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7 Ways to Stay Healthy for Your Loved Ones
myOptumhealth.com - Feb 9, 2012; 4:16 PM ET
The best Valentine's Day present you can give your loved ones is the gift of good health - yours and theirs. Here's how to do that for years to come.
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2003 Blackout Caused At Least 90 More Deaths in New York City
eenews.net - Jan 31, 2012; 10:18 AM ET
The deaths were directly related to power failure, such as carbon monoxide poisoning from failed generators, and also to existing health conditions.
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Top 3 Benefits of Vitamin D
Care2.com - Jan 26, 2012; 5:27 PM ET
What exactly makes vitamin D so important to our health? Quite simply, it directly and indirectly influences most of what happens in our bodies every second of every day.
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Quitting Smoking: It's Personal
myOptumHealth.com - Jan 18, 2012; 11:29 AM ET
We all know that smoking isn't good for you, but there are other reasons to quit too! Find your reason and use these tips to kick the habit.
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Winter Haze Blankets China
nasa.gov - Jan 13, 2012; 11:25 AM ET
Fog and haze blanketed the North China Plain making travel difficult.
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Build a Healthier Future One Step at a Time
myoptumhealth.com - Jan 9, 2012; 10:41 AM ET
Changing old habits takes time and can be overwhelming. Here are nine tips to help make your lifestyle changes stick.
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Kick It! Tools to Help You Quit Smoking
mypotumhealth.com - Jan 5, 2012; 10:46 AM ET
Smoking is both a physical addiction and a habit. Combining medication with a quit-smoking program doubles your chance of quitting for good.
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There are a number of environmental factors that affect the likelihood and severity of an asthma attack. The AccuWeather.com Asthma Forecast shows how these factors are likely to affect asthmatics, with higher levels indicating an increased risk for an asthma attack and an increased likelihood of a more severe attack.
Alcohol, Asthma and Allergies Don't Mix
Think twice before having a glass of champagne or wine with your Valentine. Alcohol can trigger or worsen existing allergies, experts say.
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Beneficial Weather conditions create a lowered risk of weather-related asthma attacks, and will help to make attacks less severe and of shorter duration.