By: Stacey Colino AARP If you’re omitting a few such personal details at the doctor’s office, you have plenty of company: As many as 81 percent of patients intentionally withhold the truth from their doctors about how often they exercise, what or how much they eat, whether they regularly take a prescription medicine as instructed or if they’ve…
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Read More The Best Lipstickby Rabbi Steve Leder @steve_leder, steveleder.com Rabbi Steve writes in the Aug/Sept issue of Women’s Day magazine, “This is the time of the year when Jews enter the High Holy Days, which include Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – a sacred season to seek forgiveness from those we have wronged. The completion of these steps…
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Read More Why is insulin still so expensive for diabetes patients in the U.S.?Wyatte Grantham-Philips USA TODAY Titanium dioxide is used in a wide range of food products and consumer goods – from candy to sunscreen and house paint. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains that the regulated use of titanium dioxide, specifically as a color additive in food, is safe under some restrictions. However, some experts and…
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