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Preventive or Premature Medicine

posted by Janet
Monday, January 25, 2010
posted in: Subject Guides | Health & Wellness
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I have expounded upon my experience with bone related issues in a previous post, My Personal Story--A Warning. A recent National Public Radio segment by Gisele Grayson and the accompanying article entitled "How a Bone Disease Grew To Fit The Prescription" by Alix Spiegel, caught my attention. 

Bones thin naturally as women age. The term, osteopenia, was coined to indicate a measurement shy of osteoporosis.  It was relegated to disease status in the mid 90s by the

Reasons to borrow rather than purchase diet books

posted by Scarlett
Friday, April 10, 2009
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You probably aren't going to want to hear this, but if you really want to lose weight, you're going to need to eat less and exercise more.  This story by Lynn Neary at NPR's Morning Edition discusses (with humor!)  the plethora of best-selling diet books all vying for consumers attention and money.  Read on or click here to listen to the story. 

From NPR's Morning Edition, April 8, 2009:

Diet books are perennials on best-seller lists, and every year a new one seems to...

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