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| | Australian study finds
fish oil helps weight loss
The University of South Australia study found that daily doses of fish oil containing omega-3 fatty acids helped obese people burn off excess weight. - Click.
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| | SPECIAL OFFER Key Ingredients Missing in Many Arthritis Supplements Eight supplements for osteoarthritis failed ConsumerLab's testing. Four had less than 8% of their listed amounts of key ingredients, including a "maximum strength" product that contained no chondroitin at all. Three others had only 52% to 75% of listed ingredients. One failed because it would not properly break apart to release its glucosamine and chondroitin. - Click. | |
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| | Group Training Makes Fitness Fun for Older Adults DALLAS – Fitness expert Rodney Corn, M.A., spoke on the benefits and how-to’s of group training for older adults during a presentation at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 11th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Dallas, Texas. - Click. | |
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| | Recall of Pet Foods Manufactured by Menu Foods, Inc.
There has been a small number of reported instances of cats and dogs in the United States that developed kidney failure after eating the affected product. Ten deaths, one dog and nine cats, have reported at this time. The firm has undertaken extensive testing of the pet food products in question, but to date has been unable to find the source of the problem. - Click. | |
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| | 'Miracle' Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism  Produced in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration Health fraud trades on false hope. It promises quick cures and easy solutions to a variety of problems. But consumers who fall for fraudulent "cure-all" products find themselves cheated out of their money, their time, and maybe even their health. Some products can cause serious harm, and many are expensive because health insurance rarely covers unapproved treatments. - Click. | |
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| | 'HGH' Pills and Sprays: Human Growth Hype? Some modern marketers of pills and sprays claim to have found a Fountain of Youth in a substance called HGH – Human Growth Hormone. But the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, says a closer look at these non-prescription products suggests that they may be nothing more than hype. - Click. | |
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| | A Reminder of the Dangers of Drinking Raw Milk Raw milk potentially contains a wide variety of harmful bacteria – including Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, Listeria, Campylobacter and Brucella – that may cause illness and possibly death. - Click. | |
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| Spam Scams Con artists are clever and cunning, constantly hatching new variations on age-old scams. Still, skeptical consumers can spot questionable or unsavory promotions in email offers. - Click. | |
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Generic Drugs: Saving Money at the Pharmacy Each state has a law that lets pharmacists substitute less expensive generic drugs for many brand-name products. But before you talk with your doctor or pharmacist about switching, there are things you need to know about generic drugs and the law. - Click. | |
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| Pump Fiction: Tips for Buying Exercise Equipment
There's no such thing as a no-work, no-sweat way to a healthy, toned body. Deriving the benefits of exercise requires doing the work. Before you jump into the next home fitness fad, exercise good judgment and evaluate advertising claims for exercise products carefully. - Click. | |
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| Setting Goals for Weight Loss 
Successful weight loss and healthy weight management depend on sensible goals and expectations. If you set sensible goals for yourself, chances are you'll be more likely to meet them and have a better chance of keeping the weight off. - Click.
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