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Which is better: school lunches provided under new federal, nutritional guidelines or a lunch packed by Mom or Dad at home? While the kids may ...
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Jogging May Help Seniors Walk Better
MONDAY, Nov. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Jogging helps seniors maintain their ability to walk, a new study finds. The researchers looked at people older ...
Read More »Holidays Can Be Sensory Overload for Kids With Autism
SUNDAY, Nov. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The holidays can be a challenge for families of children with autism because sensory overload can trigger major ...
Read More »Close Friends May Be Key to Teens’ Drinking
(HealthDay News) — Close friends have more influence on teens’ alcohol use than their general peer group does, a new study says. “We’ve known for ...
Read More »Restroom Hand Dryers Spread More Germs Than Paper Towels
(HealthDay News) — Those air-blown hand dryers in public restrooms may spread far more germs than conventional paper towels, a new study suggests. British researchers ...
Read More »Republicans File Suit Against President Obama and Health Law
House Republicans, led by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), have sued President Barack Obama for what they claim was an abuse of executive authority when the president implemented the ...
Read More »Giving Kidney Donors Priority When They Need a Kidney
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Kidney donation is one of the most selfless acts one person can do for another. And now a ...
Read More »FDA Approves ‘Abuse-Resistant’ Narcotic Painkiller
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Seeking to make it tougher for people to misuse prescription painkillers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on ...
Read More »Many People Who Drink a Lot Aren’t Alcoholics: CDC
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Most people who drink to excess or binge drink are not alcoholics, a new ...
Read More »Mastectomy Rates Rising Among Women Eligible for Lumpectomy
(HealthDay News) — When confronted with early stage breast cancer, surgical removal of the tumor alone (lumpectomy) — which conserves the breast — can be ...
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