It takes some training and education for one to be able to handle alcohol addiction.  This type of addiction seem to be something simple but there is more to what we see in a person who is intoxicated. Based on studies and actual results, a person who abuses alcohol tend to be grumpy and easily [...]

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Health officials say a Macomb County man who recently died has been identified as Michigan’s first probable human case of West Nile virus this year. Michigan Department of Community Health announced Thursday that the 48-year-old died Aug. 17 after being hospitalized with West Nile symptoms. Test results to confirm West Nile are pending. “Typically people [...]

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Dr. Regina Benjamin, surgeon general of the United States, is warning American women of an impediment to a healthy, active life: their hairstyles. Benjamin said that the expensive products and time-consuming procedures that some women, especially African American women, invest in to straighten and control their tight curls may deter them from working out. After [...]

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Scientists have found an antibody that inactivates all influenza A subtypes. The antibody binding site, tucked away in a stable region of the virus, might form the first lasting vaccine against flu. The influenza virus constantly mutates, forcing scientists to play catch-up and produce a new seasonal vaccine each year. But Antonio Lanzavecchia, an immunologist [...]

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The shocking extent of Northern Ireland’s obesity timebomb can be laid bare today as the Belfast Telegraph reveals more than 20,000 children between two and 10 years old are obese. Health professionals have warned the NHS is being put under increasing strain through treating killer diseases linked to obesity – including type 2 diabetes, cancer [...]

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