Health and Fitness
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Your health: Why students need eye examsAug 25, 2014 6:00 am - Why students need eye exams As students head back to school, the American Optometric Association is reminding parents to schedule a comprehensive eye exam, NBC-Sout...
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As school approaches, time to focus on mindful eatingAug 25, 2014 6:00 am - My children have consumed more candy this summer than I care to admit. There is a little shop near the beach we visit that sells candy and ice cream. My boys used their ...
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Why limiting high fructose corn syrup is a good ideaAug 25, 2014 6:00 am - The debate over the health effects of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) have been going on for decades. On one side you have the food manufacturers who state that HFCS is...
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College hookup culture wanes amid assault alarmAug 25, 2014 6:00 am - BOSTON - As former social chairman of the Sigma Chi fraternity at Harvard University, Malik Gill wants to appear especially welcoming to girls who come to the house for ...
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New devices using air pressure help treat sleep apneaAug 25, 2014 5:45 am - Q: Is there a surgical fix for sleep apnea? I've tried CPAP and a couple of other treatments, and none of them work well for me. A: Sleep apnea is a condition in which b...
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Kids' brains reorganize as math is masteredAug 25, 2014 5:45 am - WASHINGTON — Sometime in elementary school, you quit counting your fingers and just know the answer. Now scientists have put youngsters into brain scanners to find out w...
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Are you a 'work martyr'?Aug 25, 2014 5:45 am - Never take vacation? Dread the pile up of work if you do? Feel no one can do your job if you leave? That you're indispensable? Or worse, do you worry that if you take a ...
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Girl who used periwinkle to best leukemia blossoms into comicAug 24, 2014 7:30 am - In 1998, 8-year-old Lisa Mongillo of Arlington Heights took a Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii to see the periwinkle flower used to make one of the leukemia drugs doctors hoped would save her life. Now, she's a comedian in a two-woman show and works for a charity that helps kids.
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Niche, mainstream sellers carry kale into beautyAug 23, 2014 6:15 am - NEW YORK - Kale has crept out of salads and juicers into beauty products from niche and mainstream sellers. The leafy superfood that many love and others love to hate ca...
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White House unveils new birth control fixes for religious groupsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies ...