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  • National Poison Prevention Week: March 17-23 by

    Posted on: March 19, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    Poisoning is now the number one cause of injury death, killing even more people than car accidents. Poisoning are more common- and more deadly- than most of us realize. The good news is that poisonings are preventable and treatable. The Poison Help line 1-800-222-1222 will connect you to your local poison center. There are nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and poison experts that are available to help you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are there to give you free advice from how to handle an ...

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  • Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Kidney Disease Risk by

    Posted on: March 8, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    Kidney disease damages your kidneys, preventing them from cleaning your blood as well as they should. This damage can cause wastes to build up in your body and lead to other health problems, including heart disease, anemia, and bone disease. Chronic kidney disease eventually can cause kidney failure if it is not treated. If you do have the disease, it's important to be diagnosed early. Treatment can slow down the disease, and prevent or delay kidney failure. Because chronic kidney disease ofte ...

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  • Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack by

    Posted on: March 1, 2013Categories: LiveWell 24/7

    A new study released Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil and nuts beat out a conventional low fat diet in reducing cardiovascular risk.  The health benefits of a Mediterranean diet have been discussed and lauded for decades, but this is the first major study that specifically links diet with reduction in heart disease. With the participation of over 7,400 people randomly assigned to either a Mediterranean diet suppleme ...

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