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Extended wear contact lenses pose safety risks
Although contact lenses may be a more attractive and convenient alternative to glasses, some U. South Florida professors warn that they come with serious risks.
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Column: Convenience of fast food not worth sacrificing health or money
With the country’s volatile economy and high unemployment rates, many Americans are searching for ways to conserve money. Unfortunately, they are sacrificing one of the most important things in life: their health. Over the past 20 years, America has had a significant increase in obesity rates.
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Column: U.S. should adopt universal healthcare
The Supreme Court will decide later this month the fate of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, the United States’ first attempt at federally mandated, universal healthcare. But the act has already carved a vast division among Americans questioning its constitutionality.
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Up to 92 percent of Californians under 65 covered by Obamacare, study says
Nine out of 10 Californians under the age of 65 will receive health coverage by 2019 with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, informally known as Obamacare, according to a study by the U. California Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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College-bound students engage in risky behaviors
Sixteen percent of teens visiting college campuses admit to drinking alcohol during their stay. A recent study conducted by the Center for Adolescent Research and Education at Susquehanna U.
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Hookah smoke more deadly than cigarette smoke, study shows
Hookah use has become increasingly popular in America, especially among college students. But what many students may not realize when they go to a hookah lounge are all the health risks associated with the smoke they inhale.
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Antibodies in breast milk found to neutralize HIV
Duke U. researchers have isolated an antibody that could aid in the creation of an HIV vaccine. A research team led by Dr. Sallie Permar, assistant professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases, isolated antibodies that can neutralize HIV in the breast milk of infected mothers in Malawi.
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Study: Exercise could hurt heart health
Exercise may actually worsen the health of some individuals, according to a recent Duke U. study. The study, titled “Adverse Metabolic Response to Regular Exercise: Is It a Rare or Common Occurrence?
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Column: Individual mandate needed in health care
Speaker of the House John Boehner is committed to “repealing Obamacare in its entirety,” stating that “anything short of that is unacceptable.” While the American public remains divided on the issue, the Republican Party is not.
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