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College Athletes File Lawsuits Against NCAA for Concussions
NATIONAL- The punt soared through the night air, arriving just before the tackler crashed into Derek Owens. No penalty flag was thrown, and Owens maintained one would not have been justified. It was football, the sport he still loves, despite his concussions. “They just killed him!” Teresa Owens blurted in the stands, reacting with a [...]
Commit A Minute To Safety This Holiday Season Safety Tips From UL And The Muppets
The holidays are considered the “most wonderful time of the year,” but all the seasonal cooking, decorating and home entertaining contributes to many unintentional injuries each year. To help, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety organization, and The Muppets have a series of online safety videos to teach families how to stay safer this holiday [...]
Step Up Your Routine
Getting into a fitness routine can be as easy as 1, 2, 3—or counting your steps, according to Bob Greene, Oprah’s personal trainer and author of the new “20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!” Even better news: Since the walking you already do is a first step to in¬creasing your mileage and [...]
Organ Donation: Giving The Gift Of Life
It’s not often that a gift can actually give someone a second chance at life. However, organ, eye and tissue donations do just that. Currently, more than 111,000 people in the United States are on the waiting list to receive a life-saving organ. Last year, organ donors made more than 28,000 transplants possible. And the [...]
Top Five Tips To Keep Your Brain Fit
Maintaining better brain health may be easier than you think. The good news is that there are practical steps you can take to enhance the way your brain functions. Following a few tips will help you remember more, think faster and perform better at work, school and in everyday life. Five Keys Here are five [...]
Bedsider.org Debunks Birth Control Myths
Nearly one in ten unmarried young women has an unplanned pregnancy each year. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is joining the Ad Council to debut a groundbreaking, first-ever national multimedia public service campaign designed to reduce the rates of unplanned pregnancy among unmarried young adults in the U.S. The three-year campaign [...]
HIV /AIDS- A Life Threatening Condition
CHANTILLY, VA- HIV /AIDS is an extremely severe and life threatening condition that ultimately leads to death. No cure of this syndrome is available in the market. Although science is progressing with every day in every field along with medical field and a number of researches are taking place with every passage of the day. [...]
Hidden Causes Of Muscle Cramps And Chronic Pain
Whether you call it a spasm or cramp, the acute pain of an involuntary muscle contraction can sideline anyone-from the 18 million seniors who suffer with daily muscle spasms to the estimated 30 million weekend warriors who develop cramps from athletic exertion-but that doesn’t have to be. Dehydration is often a contributing factor, especially when [...]
Caregiving Is Becoming The New Normal For Baby Boomers
According to a new report, a growing number of baby boomers are caregivers and don’t realize it. That’s because many think that providing hands-on help to an aging loved one is just a regular part of life. However, according to recent AARP Public Policy Institute research, this is actually considered a viable form of caregiving. [...]
Don’t Lose Sight of Diabetic Eye Disease
Thousands of American adults are at risk of losing their vision as a result of complications from diabetes. Diabetes affects nearly 26 million people in the United States. In addition, another 79 million people are estimated to have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk for diabetes. All people with diabetes, both type [...]
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