• Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure, studies find0

    It’s time to start recognizing that the air we breath can cause lung cancer and worsen heart failure, according to two new studies on the impact of air pollution. A person’s risk for developing lung cancer increases in more polluted areas, even if that person is a non-smoker.

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  • Lack of regular bedtime may affect kids’ learning skills0

    Do you give in when your kids ask to delay their bedtime? Not going to bed at the same time every night may be harmful to the developing brain, new research suggests. Amanda Sacker, author of the study, says, “Early child development has profound influences on health and well-being across the life course. Therefore, reduced

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  • The Office Nurse Now Treats Diabetes, Not Headaches0

    As insurance costs rise and our workforce ages, many companies are turning to workplace health clinics as a way to minimize sick days and visits to the doctor. A Towers Watson survey found that 39% of large U.S. employers will have on-site medical clinics by 2014, compared to just 23% in 2011.

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  • Sex, Alcohol and Oversharing0

    Have you ever thought about why people share too much personal information on social media? Dr. Hal Shorey thinks it depends on your attachment style, or how you form emotional bonds with other people. Anxious types are more sensitive to social cues, making them prone to BYB, or bragging your business. Talking about yourself can

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  • Having breathing difficulties? Try Singing0

    Singing can help provide relief for people with respiratory problems including asthma, emphysema, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). Doctors at a hospital in London realized that the breathing techniques used by singers might also help lung patients, leading them to start a singing therapy program. “Since many people enjoy singing, we thought it would

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  • A big push for a different birthing experience0

    Los Angeles Times, 6/22/13While some women opt to have their babies at home, some are looking to redefine the more traditional experience of giving birth in a hospital by bringing movement into the delivery room. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s new “Rock-and-Roll” program encourages women to move and change positions about every 20 minutes, since staying in

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