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You may not realize it, but your vision can read the headline of this article.  Your brain knows that it isn’t correct and remembers not to process it.
Can the Soda Cans
New research suggests that canned soft drinks may increase a woman's risk for developing gout, a very painful inflammatory arthritis.
Pregnant Pause
When menopause happens, lots of significant things happen to your body. A biggie is an inability to conceive, which may impact a woman's decision about how much time she has left to start a family.
Beans Beans the Magic Fruit
Isoflavones from soybeans have an amplifying effect on radiation treatment for lung cancer. In a recent study, radiologists made a concoction out of natural soybean isoflavones, a type of plant estrogen found mainly in soybeans, and injected the lung cancer cells with the concoction before applying  radiation.
Sing Your Way to a Better Memory
It's been established that diet and exercise may delay the impact of Alzheimer's disease on memory, but music? A new study suggests that singing can help with memory loss.
Muscles-Use it or Lose it
I guess Jack LaLanne had it right. Muscle loss begins in early adulthood. Becoming a 'couch-potato' at 30 will reduce your muscle mass with every bite of pizza.
Ain't She Sweet?
It is an ironic finding that a nautral sweetener may fight diabetes. New research says not all sweeteners are created equal. 
The Candy Man
Chocolate and candy lovers rejoice! New research suggests that moderate intake of sweets is linked to some favorable health measures. You tend to weigh less, have lower body mass indices (BMI), have smaller waist sizes and lower levels of risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome than those who don’t indulge.
Headaches from the Heart
Of the 15 percent of U.S. children who suffer from migraines, about one-third of all children, have migraines with aura - which involve a set of symptoms such as flashes of light, blind spots, and tingling. New research shows these migraines in children may be related to a certain heart defect.
Banning HIV Organ Donation
Researchers from Johns Hopkins believe that a law banning HIV patients from donating their organs to living HIV-positive patients is outdated. If the ban were reversed, hundreds of HIV-positive patients who need an organ could get their transplant within months instead of years.