Her Active Life

The CDC has a great new site called Fruits and Veggies Matter. Using an interactive tool, you can plug in your sex and age and level of physical activity to see how many fruits and vegetables you need…

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number one reason the elderly suffer nonfatal injuries and visit hospitals is because of falls. In fact, almost a third of all people over the age of 65 suffer some type of…

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Antibiotic resistance has become a major health care concern in recent years.  Bacteria that have been around for years, highly treatable in the past, are finding ways to resist eradication as they mutate.  Challenges to find new cures for diseases such as MRSA,…

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Think vaccinations are just for kids? Think again. There are numerous vaccines that adults should be receiving on a scheduled basis, but unfortunately not many adults are complying. That’s the word from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “We…

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Calling all women aged 18 to 24: you need more folate!

At least this is the message coming from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in a study released last week. Researchers surveyed over 2,000 women on their intake…

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The holiday season can be an incredibly special time. We are grateful for the safe and joyous reunions with family and friends. We celebrate our health, as we survived yet another year. Some of us take time to meditate on our…

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Health officials are reporting that a virulent strain of staph infections are on the rise - and not in places you would expect.  Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a type…

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The CDC says that every year, 90,000 people contract drug-resistant staph infections. New cases of fatalities from the health issue are causing concern.

Find out more about staph infections in this video report from The Associated Press:

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Commonly showcased side by side with peaches, nectarines are a similar, but yet different fruit. The best way to identify the difference between a nectarine and peach is by the lack of fuzz on the nectarine.

Nectarines, like peaches, most likely…

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Since last summer, the media, lawmakers and parents around the nation have been buzzing about the newly-approved HPV vaccine, Gardasil. The vaccine protects against genital HPV infection, a sexually transmitted disease that is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved…

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Blood levels of folate among young women in the United States recently dropped significantly.  The disturbing discovery of the lack of the naturally occurring Vitamin B in many women could mean that birth defects are on the rise.  The possible reasoning behind this deficiency?…

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