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It’s flu vaccine time again — and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk.

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An expert at the World Health Organization says time is running out for German investigators to find the source of the world’s deadliest E. coli outbreak, which has spread fear across Europe and cost farmers millions in exports.

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I AM enlightened nutrition Partners With Nourish America to Battle Malnutrition
LOS ANGELES, March 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — I AM enlightened nutrition®, an innovator in the field of next generation liquid nutritional supplements, is proud to announce the company’s partnership with Nourish America, a charitable organization dedicated to providing free daily nutrition to Americans struggling with poverty and malnutrition. Through this new partnership, I AM hopes to help …

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Barbara Quinn, On Nutrition: Q&A time
Q Is coconut water good for you? Because it tastes nasty. A: Coconut water — the clear liquid that comes out of a coconut when you crack it open — is kind of like Gatorade that grows in a tree. According to the USDA Nutrient Data Library, one cup (8 oz.) of coconut water contains about 600 mgs.

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FRIDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — Worried that your sleep patterns
will be disrupted when the clocks move ahead one hour this weekend? The
key is getting enough zzz's in advance, says one sleep expert.

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(HealthDay News)– Becoming drenched with sweat during an intense
workout is to be expected. But what if you constantly sweat, even without
exertion?

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TUESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) — Runners who lose 3 percent
or more of their body weight during a marathon finish the quickest,
researchers have found.

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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) — Genes that predict length
of survival and help guide treatment for patients with non-small cell lung
cancer have been identified by U.S. researchers.

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Three “Time Free” Strategies for Maximizing Health and Fitness Everyone is always trying to “get fit” but for many working adults there aren’t enough hours in the day.  Four evenings in the gym can take away as many as eight hours out of an already busy schedule.  While the hours in the gym may be rewarding, the hours stuck in traffic on the way to the gym are just wasted time.  However, going to the gym isn’t the only way to improve your health and get fit.  Here are three simple “time-free” things that all adults can do to improve their fitness and stay in shape.Maximize the time doing “chores” – Chores are a tedious time consuming activity, but are still essential to having a clean, nice home.  So why not maximize the time you spend doing chores and get fit at the same time?  When looking to maximize your chore-time; think outside the box.  For example, use an old-fashioned traditional broom with a heavy wooden handle instead of a lightweight plastic broom.  Sweeping a kitchen floor with an added three pounds can increase the calorie burn and help tone muscles.   Walk and Climb – It’s becoming a cliché to ‘take the stairs’ or ‘walk more’; but that doesn’t make it false.  People often waste time driving to the gym in order to walk on a machine for thirty minutes when they can do the same activity at home or at work.  With a pedometer you can easily track your additional steps.  The Harvard Alumni study of walking showed that walking 6,000 steps in a day can help maintain health and fitness and 10,000 can significantly help lose weight.  The good news is that it is easy to begin to maximize your steps while doing everyday activities.  For example, rather than spend two or three minutes driving around looking for that “perfect parking spot”; park in the back and enjoy the extra exercise.  Often you’ll actually save time by parking in the back of the lot and walking the extra distance instead of driving around looking for that “perfect spot.”Multivitamin and Nutrition – The truth is, no matter how much you exercise, you cannot stay healthy and be fit while depriving your body of needed nutrients.  Fortunately it can be easy to get needed nutrition (for you AND your children) by making a few simple changes.  You can adjust the nutritional intake in your diet by simply substituting pastas and breads made with whole grains rather than the old white flour.  You can buy juices and snack drinks made with real fruit juice rather than ‘juice cocktail.’  And you can readily and easily take a multivitamin to help cover your daily needs.  Multivitamins are like a safety net for any balanced diet.  They provide blanket coverage of your daily nutritional needs, independent of the particular meals for that day.  And because it almost impossible to get “too much” of a vitamin, multivitamins are safe to take daily.

Roundup of medical apps for cell phones
Brian Dolan, editor of wireless-medical website mobihealthnews.com, outlines his top picks of mobile-phone apps transforming health care today.

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Childhood obesity: fighting it one parent at a time
Nearly one out of every three American children is clinically overweight, according to obesity.net . One fitness club wants to bring health and well-being to future generations and claims that there is no childhood obesity epidemic.

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It’s flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older.

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