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Barbra Streisand Pledges $2 Mil For Women's Heart Research!!

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Are you still getting into the 2013 groove?

That's neat — Barbra Streisand has you beat. She's already well into being the best version of herself in 2013, and has announced a $2 million pledge for women's heart research. How's that workout resolution of yours coming along?

LOLz!

She spoke at President Bill Clinton’s second-annual Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation Conference, and talked about health and junk food:

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Americans Need Bigger Coffins Due To Obesity!

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This is a serious problem, you guys.

The obesity in America is really getting out of control.

The United States has the highest rate of obesity in the entire world. Right now, 35.7% of American adults are obese, as are 17% of our children!

So it's not all that surprising that we're requiring larger and larger coffins!

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Controlling Sodium In Our Diets!

Filed under: FoodHealthJustin Janoska

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Sodium is in nearly every food out there. You know this. Sodium is a very important mineral that acts as an electrolyte – it assists with maintaining blood volume, water balance, muscle contractions, nerve impulse transmission, as well as helping get nutrients across cell membranes and into the tissue. We clearly need it, but Americans typically consume too much of it.

This is a concern for our health, because

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Robin Roberts Making Huge Announcement On GMA Monday!

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Hey! Robin Roberts!

Don't toy with our hearts — you let us know ASAP when you're coming back to Good Morning America! Our excitement can't even stand it because we have to wait until Monday to hear your "big" announcement!

It's no secret around here that we've been anxiously awaiting Robin Roberts's return to GMA after her scary yet successful bone marrow transplant. We've loved all of her updates, her hope and spirit.

She just tweeted this:

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Gangnam Style Singer PSY To Horsey Dance On Some Nuts For Super Bowl Ad!

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With over a billion view on YouTube, why wouldn't someone want to tap some of the raw power that is PSY for a Super Bowl ad??

It makes sense — he's instantly recognizable to over a billion people now!

He'll be teaming up with the Wonderful Pistachios brand's first Super Bowl ad. Here's what PSY said:

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Violence Lowers U.S. Life Expectancy!

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The United States has more violent deaths than any other first world nation!

A large part of that is because of how many firearms owners there are and how easy it is to access a gun, whether buying one legally or finding one in a home.

A newly released report by two leading health research institutions found that not only do we suffer more violent deaths, but we also have

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Junior Seau Had Degenerative Brain Disease When He Committed Suicide

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Junior Seau's death, among others, sparked intense discussion on how to better protect and treat athletes with brain injuries.

His suicide was a shock to everyone, and we've all been wondering what exactly it was that drove him to do it. Depression? Brain injuries? What caused it all?

Well, it turns out that he had a degenerative brain disease, and the results of an NIH study of Seau's brain revealed

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