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Shots For Tots Hosts Back To School Bash

James Stanley — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:36:47 +0000

In an effort to emphasize childhood immunizations and the need for immunizations before the start of the school year, Shots for Tots and Party Central in Bossier City are hosting a Back to School Bash on Friday, August 3.

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What Can Ruin Your Health More Than Smoking?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:48:28 +0000

If you’re sedentary, it’s time to get moving — a new study has revealed a lack of physical activity could be as harmful to your health as smoking.

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Despite Health Risks, Do You Continue to Tan Indoors?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:36:48 +0000

Despite the well-known skin cancer risks associated with indoor tanning, a new study at a midwestern university showed 93 percent of the young women there used tanning beds within the past year, with a fifth doing so 50 times or more.

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Cancer Drug May Be Able to Reverse Alzheimer's

Shauna Wright — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:05:15 +0000

A new study with mice indicates the cancer drug bexarotene could have another important use: reversing Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.

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The Odds of Living A Long Life Challenged in New Study

Daryl Nelson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:01:15 +0000

Researchers at the social science research organization NORC at the University of Chicago are challenging the common belief that the U.S. mortality rate flattens out above age 80.

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Could Having Low Vitamin D Levels Make You More Depressed?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:45:04 +0000

A new study indicates low vitamin D levels may be a contributing factor to depression.

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Does Marriage Make Men Healthier?

Damon Young — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000

“It makes even less sense when you realize that being single is bad for your health.”

My friend Kim made this statement during a heated group discussion about men and marriage a few weeks ago.

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Top Heart-Clogging Cities

Erin McCarty — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:29:14 +0000

This is sad when you look at the report in Prevention Magazine which lists the 8 most artery-clogging cities in America. Half of the cities are in Louisiana and Texas.

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Can Chewing Gum Help Control Your Appetite? — Health Check

Kathy Landin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:00:55 +0000

Smokers have a gum that helps them quit smoking, so it’s only fair that overeaters have a gum to help them quit eating. Thankfully, scientists are getting close to making a safe appetite suppressant gum a reality.

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Is Your Coffee Fix Getting in the Way of Medication? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:12:31 +0000

The average American adult drinks about three cups of coffee a day, and while many can’t imagine a morning without it, people taking certain drugs may want to think twice.

Studies show that more than a dozen medications — antidepressants, estrogen, and thyroid and osteoporosis drugs, for example — can be affected by coffee, which can block absorption or enhance the effects of the drugs.

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Get AHA-certified Courses In One Place

James Stanley — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:44:39 +0000

Take your required American Heart Association-certified courses in one place. Become certified with the BPCC Workforce Development and Continuing Education in a 5-course seminar. The courses offered include:

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Pot Smokers Are Less Likely to Be Obese Than Non-Smokers

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:34:50 +0000

People who smoke pot once a week are about 25 percent less likely to be obese than non-smokers.

According to a study by French researchers, marijuana smokers have a 16 percent rate of obeseity, whereas those who don’t partake enjoy a rate of obesity between 22 and 25 percent.

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15-Year-Old Girl Is the Youngest Person to Get a Bionic Hand [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:19:39 +0000

12 years after losing her fingers as a result of sepsis brought on by chicken pox, 15-year-old Chloe Holmes has become the youngest person in Europe (and the first outside of America) to be fitted with bionic fingers.

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Women Gain Weight After Marriage, Men After Divorce

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:35:09 +0000

Getting hitched results in women putting on the pounds, whereas the male waistline is more likely to expand after a divorce.

Researchers from Ohio State University discovered this discrepancy after analyzing a study on the effects marital events had on 10,000 people between 1986 and 2008.

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Amtrak Passengers Warned About Measles Exposure

Jade Walker — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:25:02 +0000

Passengers who rode on Amtrak’s northeast regional train No. 171 last Wednesday may have been exposed to the measles. Virginia health officials issued the alert after a foreign visitor came down with the highly contagious illness.

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Dieting Forces the Brain To Eat Itself

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +0000

When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting down on your food intake your brain is busy chomping down — on itself.

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Your Health Questions Answered This Morning

James Stanley — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 12:58:25 +0000

Join Dr. Jason Maggio this morning from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. for the ALL THE WAY HEALTH SHOW.

Dr. Maggio will be in-studio this morning LIVE taking your calls at 318-320-KEEL (5335).

If you've got health questions, he's got health answers!