Personal Health: Avoiding the Dangers Down in the Garden
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Many homes and gardens play host to an increasing number of hazardous plants, and children are most often at risk.
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Life & style: Eating food straight out of the ground rather than off the plane is much healthier for both you and the planet, writes Ross Dobson.
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Americans have a passion for the great outdoors but often seem downright lackadaisical about protecting their skin from the sun's damaging rays. Myths about sun exposure -- and there are quite a few -- may encourage people's risky behaviors, experts say.
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Environmentally friendly flowers are a hard sell. After all, most people donât eat them.
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Public-health campaigns regularly plug exercise as a sure-fire way to avoid an early grave. But that message may be too simplistic.
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NEW YORK  - Regular, moderate-to-vigorous   aerobic exercise can reduce cellular changes in the tissue   lining the colon that can lead to the formation of colon polyps   and colon cancer, a study suggests.
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Gardeners join boxers on at-risk list Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have found an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease among those exposed to pesticides.â¦
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The Mediterranean diet has been shown to dramatically lower the risk of metabolic disorder, heart disease and the death rate of the elderly alone and in combination with other healthy lifestyle factors.
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USING pesticides on house plants may more than double the risk of developing a brain tumour, plant-lovershave been warned.   A study shows that those who use fly sprays, weedkillers and other chemical treatments on pot plants are two-and-a-quarter times more likely to develop brain cancer.
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In the battle to lose weight and reduce the risk of heart disease, many people are overlooking something even more important-- staying fit.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 14--There is a slope. And it is slippery.   Especially, it seems, regarding issues of public health.   Lawmakers in North Dakota and Minnesota have spent lots of time on health  proposals -- bills that protect us from ourselves.
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Your own patch of greenery may be your haven, but what you put in it could be harmful to the environment
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A large dietary survey shows that a high intake of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of heart disease, but not cancer. We are urged to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day to protect
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Following health advice given on the Internet could leave people in worse health, a new study has warned. The research from University College London (UCL) has shown that many people would be in a better state
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Concern at the distance 'green' produce travels.
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Regular exercise may just be the key to preventing Parkinson&#39;s disease, according to the findings of a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Two medical studies stress an active lifestyle, as well as eating right, is vital for good health. By LISA GREENE, Times Staff Writer.