Weight loss: Strategies for success
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Hundreds of fad diets, weight-loss programs and outright scams promise quick and easy weight loss. However, the foundation of successful weight loss remains a healthy, calorie-controlled diet combined with exercise. For successful, long-term weight loss, you must make permanent changes in your lifestyle and health habits.
Hair loss that happens slowly likely a result of heredity
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- Written by Dawn Davis, M.D., Dermatology
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Rochester, Minnesota - Hair loss can happen for a number of reasons. Most often, it’s caused by a combination of heredity and aging. Treatments are available that may slow that type of hair loss and help regrow hair, including over-the-counter therapies like shampoos.
Celiac disease: Can gluten be absorbed through the skin?
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- Written by Michael F. Picco, M.D.
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Rochester, Minnesota - No. Gluten-containing skin care products and cosmetics aren't a problem unless you accidentally swallow them. For this reason, avoid using such products on your lips or around your mouth. Also, avoid using gluten-containing dental products, such as certain mouthwashes and toothpastes. If you're uncertain about whether a product contains gluten, check the ingredient list on the product label or contact the manufacturer.
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert For Stuffed Chicken Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is alerting consumers that frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken products produced by Aspen Foods, a division of Koch Poultry Company, a Chicago, Illinois establishment have been confirmed as having the same Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak strain which was part of a July 15, 2015 recall.
Cholesterol: Top foods to improve your numbers
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Can a bowl of oatmeal help lower your cholesterol? How about a handful of walnuts or an avocado? A few simple tweaks to your diet - like these, along with exercise and other heart-healthy habits - might help you lower your cholesterol.
CDC Recommends All Nursing Homes Implement Core Elements to Improve Antibiotic Use
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Washington, DC - New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise all nursing homes to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and reduce their inappropriate use to protect residents from the consequences of antibiotic-resistant infections, such as C. difficile.
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