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The last few weeks we’ve all been avoiding tomatoes because of a suspected salmonella infection.

Now the FDA believes the salmonella outbreak may be coming from jalapeno peppers.

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Here’s the latest news about the sunshine vitamin, Vitamin D.

We all know that Vitamin D can help to prevent the bone disease, osteoporosis. But recent studies show that Vitamin D can help with these diseases, too…

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Now there’s even more reason to keep a high level of good cholesterol, also known as HDL.

A recent study suggests that memory loss in midlife may be linked to low levels of HDL. And that memory loss may increase your risk of developing dementia.

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New attention is being paid to how menopausal women should exercise to delay or decrease the onset of muscle deterioration from aging.

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Everyone knows the holidays can sabotage your weight loss efforts, especially the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

But if you’re not losing as much weight as you expect during the rest of the year, maybe you should take a look at what you’re doing on the weekends.

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According to new research, a great way to refuel your muscles after intense exercise is to eat pasta and drink 5 to 6 cups of coffee.

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Can cutting calories slow the aging process and actually help you to live longer?

That’s been a subject of intense debate lately. Now there may be some scientific evidence of how to do it and why it just may work.

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Doctors are searching for less extreme and less invasive alternatives to bariatric surgery.

Right now, there are 2 main bariatric surgery techniques. One is a bypass procedure that removes part of the stomach and reroutes the passage of food. The other puts a band around the top of the stomach to decrease its capacity to hold food.

Both are major surgeries with the possibility of serious side effects.

But now doctors are testing an implantable device which blocks the vagal nerve. It’s known as VBLOC(TM) vagal blocking therapy.

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If you’re overweight, your body mass index (BMI) may be related to age-related hearing loss. The same is true of smoking and occupational noise.

But surprisingly, having at least one alcoholic drink per week may actually protect your hearing. This relates to moderate drinking only.

According to a European study of 9 audiological centers, almost 4100 people between 53 and 67 years of age were tested for hearing loss and their exposure to these potential risk factors.

So what does this mean?

Well, apparently, your lifestyle may significantly affect your hearing. A healthier lifestyle — no smoking, no obesity, and no excessive occupational noise — could help to preserve your hearing into old age.

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Bariatric surgery, also known as gastric bypass, may reduce the volume of fat in your fat cells, but it doesn’t reduce the number of fat cells in your body.

Even the most drastic reduction in caloric intake won’t change that number.

That’s because the number of fat cells in your body is established during your childhood and teen years. It doesn’t matter whether you’re fat or thin.

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