Study: U.S. fast food fries pack in more trans fat

Trans fat is "a metabolic poison"
The great virtue -- or perhaps the great drawback -- of McDonald's and KFC is that the food is pretty much the same all over the world. But a new study suggests the fries and the chicken served in the United States may have more artery-clogging trans fats...

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Health Tip: Why You Need a Yearly Pap Test

Most women should undergo a Pap test and a pelvic exam every year to detect the beginnings of cervical cancer. Any woman aged 21 and older, or any woman under age 21 if she has been sexually active for three years or more, should have a yearly Pap test, the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services says...

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New Search engine installed

Some of you may notice that we have a new search engine, it is featured on our left column. Go ahead, give it a try! It is fast and accurate, but best of all, no more advertisment! Every single search result is now within our site! If you encounter any errors, email me and let me know!

Health Initiatives Blog Launched!

Greetings from Florida! My name is Sam, I'm the Health Education Media Manager for the Health Initiatives

The purpose of this blog is to inform you the latest news of our website and provide other health information from various news media.