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Marital Loss Leaves Lasting Scars
Published on 2009-07-31 08:08:00
Marriage certainly doesn’t guarantee a life full of bliss, but it does, despite all its challenges, tend to keep both partners healthier than their single friends. People in marital relationships, especially good, satisfying ones, live longer lives and have a reduced likelihood of dying from heart disease, cancer or other major killers. Married men and women suffer less from back pain, headaches, serious psychological distress and fare better on depression tests than when they were single. On
Tanning Beds Deemed Deadly Cancer Risks
Published on 2009-07-31 08:07:00
The pursuit of the perfect tan could be much more costly than you think. According to experts from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation carry a cancer risk that is equivalent to cigarettes. The IARC, a part of the World Health Organization (WHO), has now re-classified UV tanning beds to the highest possible cancer risk category known as "carcinogenic to humans."Scientists have long suspected that tanning b
New Study Finds Organic Doesn’t Mean More Nutritious
Published on 2009-07-31 08:05:00
Organic food, which was once only available in small stores or farmers’ markets, is now the fastest growing sector of the American food marketplace, despite its higher costs. In 2008, the value of retail sales of organic food was estimated to be more than $28 billion, up from $1 billion in 1990. And, according to the Food Marketing Institute, more than half of Americans now buy organic food at least one a month. So why this surge in popularity? Why pay more for food because it’s organically
