From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Vaccines, sleep and cellphones – not that they’re connected

February 29, 2008

There’s good news and bad news about vaccines and children. Which one would you like first? The good news, ok. A new study out of the UK says there is no evidence linking autism to the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella.
For years there have been persistent rumors that the MMR shot triggered autism in [...]

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Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

February 29, 2008

A man who was seeking the meaning of life heard that there was a wise guru living in the Himalayas who had the answer to all of human kinds questions. So he set out to reach the guru, trekking over hills and through valleys, waded through swamps, forded rivers, climbed mountains. Along the way he [...]

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Why Volunteering is Good for Your Health

February 28, 2008

Who would ever think that spending a day helping people who are homeless could be good for you? Well, we just did it. And it’s an amazing feeling. Is it good for your health? Well, it’s certainly good for your heart and that’s enough for us.
We spent the day at Project Homeless Connect. It’s a [...]

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Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

February 28, 2008

A 95 year old man goes to the doctor and says “Doctor, my 18 year old wife is expecting a baby. I’m going to be a father. Isn’t that great?”
The doctor says, “Let tell you a story. A man decides to go hunting but instead of bringing his gun he picks up an umbrella by [...]

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Healthy and Simple Joke of the Day

February 27, 2008

Doctor: Have you ever had this before?
Patient: Yes.
Doctor: Well, you’ve got it again

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Here’s some really really good news about Alzheimer’s and other forms of Dementia!

February 27, 2008

It seems to be on the decline! Get up everyone who is over 50, run around in circles and yell hallelujah! How did they cure it? Well, they didn’t. How do we know it’s on the decline? Dr. Kenneth Langa and Dr. Allison Rosen from the University of Michigan Medical [...]

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Where Did the Strawberries Go? And other news

February 26, 2008

You go to the store. You buy a product with big, colorful pictures of fruit on it. The package boasts that the product is bursting with fruit. Fruit flavoring at least. But then you bite into it, and nothing. No fruit. Nada. Nichts. Bugger all. It’s not as unusual as you might think.
A study by [...]

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