5 Everyday Habits That Can Harm Your Memory and Other Hot Health Stories for the Week

Here are the top 5 health news stories for the week. * 5 Everyday Habits That Can Harm Your Memory * Are aspects of our daily lives potentially affecting our memory? Go here for the complete news story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/30/memory-loss_n_886378.html#s300931&title=Poor_Diet * Sting of Summer: Protect Yourself from Bites and Burns * ABC news spoke with pediatricians, dermatologists and emergency medicine experts to pull together a guide to preventing, identifying and treating the various ills that can accompany your summer fun. Go here for the complete news story: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/sting-summer-protect-fom-bites-burns/story?id=13948606 * Healthy Summer Meal Ideas * Summertime cookouts can be healthy when you serve a menu featuring lean cuts of meat, top foods with light and flavorful sauces, and serve with good-for-you salads and veggies Go here for the complete news story: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/06/29/healthy-summer-meal-ideas/ * Diet Sodas Don't Help with Dieting * Two new studies have linked drinking diet soda to poorer health compared with those who don't drink the beverage. Go here for the complete news story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43565093/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/ * Study Finds Text Messages Help Smokers Quit * Smokers are twice as likely to quit when they get text messages urging them to stick to their goal of being smoke free compared with those who receive texts with no motivational messages, a British study has found. Go here for the complete news story: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/30/us-smoking-texts-idUSTRE75T00Q20110630rn