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Raw milk has been linked to lower rates of allergy and asthma. That being said, it can also harbor deadly bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warn against consuming raw milk because it can contain bacteria that have the potential to cause serious illness and death. Pasteurization, which is the process of heating milk to kill bacteria, is the only way to ensure that milk is safe to drink. Yet scientific studies link raw milk consumption - especially in early life - to lower levels of allergy and asthma. Is this evidence convincing enough to risk drinking potentially unsafe raw milk? Raw milk during childhood Georg Loss, from the University of Basel in Switzerland, and his colleagues from across Europe conducted a study in European children aged between 6 and 12. They showed that allergy and asthma rates are lower in those who drank only raw milk. Children who drank some raw and some regular milk had lower allergy rates, but only if they were

Eight people at a Florida nursing home that was left without power for days after Hurricane Irma have died. Police evacuated 115 residents on Wednesday from the facility, whose air conditioning was cut by the storm. Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief said three were found dead at the nursing home in the city of Hollywood. Five others died in hospital. Ten million people are still without power in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas after Hurricane Irma. The storm - which has claimed more than two dozen lives in the US - struck southwestern Florida on Sunday morning as a category four hurricane before weakening to a tropical depression on Monday. Irma earlier left a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, where nearly 40 people were killed. Hollywood Police Chief Tomas Sanchez said the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills facility has been sealed off and police are conducting a criminal investigation. State investigators from the Florida Office of Attorney Gen

 Teddy Quinlivan has spent the last few days walking for labels like Coach, Oscar de la Renta, and Tory Burch, emerging as one of the season’s leading faces. But today, Quinlivan is making headlines for a very different reason: She revealed publicly for the first time that she is transgender in a special interview with CNN and released an accompanying video on her Instagram page, instantly stepping into the role of advocate. Directed by Amber Grace Johnson, the mini-film features Quinlivan speaking candidly about feeling displaced during her youth, when she lived as male. The interview is interspersed with home movies from her childhood and voiceover from her mother about her early ears. The story takes viewers into her personal life, from the lengths she went to in order to present as cis-gendered to her fears about the how potential partners would react. Sharing the information wasn’t easy, but Quinlivan felt it was necessary to speak her truth. ““I want to help brea

    Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, have welcomed a baby boy to the family! Eric posted the good news that Lara gave birth to the couple's first child, Eric "Luke" Trump, on Tuesday morning. The couple announced they were expecting in March. The little one marks nine grandchildren for President Donald Trump, as Eric’s brother, Donald Jr., has five children, and his sister, Ivanka, has three. Both Eric's siblings welcomed the new baby to the family with congratulatory Twitter posts on Tuesday. Follow Donald Trump Jr. ✔ @DonaldJTrumpJr Congrats buddy. Welcome to the club. Now that the niceties are out of the way it's older brother revenge for that drum set to my kids https:// twitter.com/erictrump/stat us/907638997182242816  … 5:55 PM - Sep 12, 2017 934 934 Replies 2,687 2,687 Retweets 16,487 16,487 likes

Regular exercise is considered an important form of treatment for heart failure, a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. The benefits of exercise range from prevention of cachexia -severe loss of weight and muscle mass- and control of arterial blood pressure to improved cardiac function, postponing a degenerative process that causes progressive heart cell death. About 70% of heart failure patients die from the condition within five years. A study by the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, published recently in the journal Autophagy , helps to elucidate part of the mechanism whereby aerobic exercise protects the sick heart. "Basically, we discovered that aerobic training facilitates the removal of dysfunctional mitochondria from heart cells," said Julio Cesar Batista Ferreira, a professor at the Biomedical Science Institute (ICB-USP) and principal investigator for the project which was supported by

Communicate Effectively Learn how to listen effectively. This means preparing to hear the message of your partner and not to prepare your defense. Find a time and place where you can be without distractions and focus only on what your partner is saying. Make eye contact, nod your head when you agree and show you are attentive. Trust your partner Can you count on your partner as the "ROCK" in your life? For some trust is a complicated matter. Some people trust blindly while others have trust issues. Evaluate your partner's trustworthiness based not upon unproven promises or wishful thinking, but on a strong overall record of dependability. Open up The biggest "relationship pitfall" is that the things which first create attraction between a man and a woman are usually not enough to keep attraction thriving for the long term. This is why it's critical that a man be willing to open himself up to a woman, sharing exactly how he f

You Trust Each Other Healthy relationships are built on trust and a commitment to communication without reservations or secrets. Great relationships are built on foundation of trust. Trusting your partner is vital, and it takes time to build. You Give Each Other Personal Space Personal space is very important in every relationship. Healthy couple naturally spend time together but they also recognize the importance of things separately. Just because you are in love does not mean  you have to spend every moment together. Take time to pursue your own interests keeps your relationship fresh and gives you both the opportunity to grow as  individuals, even while you are growing as couples. You Accept Each Other For Who You Are People in an healthy relationships accept each other flaws. This means you accept who your partner chooses to be. Nobody is perfect, trying to change your partner may not turn out well. Accept each other the way the way you are. You Can Talk Abo

Each year, thousands of people rely on receiving donated blood and blood products to stay alive. Certain injuries and illnesses can quickly cause a person's blood levels to drop. Without enough blood, they will not receive enough oxygen in their body, resulting in death. Many hospitals and medical centers utilize donated blood to save the lives of their patients. While a blood donation can be vital for some people, what are the effects on those who donate the blood? In this article, we take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of giving blood. What are the advantages of donating blood? While donated blood is beneficial for people in need, some medical professionals maintain that donating blood also benefits the donor. Reduces iron levels Iron is a mineral that the body needs to produce red blood cells. However, too much iron can be harmful to a person's health. It can deposit into different organs of the body, such as the liver and heart, and affect

New research conducted in mice looks at how alcohol engages with the brain's reward center, and which mechanisms might be set in motion to prevent excessive drinking. Catching up with friends and family over a glass of wine is a scenario familiar to many of us, yet alcohol consumption is often a divisive topic. It can be easy to get carried away and have one drink too many, which can sometimes have unwanted medical consequences. Recently, Medical News Today have reported on many studies concerned with the effects of alcohol consumption, with some questioning how much alcohol is safe to drink and others suggesting that a couple of glasses may even be beneficial. However, some people tend to engage in excessive drinking on a regular basis, and scientists are still struggling to understand the mechanism that leads to this excessive consumption. Now, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, led by Dr. Dorit Ron, have used mouse models to study wh

Gay rights activist Edith Windsor, whose same-sex marriage fight led to a landmark US ruling, has died aged 88. Her death was confirmed to the New York Times by her wife Judith Kasen-Windsor. Ms Windsor's Supreme Court case struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, granting same-sex married couples federal recognition for the first time. She had sued the US government after being ordered to pay $363,053 (£224,940) in federal estate tax after her previous wife died. The couple had been partners for 44 years and had married in Canada in 2007. Ms Windsor argued that the provision of the law which defined marriage as between a man and a woman prevented her from getting a tax deduction due to married couples - and was unconstitutional. In a landmark 2013 ruling the US Supreme agreed - and that decision became the basis for a wave of further court rulings increasing the rights of same-sex couples.  In 2015 another crucial Supreme Court ruling gave same