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Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Pressure
I don't know about you, but I really do love chocolate and rarely need an excuse to indulge. Since there is new research suggesting that dark chocolate (my favorite) helps lower blood pressure I might not need to rationalize my small indulgences any longer.
German scientists found that eating a tiny square of dark chocolate every night before bed, lowered blood pressure.
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The Scoop: All Dog Coat Types Come From Just Three Genes
Doggie coats range from sleek and straight to coarse and wiry with a lil bit of everything in between. However, a recent study reveals that nearly all types of dog coats come from just three genes!
Combinations and variations of RSPO2, FGF5, and KRT71 create the different types and some breeds, like Bo, the Portuguese water dog, have alterations of all three.
Prep Talk: Justifying Hazing at Boarding School
High school girls have many ways of punishing each other, the silent treatment being a classic tactic. But what about seniors marching through dorms with the precision of the gestapo, lining up freshmen, yelling at them, making them perform chores, and forcing them to count to 100 in German? It's not reform school — it's an annual ritual at Miss Porter’s, an all-girls boarding and day school in Connecticut where Gossip Girl-sounding names are as common as class rings.
Back pain and sciatica
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Immunizations
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- Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pe...
- Measles, Mumps, and Rubella...
- Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chi...
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- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Pneumococcal Pneumonia
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- Rotavirus
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- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that children receive 2 doses of the varicella-zoster (Chickenpox) vaccine: the initial vaccine between ages 12 - 15 months, and a booster between 4 - 6 years. Children aged 12 and older and adults who have not had the vaccine should receive 2 doses. Immunization guidelines were changed following research that indicated the effectiveness of the vaccine declines over time.
World's Meanest Dog May Not Be the Breed You Think It Is!
When we think about stereotypically "mean dogs," I'm pretty sure we can all name those most maligned. But statistically, the world's meanest breed isn't a Pit Bull, Bulldog, or even a Doberman — it's an English Cocker Spaniel!
A recent study by the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Barcelona shows more reported cases of aggression by the English Cocker Spaniel than any other breed, followed by Rottweilers, Boxers, Yorkshire Terriers, and German Shepherds.
How Many Languages Does Your Pet Know?
Did you know German is often used to teach police and service dogs to be “ein guter Hund” (a good dog)? While North's knowledge of that language stops with "nein," I've been known to coo words at him in different dialects from time to time (gotta put those years of study to use somewhere). Whether it's a bilingual household or just a couple phrases here and there, excluding that unspoken animal language (and the language of love), how many total tongues do your pets hear at home?
Diabetes - type 2
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- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Screening Tests
- Treatment
- Lifestyle Changes
- Medications
- Long-Term Complications
- Emergency Complications
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- Sitagliptin (Januvia), the first in a new class of diabetes drugs called DPP-4 inhibitors, was approved in 2006.
- Janumet, a 2-in-1 pill that contains both sitagliptin and metformin, was approved in 2007.
- These drugs are taken by mouth and may be more convenient for patients than exenatide (Byetta), a similar drug. DPP-4 inhibitors do not cause weight gain and may pose a lower risk for hypoglycemia than some other diabetes drugs.
Pneumonia
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- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
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Narcolepsy
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