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Despite our best intentions to stay healthy, sometimes our well-meaning habits cause more harm than good.  There are ten practices we've become in the habit of that we need to stop doing now! http://www.healthyway.com/a/10-hygiene-habits-its-time-to-ditch/

Jeopary host and celebrity Alex Trebec describes the head injury incurred in a fall months ago in this video.  What are the signs of a subdural hematoma and his prognosis?  http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/health/alex-trebek-subdural-hematoma/index.html

Creepy tweet from Netflix that they're watching us! https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/12/netflix-reminds-everyone-its-creeping-on-them/?ncid=mobilenavtrend

So you've finally gotten in the routine of taking a daily multivitamin.  They're right there on your vanity and they just taste so good that you somewhat look forward to taking them each day.  You're patting yourself on the back for sticking to this healthy routine, and then you read this... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5144605/Gummy-vitamins-NOT-work-harm-good.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2017/11/19/americans-like-fruits-more-than-veggies-but-we-dont-eat-much-of-either-says-new-cdc-report/#38d1e6ef3a13

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/18/entertainment/ac-dc-guitarist-malcolm-young-dies/index.html

Research shows that the companionship of man's best friend may help reduce the risk for heart disease and ultimately extend life http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/17/health/dog-owners-heart-disease-and-death/index.html

For the first time ever, a living person has received in-body gene therapy in an attempt to cure an existing disease. Could this be the breakthrough cure for life-threatening illnesses? http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/15/health/first-in-body-edit-dna/index.html

Scientists now say that studies indicate racism and other forms of discrimination have harmful health effects. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/11/562623815/scientists-start-to-tease-out-the-subtler-ways-racism-hurts-health

After the first warning was issued in 1992, scientists don't believe the world has changed it's evil environmental ways and has issued a second round of warnings. http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/health/scientists-warn-humanity/index.html

During Nurse Practitioners Weeks, we recognize their leading role as the health care landscape continues to shift and the physician shortage continues.  Thank you to our friends at Consilium Staffing for this thoughtful article. Nurse Practitioners- Closing The Gaps

With the state of health care being in flux, the boundaries of "traditional" medicine and doctor's office visits are being pushed.  A decade ago, urgent care clinics were still considered somewhat cutting but now face the possibility of losing some of their customers to telemedicine.  While the original telemedicine concept was to provide health care access to people in remote areas, their demographics are rapidly changing. Along with that comes new opportunities for health care providers. The Benefits of Working Telemedicine

Researchers have now revealed that Hernandez's brain showed stage 3 CTE, the most significant degree shown in anyone his age.  Seemingly having everything, talent, wealth and a bright future, does this explain how he turned into a convicted murderer who hanged himself in prison? Aaron Hernandez - Stage 3 CTE