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Who Kidnapped Days of Our Lives’ Kate On the Fishing Boat?

Well, our Kate questions have finally been answered on Days of Our Lives! ok, some of our questions have been answered. We know, as of the big Friday cliffhanger that Kate is most definitely alive and back on a boat, chopping fish — the same place she was 27 years ago when Lauren Koslow first debuted in the role. Kate had been missing for a year at the time after her plane went down, and the story heralded the switch from Kate’s original portrayer, Deborah Adair to Lauren Koslow. This time, we didn’t have to wait a year to find…
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Impact of maternal and early-life high-fat diets on children and adults

How does eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy or early life affect your health? Researchers tested on rat offspring to study how diet impacts future preferences Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have explored this very question, and the findings are fascinating. Why should high-fat diets always be avoided? It is common knowledge that eating healthy is vital during pregnancy and that a high-fat diet can seriously affect our health. High-fat diets can result in: obesity Diabetes Chronic liver disease Cancer Image: © VeselovaElena | iStock Investigating the effect of a high-fat diet on rats The researchers used…
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Seniors live long, live healthy lives, but need more support, Vancouver Islanders told

BC’s senior advocate Isobel Mackenzie heard concerns about the cost of aging from residents at the Ladysmith Seniors Center this week Mackenzie spoke with Ladysmith residents about an array of issues that face seniors in the province, from health care to housing. According to Mackenzie, 38 per cent of seniors in the province essentially live on less than minimum wage. “The minimum wage went up 40 per cent in the last five years not counting the most recent increase. Pension incomes went up 14 per cent not counting the most recent increase,” she said. “When you look at the [old…