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Does coffee help you live longer?
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- Written by Vivien Williams
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Rochester, Minnesota - Can drinking coffee help you live longer? Two studies report that it may be true. Both studies, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, show drinking coffee likely benefits your health. One study found coffee drinking is associated with a reduced risk of death from various diseases, and the other study showed drinking a lot of coffee is associated with a lower death risk in African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Latinos and Caucasians.
Choosing healthy sunglasses
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- Written by Cheryl Khanna, M.D.
- Category: Health News
Scottsdale, Arizona - UV radiation from the sun can damage not only the skin of your eyelid but also the cornea, lens and other parts of the eye. UV exposure also contributes to the development of certain types of cataracts, growths on the eye and possibly macular degeneration.
Making Mayo’s Recipes: 6 ways to cook with fresh herbs
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- Written by Dana Sparks
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Scottsdale, Arizona - Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. These are all great flavors to sprinkle on and blend into your everyday meals. Try these herbs when you're in the kitchen this weekend.
Prosthetic knee type may determine cost of care for amputees
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- Written by Elizabeth Zimmermann Young
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Rochester, Minnesota - In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical costs of falls in adults with a transfemoral amputation. In this type of amputation, the leg is amputated above the knee. This work provides a comparison for policymakers when evaluating the value of more expensive technologies, say the authors.
New way to take your medicine
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- Written by John Grimaldi
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Washington, DC - Scientists at Georgia Teach and Emory University in Georgia have come up with a painless and convenient way to get your flue shot via a patch you simply apply to your arm, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Opioid prescribing is still high and varies widely throughout the U.S.
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Washington, DC - The amount of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015, but remains at high levels and varies from county to county in the U.S., according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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