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Louisiana's Pointe-au-Chien Tribe Struggles to Preserve Its Way of Life

Susan Buchanan | Posted 06.16.2013 | Green
Susan Buchanan

(This article is published in "The Louisiana Weekly" in the June 17, 2013 edition.) Theresa Dardar, a member of the Pointe-au-Chien tribe in Terrebon...

The Quest to Slay Bad Breath!

Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S. | Posted 06.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Thomas P. Connelly, D.D.S.

I've been away from blogging for a few months because I've been on an important quest -- to help get rid of bad breath once and for all. And I want to tell you a little about what I found in my journeys.

Catherine New

These Stores Are Penniless And Loving It

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.10.2013 | Small Business

At Cheese Board Pizza in Berkeley, Calif., a slice of pizza comes to $2.73 (that's $2.50 plus tax.) But if you pay with $3, you’ll get a little bonu...

The 'Cold' Facts About Zinc

Martina M. Cartwright, PhD, RD | Posted 02.11.2013 | Science
Martina M. Cartwright, PhD, RD

It's cold season again, the time of year when hallways, office cubicles and airplanes echo with the sound of coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Enter the essential mineral zinc, which may stop colds cold, but the key is delivering the right type of zinc at the right time.

What Lunar Rocks Reveal About Cataclysm That Created Moon

Posted 10.18.2012 | Science

By: Jesse Emspak, SPACE.com Contributor Published: 10/17/2012 01:10 PM EDT on SPACE.com Water on the moon boiled away in massive quantities in a ...

Nutrition For Romance: What To Order On A First Date

Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D. | Posted 08.08.2012 | Healthy Living
Kristin Kirkpatrick, M.S., R.D., L.D.

There are many factors associated with a great first date. Of all the things that can go right or wrong, it's good to know that at least you can control the food.

Catherine Pearson

Got A Cold? This Could Make You Feel Better

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 05.07.2012 | Healthy Living

Sneezing? Sniffling? Coughing up a storm? A new scientific review suggests that taking zinc may help shorten the duration of common cold symptoms b...

Family Going Veggie? How To Make Sure They Get The Right Nutrients

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 10.19.2011 | Healthy Living
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

While it's been well established that a vegetarian diet can be healthful and adequate in nutrition, children and teens do require age-appropriate intakes of certain nutrients.

A New Look At The Older Vagina

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Marcia G. Yerman

At a time when men's concerns around their aging penises get constant print and media attention, women are woefully ignorant about the changes that are taking place with their genitals.

Zinc May Help Fight The Common Cold After All

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

First they said no, now they say yes! Turns out zinc, a historically hotly debated supplement, can in fact help reduce the length of the common cold....

Admitting Guilt on Deadly Denture Cream

Edward F. Blizzard | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Edward F. Blizzard

What led to Rodney Urbanek's symptoms and eventual death? His denture adhesive, Poligrip.

GlaxoSmithKline Denture Cream With Zinc Discontinued After Allegations It Causes Crippling

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE and CURT ANDERSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

WASHINGTON — The maker of Poligrip denture cream will stop making formulas containing zinc amid lawsuits claiming years of excessive use caused ...

Zinc Dentures Risk: Adhesives Blamed For Nerve Damage

reporternews.com | Sarah Avery | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Zinc in denture adhesives has been blamed in dozens of cases of nerve damage, including that of a North Carolina man who says 20 years of using the gl...

A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dr. John Neustadt

Training doctors to uncover and treat the underlying causes of disease could eliminate much of the unnecessary reliance on pharmaceuticals and reduce their devastating, and sometimes deadly, side effects.