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Pump up your tires — May is National Bike Month

By Ralph Banasiak
Apr 30, 2024 6:00 am - National Bike Month launches May 1, and with it plenty of opportunities to shake the dust off your bike.
It’s the first drug shown to slow Alzheimer’s. Why is it off to a slow start?

By Tom Murphy
Apr 28, 2024 8:29 am - The first drug shown to slow Alzheimer's hit the U.S. market over a year ago, but sales have lagged and diagnosis and treatment remain complicated.
U.S. births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

By MIKE STOBBE
Apr 28, 2024 8:29 am - U.S. births fell last year, in a substantial drop marking an apparent end to pandemic-related fluctuations and a return to a long-standing national decline.
USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time

By JONEL ALECCIA
Apr 28, 2024 8:28 am - The nation’s school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.
More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?

By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Apr 28, 2024 8:27 am - It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction. So why aren’t more doctors prescribing it?
Mastering gluten-free cooking without breaking the bank

By Erin Dooner
Apr 28, 2024 8:25 am - Despite what you may have heard, a gluten-free diet doesn’t need to be expensive or restrictive. And thanks to the growing awareness around celiac disease and gluten sensitivities, there’s never been a better time to try out gluten-free recipes.
Grief & healing: Don’t forget to play; it can help rebuild your identity

By Susan Anderson-Khleif
Apr 27, 2024 6:00 am - A survivor may believe joining in some merriment may feel like a betrayal of the one who died. Why should we be happy when he or she can’t be here?
Allergies can make you miserable. Here's how to track pollen levels near you

By DEVI SHASTRI
Apr 26, 2024 3:10 am - Here are some tips from experts to keep allergies at bay — maybe even enough to allow you to enjoy the outdoors.
Are physician assistants taking over health care?

By Teri (Dreher) Frykenberg
Apr 26, 2024 2:57 am - What does it mean when a physician assistant, not your doctor, walks through the door at your medical appointment?
Helping your child with nighttime bed-wetting

Submitted by Lurie Children's Hospital
Apr 26, 2024 1:04 am - Neither child nor parent is to blame for bedwetting accidents, but there are a few things parents should know if their child is among those having nighttime accidents at age 5.

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