Healthier fast food breakfast options and swaps
The text suggests choosing lower fat bread and meats such as Canadian bacon or lean ham over sausage or biscuit based sandwiches. It compares Egg McMuffin and Sausage McMuffin and notes caloric and fat differences, then lists practical car-friendly and home options like English muffins, fruit, yogurt, cereals, and low fat cheeses to reduce fat and calories while still eating breakfast.
Health care gaps burden 34 million Americans
Harvard Kaiser study shows 34 million Americans face serious problems getting or paying for medical care. Among 3,993 adults surveyed in spring 1995, 53 percent of uninsured reported crises, with 11 million overall having both access and payment problems, concentrated in the South and West.
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IV caffeine may prevent post-surgery headaches
Mayo Clinic anesthesiologist Dr. Joseph Weber reports intravenous caffeine can reduce post operative headaches after surgery. Even one small caffeinated drink daily lowers headache risk from 25 percent to about 10 percent for regular caffeine users.
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Mayo Clinic
Joseph Weber
Weber
Mayo Clinics
Minn
American Society of Anesthesiologists
University of California-San
Cherokees May Possess Alzheimer's Resistance Study
Researchers from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and University of Oklahoma analyzed 52 Cherokee Nation members in an Archives of Neurology study. Half had Alzheimer’s and half did not, finding higher Cherokee ancestry linked to lower brain disease risk. Other findings note potential treatments for brain diseases and the Dutch breast cancer study found little link between personality and cancer risk.
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Oklahoma
Piverer
Epeen
Archives of Neurology
University of ‘Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Cherokee Nation Tribal Registration Department
Nature
California
Fred Gage
Salk
Nijmegen
Vrije Universiteit
Amsterdam
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