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This age-old health advice is still quite relevant in 2012

R.L. Ripples -- a writer and researcher -- posts several tweets every day. Each one contains a line transcribed from actual newspapers or digital scans of newspapers in online archives. I picked out these three above because they're health-related. Read

If your liver could send you one warning, this is what it would be...

If your liver could talk...well, that would be annoying. But if your liver could speak just once and give you one piece of guidance, it might be this: "You are what you drink." What your liver is talking about is fatty liver disease. Read

Here's what's going on behind the scenes of the Paula Deen Type 2 Diabetes Show

I'm sure you've heard that Paula Deen recently revealed that she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes three years ago. Why the long wait to come forward? She told People magazine she didn't want to just make the announcement and walk away. She wanted to "come with information" and "be armed to be able to help others." And by that she's apparently referring to her endorsement of Victoza, a type 2 diabetes drug made by Novo Nordisk. Read

Your brain is hungry for this critical mineral -- feed it now!

Maybe you know it's good for your bones and helps calm your muscles, but no part of your body needs magnesium more than your brain. Read

Goodbye to Twinkies? The end of an era looms

How long does a Hostess Twinkie last? Read

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