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Warm weather may increase chances of getting a headache. How’s that for Global Warming.

Kyle — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:05:35 +0000

MSNBC – Warmer weather and changes in atmospheric pressure may cause headaches and migraines, rather than pollution, researchers said Monday.

A U.S. research team showed that each temperature increase of 5 degrees Celsius — about 9 degrees Fahrenheit — appeared to increase the risk of severe headaches by nearly 8 percent compared to days when the weather was cooler.

What to live longer? Drink more according to this doctor.

Kyle — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:34:10 +0000

NYPost.com – THOSE who seek salvation in a bottle may have found their muse. Dr. Malcolm Lloyd, a Johns Hopkins and Dartmouth-trained physician and former pharmaceutical clinical researcher, will appear on “Good Morning America” this week to espouse the health benefits of daily drinking. “A lot of research shows that people who drink moderately flat-out live longer than those who don’t,” Lloyd tells Page Six. “From the pre vention of the common cold to the pre- vention of the onset of Alzheimer’s to preventing certain types of cancer, regular drinking can be very beneficial.” Whereas most research has focused on wine, he says spirits can provide the same boon. Lloyd notes that “moderation” means one to two drinks a day for women and one to three drinks a day for men, and, “the positive effects start going in the other direction” once those numbers are exceeded.

Shopaholics may actually suffer from a disease. Funny, no mention of “broke” being a disease in the article

Kyle — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:34:18 +0000

I wonder if this would get me out of paying off my credit cards. And if so I’m not going to meetings that’s for Alcoholics.

Market stops selling cigarettes to ‘protect the health of it’s customers.’ Not sure if they will stop selling red meat, candy, ice cream, frozen pizzas, hot pockets.

Kyle — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:03:26 +0000

Hiller’s Markets Inc. will stop selling cigarettes at it seven Metro Detroit stores to protect the health of its customers, the Southfield-based company announced this morning.

CEO Jim Hiller said the decision was a difficult one. He said that although he wants to provide customers with a variety of items, smoking is an unhealthy habit and it’s in the best interest of customers for the company to stop selling cigarettes.

“I’ve agonized over this decision,” he said. “My personal beliefs are intertwined with my business ethos and to continue to sell cigarettes runs contrary to my personal commitment to this community and its future.”

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