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Health News: Two Genes Increase Risk of Developing Diabetes-Associated Kidney Disease
November 1st, 2012Researchers analyzed over two million DNA markers per person and found that changes associated with two genes (AFF3 and ERBB4) increased the risk of kidney disease. Findings were published in the journal PLoS Genetics.
Quick Nutrition: Goat Over Cow
September 10th, 2012It’s 2 a.m. and the piercing scream hits my ears like a gunshot. My eyes, heavy with sleep, snap open and I stumble down the hallway, groping in the dark for the switch that will guide me to the source of the unfolding drama. I am not alarmed, at least not in the heart-in-your-throat way that follows an unknown scream in the night.
Why Goat Milk is Best For Your ChildBy Joe Stout, MSHealth Tips: The One Thing That Can Save Your Child’s Life
September 1st, 2012It is not often that something is placed before us, which defines in crystal-clear fashion, our purpose. The untimely death of a Barberton, Ohio, High-School football player provided that direction for me.
By Terry Gordon, MDHealth Tips: 5 or More Cups of Coffee a Day Reduce Success of In Vitro Fertilization
September 1st, 2012Women who drink five or more cups of coffee a day severely reduce their chance of success from in vitro fertilization treatment. The study showed that the consumption of five or more cups of coffee a day reduced the clinical pregnancy rate by 50 percent and the live birth rate by 40 percent.
Health Tips: Organic Tomatoes Deliver More Antioxidant Power
September 1st, 2012A study conducted at the University of Barcelona (UB) shows that organic tomatoes contain higher levels of phenolic compounds than conventional tomatoes. The UB’s Natural Antioxidant Group, headed by lecturer Rosa M.
Health Tips: The Mindful Mother
September 1st, 2012Thanks to raging hormones, expecting mothers often experience an array of unpleasant emotions during pregnancy. In fact, one in five women go through major depression during these nine months, and many don’t like the idea of taking antidepressants out of concern for the safety of their baby.
Mindfulness yoga is here to save the day!
Health Tips: Herbal Tea Could Help Fight Breast Cancer
September 1st, 2012An herbal tea that contains the plant, Fagonia cretica, which is also known as Virgon’s Mantlem, has been traditionally used to treat women in rural Pakistan who have breast cancer. Up until now, this treatment has been regarded as something of a folklore remedy.
Health Tips: Portable Pure Water
September 1st, 2012Whether at home or in the wilderness, water quality is an issue we all face on a day-to-day basis. Chemicals added to or remaining in tap water are capable of affecting our health. In the wilderness, even crystal-clear water may contain threatening pathogens.
Health Tips: 54% of women use Prayer: The Most Common Complementary & Alternative Medicine Practice
September 1st, 2012What is the most common type of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) treatment that mid-life women in the United States use to maintain their health?
Health Tips: Newly Isolated “Beige Fat” Cells Could Help Fight Obesity
September 1st, 2012Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a new type of energy-burning fat cell in adult humans, which they say may have therapeutic potential for treating obesity.



