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#TechTalk: World’s Fastest Camera Can Identify Breast Cancer Cells!!

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THIS IS GOOD NEWS LADIES... & FELLAS IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW MEN CAN ALSO GET CANCER IN THEIR CHEST AREA!!

ACCORDING TO INFLEXWETRUST.COM:

Check out this excellent innovation which will help doctors with medical diagnosis and reduce errors in real time!

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Modifications to the world’s fastest camera are enabling the real-time identification of rare breast cancer cells in blood, with a record low false-positive rate of one cell in a million, according to new research out of UCLA.

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Very Early Signs You'll Have A Heart Attack

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According to a recent Harvard study, only 25 percent of heart attack victims had no prior symptoms. The trouble is, these danger signs aren't necessarily the symptoms you've been warned about.

Here are seven early warning signs that could save a life.

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Rapid/Irregular Heartbeat

Sudden, unexplained episodes of rapid, irregular heartbeat and pulse can predate a heart attack by weeks or months.

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Frank Talk About HIV/AIDS With Black Men

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HIV/AIDS is increasingly an epidemic in the black community. African Americans account for a whopping 50% of all those living with HIV today, 45% of those newly infected each year and about half of all deaths.

If black America were its own country, it would rank 105th in the world for life expectancy, behind places like Algeria, the Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka (the US as a whole is 49th).

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Why Obamacare Is Important For Women

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President Obama's health care overhaul aka Obamacare and The Affordable Care Act is partly in effect as of today. This means the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care will be affected. According to our brother site Newsone, the ruling also hands President Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty.

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Is It True That Men Can't Get HIV From Women?

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How does HIV spread? Who's most susceptible to infection? These are just a couple of questions that, thanks to myths and misconceptions, may be just one of the reasons that new cases of HIV infection are highest in the Black community.

So what are the real facts that you need to know? BDO HIV Expert, Dr. Keith Crawford, weighs in...

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How To Put The Spark Back Into Your Relationship

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There aren't any quick fixes or easy buttons for making a marriage/relationship work.  


    • Get help. Seek help from a professional counselor.  Go to counseling as a couple so that the therapy is not one-sided.


Discuss the strengths of the relationship with your partner.  Make a list of what each person is doing right and focus on the positives.


  • Schedule date nights.

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Longer Hair

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Want long hair? Take 5000 mcg Biotin and Coconut Oil daily to speed up your hair growth and overall health of your hair! You can also use Virgin Coconut Oil as a conditioner for thicker hair to help in keeping the scalp healthy, improve the moisture and shine, and promote hair growth. If you use the Virgin Coconut Oil as a conditioning treatment make sure you wash your hair really well because otherwise you can clog the hair follicle from the oil.

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