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THURSDAY, Nov. 6 — Health inequalities between rich and poor people are much lower in areas that have lots of green space, such as parks, forests and playing fields, a large British study finds.

Dr. Richard Mitchell, of the University of Glasgow, and his colleagues noted that previous studies have shown that the presence of green space has an independent beneficial effect on health and health-related behaviors. They wanted to examine whether access to green space might also affect income-related health disparities.

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Perhaps you’re curious as to what are probiotics? Inside your intestinal tract are trillions of microorganisms. These probiotics live inside your intestines and come with an astounding job. It would be an understatement to say that, these microscopic bacteria are the heroes of our bodies. These little heroes fight off the evil microorganisms.

In order to be classified as probiotics they must be able to destroy, damage, and basically turn the disease-causing pathogenic bacteria into harmless bacteria. It’s our job to understand their needs so that they can keep up with the constant bombarding of bad bacteria growing inside our body.

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- With a month to go before the election, health care took center stage in the presidential campaign over the weekend as Barack Obama launched a major attack on John McCain’s health care plan.

In a series of new ads and in a speech devoted to health care delivered Saturday in Newport News, Va., the Democratic nominee charged that McCain’s plan would increase the cost of health insurance for most Americans and could cause as many as 20 million people to lose their employer-provided health insurance.

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Perhaps you’re curious as to what are probiotics? Inside your intestinal tract are trillions of microorganisms. These probiotics live inside your intestines and come with an astounding job. It would be an understatement to say that, these microscopic bacteria are the heroes of our bodies. These little heroes fight off the evil microorganisms.

In order to be classified as probiotics they must be able to destroy, damage, and basically turn the disease-causing pathogenic bacteria into harmless bacteria. It’s our job to understand their needs so that they can keep up with the constant bombarding of bad bacteria growing inside our body.

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Cinnamon is one of the world’s oldest known spices. The tree is native to Sri Lanka where it was found thousands of years ago. It is the best spice available in terms of its nutrition and health. It contains unique healthy and healing property comes from the active components in the essential oils found in its bark. Cinnamon has extremely high anti-oxidant activity due to which it has numerous health benefits. Aside from being used as a medicine by other cultures since ancient times, the health benefits may also come from eating it which can be listed as follows:

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FRIDAY, Oct. 17 — Many patients misunderstand the written questions American doctors have them answer before physical exams, a finding that calls into question the usefulness of these screening tools, new reports say.

Two studies, presented earlier this year at the 2008 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons, found that lower-than-expected literacy levels among patients and a failure to understand basic numerical measurements hurt the validity of the questionnaire results. A third study, though, found promise in using computer programs to “speak” the questions to patients.

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- With a month to go before the election, health care took center stage in the presidential campaign over the weekend as Barack Obama launched a major attack on John McCain’s health care plan.

In a series of new ads and in a speech devoted to health care delivered Saturday in Newport News, Va., the Democratic nominee charged that McCain’s plan would increase the cost of health insurance for most Americans and could cause as many as 20 million people to lose their employer-provided health insurance.

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Online health calculators can help a person achieve his goals in improving overall health and fitness. It is fully customized, coming with graphical images, extensive help and printable reports. There are many health calculators available on the web which can give the best services, especially in measuring one’s health:

The BMI Calculator

BMI Calculator is a simple calculator that calculates the body mass index. BMI (body mass index) is the measurement of body fat based on one’s weight and height. It can be applied for both adult men and women.

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By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who underestimate the risks of smoking — or overestimate the social value — are substantially more likely than their peers to take up the habit, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that among 395 high school students they followed for two years, those who thought the health risks of smoking were fairly low, or the social benefits fairly high, were about three times more likely than their peers to start smoking.

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Why You Need A Chlorine Water Filter

If you are like most people and are concerned about your health, you are becoming more alert to the need to protect your body from known carcinogens. People are using sunscreens, some have stopped eating hot dogs because of the nitrates and nitrates in most brands, and are giving up the eating of red meat. Many people are even becoming vegetarians, and they are taking antioxidants and all other types of supplements-all good measures to help prevent cancer.

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