Health and Fitness
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule
Jun 25, 2025 1:54 pm - The newly formed vaccine advisory committee handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that it would examine the cumulative effect of the childhood vaccine schedule and reevaluate hepatitis B immunization recommendations.
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Early-season heat dome brings highest temperatures in years to parts of Eastern US
Jun 23, 2025 3:14 pm - An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been this hot in more than a decade.
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NFL widows say new study minimizes struggle to care for ex-players with CTEJun 19, 2025 4:07 pm - Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football.
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Do you live in a ‘lonelygenic environment’? Being in nature may help.
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Wear treated, light clothing to prevent tick bitesJun 19, 2025 3:43 pm - How can you protect yourself against tick bites this summers? The doctors answer your question.
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Don’t let smoke get in your eyes — or lungsJun 19, 2025 3:42 pm - Climatologists are telling us that the central and eastern U.S. states are in for a long, hot and smoky summer because of raging wildfires in Canada, mainly in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Ontario provinces.
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Probiotics for kids: What parents need to knowJun 19, 2025 3:40 pm - Many parents have heard of probiotics — those “good bacteria” that help with gut health. But are probiotics safe for kids? And do they really help? Caroline Salozzo, MBA, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, helps answer these important questions.
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The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
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Food giant Kraft Heinz vows to stop using artificial dyesJun 17, 2025 8:38 am - Kraft Heinz promised Tuesday to purge certain artificial food dyes from its products by the end of 2027, a move that follows pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to excise color additives from the nation’s food supply because of potential health risks.
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What’s the best-tasting prebiotic or probiotic soda? It’s rough out there.