According to the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), “Despite seeming as polar opposites of one another, root vegetables and exotic fruits have very similar health benefits.” Science Daily defines a root vegetable as, “underground plant parts used as vegetables. They are called root vegetables for lack of a better generic term but include both …
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According to the Center for Hearing Loss and Communication, 48 million Americans are affected by hearing loss which can begin at birth or develop at any age. The American Speech- Language- Hearing Association (ASHA), reports that 40 million Americans have some sort of a communication disorder which can either be a speech or a language …
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that, “Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Americans overall and the second leading cause of death among young people aged 10-34.” Suicide is preventable and there are warning signs and it is important that everyone knows them. Some warning signs are: …
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that ovarian cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers in women but “causes more deaths each year than any other cancer of the female reproductive system.” The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition explains that ovarian cancer is “a disease in …
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids-including prescription pain relivers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl- is a serious national crisis that effects public health as well as social and economic …
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