Health & Wellness

Don’t wait until January to revitalize your weight loss plans. Dr. Ian Smith, a member of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition wants to help you get back on your healthy track. Dr. Smith has become a popular expert in healthy living thanks to his TV appearances on VH1’s reality hit-show “Celebrity Fit […]

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West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday. So far this year, 1,590 cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 66 deaths. About half of the cases […]

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This week we focus on portion control, no processed foods, reducing sugar, raw veggies, overall better food choices and preparation. Rrecipes, meal plans are available at theajzone.com.  

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I have a girl friend who was deeply committed to her fitness mission. She began eating clean, working out with a trainer, and was an active member in an online fitness community that supported each of its members in their quest to wellness. She was doing great and I often chided myself when she’d post […]

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Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV. The patients' immune systems become damaged, leaving them unable to fend off germs as healthy people do. What triggers this isn't known, but […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Daily workouts at 6 a.m.? Not bad, Paul Ryan. But there's another influential political figure who's apparently often finished with hers by then: Michelle Obama. Especially during the school year, the first lady gets up at 4:30 a.m. or 5 a.m. to work out before her kids wake up, she told […]

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There are many myths on whether or not sleeping in a bra can aid or harm your health. Many women feel that wearing a bra at night might perk up their chest. However, some research has linked wearing a supportive bra while sleeping to breast cancer. Either way, Dr. Amber Guth, an associate professor of […]

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In THE AJ ZONE, we have a week 1-3 step formula that works! 1.   Learn what the issues are that are blocking your better It may be poor time management, no support and guidance, too much sodium, or fat or you may need detoxifying to aid nutrients in their absorption.  Whatever is blocking you from […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Roche's injectable eye drug Lucentis for a new use in treating a diabetes-related condition that can cause blindness. The agency cleared the drug for diabetic macular edema, a condition that causes swelling and blurred vision in patients with diabetes. In 2010, 3.9 million adults […]

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Danny Glover celebrates each birthday at a place of social significance. For his 66th birthday, he was in Washington, D.C., for the 19th International AIDS Conference, where the prevailing sentiment was that the epidemic’s end is in sight. “We need to be part of the dialogue,” said Glover, who watched a close friend with AIDS […]

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Insurance companies will be required to cover eight preventive care services (Women's Preventive Services: Required Health Plan Coverage Guidelines), including HIV screenings and contraception, with no co-pays or deductibles, as part of the next phase of the Affordable Care Act, beginning Wednesday. For those with employer-paid health insurance plans that have enrollment dates, the coverage […]

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KITGUM, Uganda (AP) — Augustine Languna's eyes welled up and then his voice failed as he recalled the drowning death of his 16-year-old daughter. The women near him looked away, respectfully avoiding the kind of raw emotion that the head of the family rarely displayed. "What is traumatizing us," he said after regaining his composure, […]