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Tobacco Trends by Anthony Barton
By jsnaric at May 2, 2012 | 11:57 am | 0 Comment
In the late 1970’s, when I was becoming a teenager, I can recall, my dad giving me money to walk to the corner gas station to buy him a pack of cigarettes. Of course, this was before there were any age restrictions on buying tobacco products. Things are different now. In know way would that happen in today’s society. In 1966 the Surgeon General has required the more...
Lower Heart Disease Risk w/ Orange Juice? by Taisiya Redka
By jsnaric at April 1, 2012 | 10:21 pm | 0 Comment
Indicator Of Heart Disease Risk Lowered By Orange Juice Beverage Fortified With Plant Sterols The best way to fight heart disease is through changes in diet and life style. However, the reality is that people have trouble making those changes. Drinking a plant sterol-fortified orange juice beverage is a relatively simple thing to do and it may have important more...
Basics of Osteoporosis by Melinda Mayes
By jsnaric at February 23, 2012 | 1:17 pm | 0 Comment
Osteoporosis is one of the most common bone diseases. This disease is a condition in which the bone loses its density and thins over an extended period of time causing the bones to be very brittle and break easily. One cause of this disease is a lack of calcium and a vitamin D in the diet. Both calcium and vitamin D are necessary for good bone health. A lack of these more...
Is Your Appendix More Than a Leftover?
By jsnaric at February 10, 2012 | 1:15 pm | 0 Comment
For a very long time the appendix was believed to be nothing more than a vestigial organ. In other words, an organ that no longer has importance to us, but at one time did have significance in our ancestors. An obvious example of a vestigial organ would be the non-functional hind-leg and foot bones in modern whales that are just buried within their fat. The ancestors of more...
HIV: A Detailed Overview by Armin Begic
By jsnaric at January 24, 2012 | 8:56 pm | 0 Comment
“The AIDS epidemic began over 25 years ago, and the disease continues to prey upon millions of children around the world. Over 2.1 million children are HIV-positive, with more than 400,000 children becoming newly infected with HIV / AIDS each year” (“Join Our Fight Against AIDS”). These statistics are just the ones among adolescents, so think about how much higher more...
