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Scottsdale, Arizona - High cholesterol increases your risk of heart disease and heart attacks. You can improve cholesterol with medications, but if you'd rather first make lifestyle changes to improve your cholesterol, try these five healthy changes. If you already take medications, these changes can improve their cholesterol-lowering effect.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first intraocular lens (IOL) that provides cataract patients with an extended depth-of-focus, which helps improve their sharpness of vision (visual acuity) at near, intermediate and far distances.
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Washington, DC - The U.S. State Department will convene practitioners and experts from around the world in the field of childhood drug addiction for the first-ever Child Substance Use Disorder Treatment Meeting, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 18-20. The phenomenon of overseas child (infancy to pre-adolescence) drug exposure, use, and dependence is an alarming problem – and one becoming ever more urgent as paint thinners/glues are being replaced as the substance of choice with opioids and cocaine.
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Washington, DC - Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Inc., an Austin, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 4,225 pounds of frozen shrimp scampi products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may be mislabeled and contain chicken, as well as egg and soy, known allergens, which are not declared on the product label.
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Sacramento, California - California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced today the intent to award nearly $13 million in grants to help reduce mental health disparities in communities that have traditionally been underserved
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Ann Arbor, Michigan - Selecting the value meal or combo option at your favorite restaurant may save a few cents, but it isn't the healthiest option compared to choosing items a la carte.
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