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No matter where you fall on the issue of genetic testing, it’s a sign of the times as well as a slippery slope. For instance, if you knew your family was more likely to contract a certain illness, would you hence alter your lifestyles to avoid the illness?
It’s questions like these that has Microsoft [...]

Tags: Disease Prevention, genetic testing, health, microsoft, scripps

Every year people die because of skin cancer, but many deaths could be avoided if the cancer is found early enough. The biggest obstacle to overcoming skin cancer is finding it and having it treated.
You should check your body often to see if there are any changes or suspicious looking areas that have presented [...]

My daughter did the unthinkable this past week. She wore a new pair of shoes - with no socks - to the mall for the day. By the end of the day she had quarter-sized blisters on the heels of both of her feet that just about brought her to tears.
Being just 11 years old, [...]

The best thing you can nutritionally to maintain healthy eyesight or repair age related macular degeneration is to get plenty of lutein in your diet.
What’s lutien? It’s a carotenoid that’s found dark green leafy vegetables like spinach and kale. Research has proven that it has a major effect on eye health and can improve your [...]

I’m not a fan of excess sugar and salt. I should be excited to hear about top doctors getting together to try and get the FDA to regulate and tax high sugar and high salt food items.
And yet I hate the idea of the government getting closely involved in trying to influence how we eat.