. So if you are a larger than the “average” person, you need to use more (i.e., if you weigh 300 pounds, you need 2 shot glasses). WGNO 05/17/2013 116 Views
Doctor: More Women in South Fla. Inherit BRCA Gene Mutation from Father
Doctor: More Women in South Fla. Inherit BRCA Gene Mutation from Father Dr. John Rimmer says more women in South Florida inherit the BRCA gene from their fathers than their mothers. WPBF 05/17/2013 19 Views
Study Shows Middle Age Depression Raises Women's Stroke Risk
Study Shows Middle Age Depression Raises Women's Stroke Risk New study finds depression in middle age may significantly raise stroke risk for women. HealthDay TV 05/19/2013 6 Views
How Answering Your Cellphone Affects Blood Pressure Readings
How Answering Your Cellphone Affects Blood Pressure Readings Hitting the answer button when your cell phone rings may literally raise your blood pressure. HealthDay TV 05/19/2013 4 Views
Top Five Most Polluted U.S. Cities
Top Five Most Polluted U.S. Cities Kelli Grant joins Lunch Break to reveal the most polluted cities in the U.S. WSJLive 05/17/2013 128,829 Views
New Cancer Drugs Harness the Immune System
New Cancer Drugs Harness the Immune System New data on experimental drugs that enlist the immune system against cancer suggest a broad impact for the strategy against a variety of tumors. Ron Winslow reports on Lunch Break. WSJLive 05/17/2013 66 Views
Plastic Surgeon Explains Modern Double Mastectomy Operations
Plastic Surgeon Explains Modern Double Mastectomy Operations Dr. Luis Vinas explains how modern surgery has changed the way women undergo double mastectomies today. WPBF 05/16/2013 25 Views
Study: Sad Songs Make You Feel Better After a Break-Up
Study: Sad Songs Make You Feel Better After a Break-Up A study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests listening to sad music may make you feel better when going through a break-up. Research shows depressing tunes can actually act as a substitute for a lost personal bond. So, Gillian Pensavalle says, turn up the Elton John and Adele, their tunes could make you feel better. Buzz60 05/16/2013 1,513 Views

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