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STAY AWAY FROM TANNING SALONS
A new study suggests that young adults who are exposed to
ultraviolet radiation from lamps used for indoor tanning
have a greater risk for deveoping basal cell carcinomas at a young age.
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SLEEP- AWAY CAMP SAFETY
- Doctors recommend that children going to summer sleep-away camp & freshman college students take the Meningitis shot
- Read about the causes and symptoms by checking
out our Health Challenges Directory
or by clicking on Meningitis
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A PILL TO TREAT HAY FEVER
- Instead of having to run to the allergist for your allergy shots, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is going to make life easier for you
- Recently, the FDA approved, the first ever, under the tongue pill, Oralair, to treat hay fever caused by certain grass pollens.
HOW IT WORKS - The initial dose is taken in a doctor's office so that the patient can be monitored for any
harmful reaction - The follow up doses are taken at home
- Take the 1-a-day pill
four months before the start of the grass
pollen season & continue
taking it for the duration of the season - So depending on where you live in the world, you may have to wait until next summer to try these pills
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Oralair is made by Stallergenes S.A. of France
- Most common side effects reported by patients taking the pills were ear, mouth & tongue
itching, swelling of the mouth & throat irritation. - Excerpted from HealthDayNews
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FISH GUIDELINES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
MAY BE TOO STRICT
- For years, pregnant women have been advised to minimize their fish intake
- The U.S. government has been advising expecting mothers
to eat no more than 12 oz
of fish a week - They were concerned that mercury, found in nearly all fish could harm their babies'
developing brains.
Researchers at the University of Bristol in England
have found that eating fish accounts for only 7 percent of the mercury
in a person's body which is much lower than assumed
This study & previous studies have found that
- Eating fish during pregnancy benefited kids' IQ & eyesight
- Fish isn't the only food bringing mercury into our bodies - herbal teas, alcohol, white rice
& fresh fruit were also associated with higher levels of blood mercury
For more information
For Pregnant Women & Women
trying to become pregnant& parents of children
Mercury & Fish
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BOTOX INJECTIONS FOR CROW'S FEET
- The Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
said recently that Allergan's Botox Cosmetic
injection is the first drug approved to treat the wrinkles that form on the outside edge of the eyes - Allergan Inc. studied use of the drug in 833 adults with crow's feet
who randomly received
Botox or a sham injection - Patients who received Botox had fewer visible wrinkles than those who received the placebo drug
- The most common side effects seen in patients were swelling and excess liquid around the eyelids
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HOW MUCH MILK
IS YOUR CHILD GETTING FROM BREAST FEEDING?
The main reason moms
who start out breasfeeding
switch to bottles a month later is because they don't know
exactly how much milk their newborn was getting while nursing.
This is a trend that has pediatricians concerned
MilkSense is a new invention from Israel is available to solve this problem
- MilkSense non-invasively measures how much milk an infant gets from the breast
- The handheld MilkSense was designed to go on the breast for 10 seconds before and after feeding
- It then gives a reading within seconds
- A baby scale is included in the kit
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HELP IF YOU HAVE A HEART ATTACK
- A red key chain attachment could mean life or death if someone is suffering a heart attack
- The plastic container, called At Heart, holds two 325-milligram aspirins in a blister pack
- It hooks onto a key chain or can go into a pocket
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KIDS CAN CHOKE ON THESE FOODS
The following popular foods
account for more than half of the children choking cases
- Hard candy
- Other types of candy
- Meat other than hot dogs
- Bones
- Seeds & nuts
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AN EASIER FAST
Kali-Tzom Green is a pill formulated for all male/female adults & teenagers
that is certified Kosher (Badatz-Jerusalem)
- Helps retain bodily fluids
- Eliminates nausea, hunger cramps, headaches & dizziness that normally come with fasting
- Increases energy, focus & concentration
Natural Ingredients
Ginger, Guarana, Liquirtia, Synapis, Calamus, Caryophillum, Urmus, Ginseng,
Zingiber Officinale, Majorana Hortensis, Sinapis Arvenis, Calcium,
Caryophyllus Aromaticus, Maltodextrin, Talcum, Paullinia Cupana, Panax Ginseng,
Passiflora Incanate, Gentiana Draco
Recommended Usage
2 Tablets to be taken before the fast with plenty of water
Available on-line at easyfasts.com
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