Health Topics
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A Place at the Table
From the studios of Media Films, a new documentary surrounding food and all the issues that relate to it has hit the market. A Place at the Table seeks to bring to light stories regarding poor families, their low standards of living and lack of proper nourishment. Through these stories, it displays the progressive growth…
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Antibiotic Resistance
In the recent past, there have been growing concerns about the number of deaths that have been attributed to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is the ability of illness-causing microorganisms to resist the effects of conventional preventive medicine. These concerns are indeed valid, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that around 150,000 deaths are occurring…
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Avoiding Allergens in Food
Allergic reactions triggered by some of the allergens contained in a number of the products we consume can be life threatening, especially to children. There are a number of steps that we can take to minimize the risk of triggering allergic reactions. First, there are a number of allergens out there in the market, but…
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Ciguatoxins
On Thursday, a warning was passed to fish processors to handle fish with a lot of acre and take the necessary precautions especially with fish that potentially could cause Ciguatera food poisoning (CFP). The FDA Draft guidance that was published in the Registry contained a list of all fish types that sea food processors should…
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Food for Better Abs
The food that you consume is what makes or breaks you. Food is important for the body because it helps keep you moving. What matters is the type of food that you choose to consume. You also need to be consistent in the type and amount of food that you consume. This is because consistency…
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Meal Plan for Guys
If you plan on increasing your muscles and keeping healthy, then you definitely need to watch what you eat. To achieve that, you need a well thought meal plan. The plan needs to be goal specific to speed up the results. Most of the food that you need to consume includes large amounts of calories,…
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Dessert Menu: Hepatitis Shot?
Many enjoy the dining out experience: the ambiance, the delicacies served, and just the entire event. Therefore, for restaurant lovers who dined at the popular Alta restaurant at West Village in New York it came as a disheartening shock when they got news that they should visit the hospital for a Hepatitis A shot if they dined…
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The Germiest Items in Your Household
A recent list published by NSF International, contained information stating that kitchen appliances are most notorious for harboring germs. According to the study they carried out, the ‘germiest’ of all tools in the kitchen were the can opener, vegetable and meat trays, the rubber spatulas and the blender. They are definitely not the first appliances…