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- December 15, 2010
TOPS Club Inc., a non-profit weight-loss support organization, is encouraging people to use May, Employee Health and Fitness Month, as an opportunity to promote the benefits of workplace wellness. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) encourages employers to establish an employee wellness program because it not only improves employees’ health, but it can also contribute to a
READ MOREThe best medical innovations for next year include an almond-size device that's implanted in the mouth to relieve severe headaches and a hand-held scanner resembling a blow dryer that detects skin cancer, the Cleveland Clinic said on Wednesday. Doctors and researchers at the Clinic voted for what they thought were the biggest, most significant innovations from
READ MOREA new study found that kids who get dental fillings made using BPA may be more likely to have behavior and emotional problems a few years later. Though the effect is small, and much more research needs to be done to ensure that BPA is the cause, the possibility should not be ignored. Fox News/Reuters,
READ MOREHow often do you text your significant other? Sending too many texts may be harmful to your relationship, a new study by Brigham Young University has found.
READ MOREDuring the last 30 years, prescription drug usage during the first trimester of pregnancy has increased by over 60%, raising new safety concerns. “We seem to have forgotten as a society that drugs pose risks,” says Dr. Allen A. Mitchell, professor of epidemiology and pediatrics at Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine. “Many
READ MOREAccording to the latest findings on the effects of too little sleep, sleeping less than six hours can increase your risk of a stoke fourfold. Yahoo! News, 6/12/2012
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