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Health Beyond the Blog: Make Your Home an Eye Doctor’s Office

Recommended by Imani Brooks Interested in exploring some new health app technology? Need a new prescription? If you have an iPhone, a desktop or laptop and a credit card, you might be able to get a new eyeglass prescription right…

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Weekly Health Digest: Measles Impact on Immune System, Contaminated Stool Kills Patient, Brain Aging, and More

November 4, 2019
News Team
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A summary of important health news from the past week Measles makes body 'forget' how to fight infection By James Gallagher Several studies on unvaccinated individuals have shown that measles has an immense impact on the immune system. It has…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Oprah Winfrey Co-Signs Simple Lifestyle for Less Chronic Diseases

Recommended by Imani Brooks On Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul Conversations podcast, she interviews Dr. Dean and Anne Ornish about their new book “Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases.” Click on the link to hear some of…

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Can a Vampire Give You HIV?

October 31, 2019
Deanna Altomara
News, Read

By: Deanna Altomara There are many things to be afraid of on Halloween. Ghosts, monsters, witches’ brew, and even vampire attacks. But after the initial shock of the attack ends, the victim might wonder: could he have been exposed to…

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New Study Suggests No Need to Hold Off on Red and Processed Meat, but We Should be Wary

October 30, 2019
Adaora Ntukogu
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By: Adaora Ntukogu Red and Processed Meat Not So Bad? The Annals of Internal Medicine recently published the results of a study that looked at the consumption of red and processed meat and the risk for heart disease and cancer.…

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Weekly Health Digest: Stressful Pregnancies, Eradication of 2 out of 3 Types of Polio, Sugary Drink Ban

October 29, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week A stressful pregnancy reduces the chances of having a boy, a study shows By: Sandee LaMotte Pregnancies with boys are more vulnerable in utero to mishaps and a recent study,…

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Health Beyond the Blog: Eat to Beat

Do you love food and want to contribute to a great cause? Come to Eat to Beat, one of Emory’s best food truck festivals of the year! Hosted by Delta Phi Epsilon, at this event, you can not only eat…

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Ebola Update: Time to ‘kill the virus’

October 24, 2019
Deanna Altomara
News

By: Deanna Altomara One of the world’s most terrifying diseases is once again at large–and no one’s talking about it. Ebola is a deadly virus that took the lives of over 11,300 people and sickened over 17,000 more in the…

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How to Save a Life: Know Your Girls

October 22, 2019
Imani Brooks
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By: Imani Brooks October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It began in 1985 and has since grown to include a host of fundraisers, pink-ed out outfits, and survival stories to advance research and awareness. However, what's often unknown is…

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Weekly Health Digest: Suicide and Race; Fat in Peoples’ Lungs; Zantac Recall; and Chinese Healthcare

October 21, 2019
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A summary of important health news from the past week Suicide Rates For Black Boys And Girls Disproportionately High By: Kristen West Savali New York University's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research has found that "Black boys between the…

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