News Analysis:
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Snow shoveling and the risk of experiencing a heart attack is an urban legend that until recently fell in limbo somewhere between myth and fact. In a recent retrospective study of 500 patients admitted to Kingston General Hospital during the past two winters, cardiologists crunched the numbers behind snow shoveling and heart attacks and believe that they have found the answer to whether this urban legend is a myth or a fatal fact.
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Thanksgiving Day is a time when many will bring together family and friends for a day of food and festivities, but there are many ways the day could be ruined. For example, Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment, according to the National Fire Prevention Association. There are many trips to the emergency room due to stomach trouble from food poisoning. And of course, with all of those travelers out there, road safety is an issue as well. Keep your family and food safe this year while giving thanks.
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Treating pain with magnets is the topic of a recent episode of the Dr. Oz Show where Dr. Oz tells his viewers that, “If you’ve tried everything to ease your back pain, your neck pain, foot pain, arthritis pain, then this is the show for you. There’s a revolutionary cure for pain that few doctors know about because it is not a new pill or surgery. It uses moving magnet energy waves that changes the way your body copes with pain.”
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Raw milk safety has been the topic of recent news after five children near Fresno, California were found to have contracted a serious bacterial infection potentially linked to drinking raw milk produced and bottled by Organic Pastures Dairy. As a result, Organic Pastures Dairy has been quarantined and is not allowed to produce or sell any raw milk products for the retail market.
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The question of whether bicycle seats can cause erectile dysfunction and/or impotence is currently still an unresolved problem. A recent study in progress is taking a biophysical approach to the question of bicycle seats and erectile dysfunction by measuring the pressure on the artery that supplies blood to the penis.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report entitled “FY2011 Innovative Drug Approvals” highlighting the accomplishments of the agency this fiscal year which ended on September 30. Thirty-five new medications for diseases including hepatitis C, prostate cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma and lupus have been approved, many ahead of other countries.
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The Social Network Die, a new book, offers readers instructions on how to change their environments to get healthier.
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How you commute to work can adversely affect your health is the topic of a recent study based on a broad look at workforce mobility and work-life balance. Researchers in a cross-sectional study found that walking and bicycle riding to work results in a healthier lifestyle, whereas driving and using public transportation for commuting to work are associated with poorer health.
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The No. 1 cause of death attributed to Halloween is not from candy containing poison, razor blades, ground glass or pins and needles.
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Family restrooms can keep your children from being exposed to germs and give you more convenience.
