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A fifteen year old was seen by more than five doctors at four hospitals and died of a curable disease, after her own family doctor suggested she was lovesick. That post sits at the centre of everything, and it explains the suspicion running through the rest of the health writing.

The exercise piece is the other one worth your time. It reports research arguing that past roughly an hour a day the heart gains nothing further, and that marathons and long distance triathlons may leave lasting structural damage, which inverts what most fitness writing assumes without checking.

Weight gets practical treatment, beginning with diet drinks and the finding that artificial sweeteners may push you toward eating more rather than less.

Eight posts, several lifted from newspapers, plus a woman suing an airline over her size and a hotel review. Read the misdiagnosis and exercise pieces together if you tend to accept whatever you are told.

Extreme Exercise May Damage the Heart

Jun 5, 2012 · zanetta
Excess exercise ‘hurts the heart’ and cause dangerous long-term harm, say scientists By JENNY HOPE Extreme exercise such as marathons may permanently damage the heart and trigger rhythm abnormalities, warn researchers. They…
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9 Ways To Lose Weight Faster

May 29, 2012 · zanetta
Dieting is NOT fun. But here’s a little secret — it’s not nearly as hard as most of us think. “A lot of people believe they need to change everything, but in…
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Alina Sarag died of tuberculosis after her GP claimed she was ‘lovesick’

May 15, 2012 · zanetta
A 15-year-old schoolgirl died of tuberculosis after her bungling GP claimed she was ‘lovesick’, an inquest heard. Alina Sarag was seen by more than five doctors at four different hospitals but medics…
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Will U.S. House Prices Recover?

May 15, 2012 · zanetta
When will U.S. house prices recover? Likely never. But that’s no reason not to buy. The latest S&P/Case-Shiller numbers, reported last week, show that prices in 20 major markets declined 3.5% over…
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Woman told she was ‘too fat to fly’ sues Southwest Airlines

May 6, 2012 · zanetta
Woman told she was ‘too fat to fly’ sues Southwest Airlines Kenlie Tiggeman claims Southwest airlines publically humiliated her by demanding that she purchase an extra ticket to accommodate her larger size.…
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6 True Stories About Disneyland They Don’t Want You to Know.

May 6, 2012 · zanetta
This summer, hundreds of thousands of happy children will beg, plead and, if resourceful enough, blackmail their parents into taking them to Disneyland. And it’s little wonder why: To children, Disneyland is…
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5 Reasons To Go Nuts…For Nuts!

May 2, 2012 · zanetta
Nuts have gone front and center on the stage of eating, and for good reason. Why? Well, not only do they provide a host of nutrients but they are delicious and a…
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Customer Review of the Omni Hotel

May 2, 2012 · zanetta
Since we are staying at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta in June. I thought I would provide some of the reviews from Tripadvisor. “Omni Atlanta”  Reviewed April 29, 2012 NEW I…
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