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We already knew that sitting, one of most people’s favorite activities, may be killing you, but now we have new proof that before it gets you, you may get type 2 diabetes, too. Source: CNN Health Learn more: Diabetes: Yet another reason to get out of that chair... by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Archive
Your “BPA-free” plastic product may be no safer than the product it replaced, says a new UCLA study that analyzed the impact of a common BPA alternative on zebra fish embryos. The study joins a small but growing group of similar research sounding the alarm... by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Archive
The mayor of Flint, Michigan, said Tuesday she needs $55 million to remove lead pipes in the city beleaguered by a toxic water crisis. She is asking that Gov. Rick Snyder partner with her to get the funds. Source: CNN Health Learn more: Flint mayor says million needed... by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Archive
People who smoked weed regularly as teenagers remembered fewer words as they entered middle age, according to a new study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine. Source: CNN Health Learn more: Weed users found to have poorer verbal memory Dillon Brady Consulting... by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Archive
A health care startup made a wild pitch to Cara Waller, CEO of the Newport Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach. The company said it could get patients more engaged by “automating” physician empathy. Source: CNN Health Learn more: Automated empathy allows... by admin | Feb 10, 2016 | Archive
Science says that your diet, how much you exercise and your genes all play a role in determining how long you’ll live. Those who have lived to blow out 100 candles, however, say they’ve used other strategies for achieving their old age. Here, longevity...