General Hospital Cleans Up At Daytime Emmys

General Hospital took home five awards at the Daytime Emmy Awards – an impressive haul for the soap, which has been running since 1963 and currently stars Maurice Bernard and Laura Wright. The show took home the coveted ‘Drama Series‘, as well as awards for Lead Actor in a Drama Series (for Anthony Geary), Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Nancy Lee Grahn) and its male counterpart, for Jonathan Jackson. The series’ directorial team also got their own award for their work on the program.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic stops by the 66th Annual Tony® Awards at the Beacon Theater in New York to talk about divas, dazzle and diabetes.

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Healthy Alternative to Soda

The health dangers of soda are not new. Soda consumption has been linked to an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes, as well as to rising rates of obesity. Recent research from the University of Bangor and Bristol suggests that drinking soda can actually trigger sweet cravings by dulling your sensitivity to sweet tastes, sparking a vicious cycle of eating sweet foods and drinks.

“As taste satisfaction levels drop; the more sweet foods are consumed,” Dr. Hans-Peter Kubis from Bangor University’s School of Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences said .

Isn’t it about time you and your family kicked the soda habit? Next time your thirsty, spruce up water instead of reaching for a soda. Just add slices of your favorite fruits and veggies — lemons, oranges, watermelon or cucumber — to ice-cold water for a refreshing and flavorful drink.

The happy healthcare host, Mr. Divabetic is on location in Central Park, New York City to find out people’s reactions to Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed Super Size Soda ban.

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Staying Active Reduces Risk Of Breast Cancer

University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill researchers announced that just a little bit of exercise is enough to decrease the risk of breast cancer but the best way to lower your risk of breast cancer is to get to a healthy weight and maintain it.

The study, published in the journal CANCER, found that reproductive-age or postmenopausal women who reported exercising the most in the study — between 10 and 19 hours each week — were the ones who had the greatest decrease in breast cancer risk — a 30 percent lower risk of the disease.

However, even women who exercised less than that seemed to have a decrease in breast cancer risk, especially for the hormone-receptor positive kinds of breast cancer.

And you don’t have to be a marathoner or super-exerciser to reap the benefits — researchers found that all levels of exercise intensity were linked with a decreased risk.

“The observation of a reduced risk of breast cancer for women who engaged in exercise after menopause is particularly encouraging given the late age of onset for breast cancer,” study researcher Lauren McCullough said in a statement.

But the important thing is to maintain the healthy weight — researchers found that if a woman stayed active but put on significant pounds, breast cancer risk increased – suggesting weight gain can actually negate the positive effects of exercise.

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