Andrea Rodrigo MSW

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• New Link Discovered Between Asthma and Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  Canadian researcher Dr. M. Ellen Kuenzig of the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada has led a research team that found evidence that asthma is linked to inflammatory bowel disease. Dr. Kuenzig and her colleagues conducted a case-control study, which looks at health-related data within large...

• The Health Risks of a Sedentary Lifestyle

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• Dementia and Related Psychosis: Should Antipsychotic Drugs Really Be Used?

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• Healthy Foods for Healthy Hair

  Shampooing and conditioning your hair may not be enough to have luxurious locks. “Every month hair grows about 1/4 in or 1/2 in, and the most important thing for healthy growing hair is nutrients," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, a Chicago-based dietitian. A “healthy diet favors the growth of...