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World Health Organization Analyzing Another Pesticide

| May 29, 2015 Comment

World Health Organization Analyzing Another Pesticide – Right on the heels of classifying Monsanto’s pesticide, Roundup, as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” the World Health Organization (WHO) is examining the ill-effects on health of another pesticide, 2, 4-D. Scientists from WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), are set to study 2, 4-D to see […]

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Low Salt Intake Has No Impact on Blood Pressure in Teens

| April 28, 2015 Comment

Low Salt Intake Has No Impact on Blood Pressure in Teens – A new study found that a low-sodium diet doesn’t have much of an effect on blood pressure in teenagers, but a high-potassium diet can prevent high blood pressure in adulthood. According to the current dietary guidelines for Americans, salt intake should be less […]

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More Americans Buying Low-Sodium Foods

| April 10, 2015 Comment

More Americans Buying Low-Sodium Foods – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently looked at the results of a survey on what kind of food products Americans are buying and found that almost a third of those surveyed said they purchase products labeled low-sodium or reduced-sodium. Salt can increase the risk of […]

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Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study

Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study

| January 16, 2015 Comment

Binge Drinking Kills 6 People Per Day, Says New CDC Study – More than 2,200 people die every year due to binge drinking. High alcohol consumption is considered to be 8 or more drinks per week for women and 15 per week for men. The data was collected through the National Statistics System and reasearchers found […]

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