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April is Alcohol Awareness Month
When many people think of alcohol abusers, they picture teenagers sneaking drinks before high school football games or at unsupervised parties. However, alcohol abuse is prevalent within many demographic groups in the USA.
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How to Cut Down on Your Drinking
If you are drinking too much, you can improve your life and health by cutting down. How do you know if you drink too much? Read these questions and answer "yes" or "no":
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Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking
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Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Drinking alcohol is woven into the social fabric of our culture, and indeed many people enjoy the social and cultural connection of sharing a drink together. However, because drinking is so common in our society, realizing you or a loved one has a drinking problem can be a challenge.  The consequences of alcohol abuse are serious. Alcohol abuse causes extensive damage to your health, your loved ones, and society. It results in thousands of innocent deaths each year, and exacerbates situations involving violent crimes and domestic violence. Learn about alcoholism signs and symptoms, what you can do, and how you can help a loved one.
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Are Your Bowels Irritable? IBS Awareness Month is Here

This April marks the 13th annual Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month, designated to publicize avenues of help for a condition so prevalent that, though rarely talked about, is the leading cause of worker absenteeism after the common cold. For too long, IBS sufferers were dismissed by physicians, ignored by researchers, and given no alternative to suffering in silence. In recent years this situation has changed, with a rising awareness of the profound differences lifestyle modifications can make.
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April 2009

 

Medtipster Out of Beta Testing Phase
Updated Website Includes More User-friendly Features to Help Americans Save on Their Healthcare Costs.  Medtipster ( www.medtipster.com) has launched a newly revamped version of their online healthcare search engine and price comparator to further provide Americans with substantial savings on their healthcare costs.
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Laughter May Lower Heart Attack Risk in Diabetics
Those who chuckled daily had better 'good' cholesterol than those who didn't, study shows. Setting aside time each day for some good, hearty laughter could help diabetics improve their cholesterol levels and possibly lower their risk of heart attack, researchers report.
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Clinical Study Shows Cheerios Can Help Reduce Cholesterol by 10% in One Month
Research presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting revealed Cheerios can help lower cholesterol by 10% in one month.
The study, which was conducted and presented by Provident Clinical Research, found that eating two 1.5-cup servings of Cheerios daily, as part of a reduced-calorie diet low in fat, lowered LDL or "bad" cholesterol about 10% in one month.
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Push to Compare Treatments Worries Drug, Device Makers
Federal health-care agencies are getting $1.1 billion in economic-stimulus funds for research comparing the effectiveness of various treatments. But drug and medical-device makers, along with some members of Congress, say they are worried the findings will be used to limit patients' options.
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Multivitamin Tests Show Varying Levels of Ingredients
Report: Some daily multivitamins contain lead— some had too-high dosages — others were contaminated with lead.  More than 30 percent of multivitamins tested recently by ConsumerLab.com contained significantly more or less of an ingredient than claimed, or were contaminated with lead, the company reports.
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More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs
Prescriptions rose by more than 15 percent in 3 years, researchers say The number of American children and teens taking drugs to lower blood pressure and control diabetes has risen significantly since 2004, according to a new study.
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Prescription Painkiller Relieves Shingles Pain
A study shows that the powerful prescription painkiller oxycodone is
      an effective treatment for the sometimes excruciating pain of
          shingles
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April
IBS Awareness & Alcohol Awareness Month

 

Volume 34 Issue 129

Quote of the Month:

“Democracy is a process by which the people are free to choose the man who will get the blame.”
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Laurence J. Peter