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New Study Finds that Chocolate is Good for Heart Health

By Rebecca Jones Good news for Chocolate lovers. The latest study reveals that eating chocolate can reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke but researchers remain cautious of recommending that people add an item high in fat and calories to their diet. It has long been suspected that there are health benefits associated with … Continue reading New Study Finds that Chocolate is Good for Heart Health

No Correlation Between Childhood Vaccines and Autism

By Rebecca Jones Despite doctors best efforts to alleviate parents fears, the rumor has still persists that the MMR vaccine can cause autism in children. Thanks to a new review by the Institute of Medicine hopefully these fears can finally be put to rest. Ever since 1998, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield proposed a link between … Continue reading No Correlation Between Childhood Vaccines and Autism

Hospitals Meeting Emergency Heart Care Standards

By Rebecca Jones With all the recent concerns about health care in America there is one bit of good news; people are receiving emergency heart care much faster than they used to and when it comes to a heart attack emergency response time can be the difference between life and death. According to a study … Continue reading Hospitals Meeting Emergency Heart Care Standards

Moderate Drinking May Ward off Dementia

By Rebecca Jones Good news for those who enjoy a glass of merlot with dinner. We already know that drinking in moderation can help ward of heart disease, stroke and even possibly reduce your risk of diabetes but a new study indicates that moderate drinking can also help ward off memory loss, Alzheimer’s and other … Continue reading Moderate Drinking May Ward off Dementia

New Leukemia Treatment May be the First Step in Creating a Cure for Cancer

By Rebecca Jones In what could be the biggest breakthrough in cancer therapy in decades, scientists announced today in the New England Journal of Medicine that they have been able to eradicate leukemia in three trial patients by means of a new genetically modified T-Cell that is able to rapidly seek out and destroy cancer … Continue reading New Leukemia Treatment May be the First Step in Creating a Cure for Cancer

12 Facts About Teen Pregnancy Infographic

Infographics organize and communicate large amounts of data that would otherwise be cumbersome in text form. After a decade of decline teen pregnancy is on the rise again so it seemed like an appropriate time to pass along some statistics on the subject while trying out an infographic of our own. If you would like … Continue reading 12 Facts About Teen Pregnancy Infographic