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Screen Time and Children: Major Study to...
How much “screen time” kids should be allowed on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets is still being debated and researched. This debate has culminated...
December 17, 2018 / 2 min read
Roundup: Breast Cancer Risk and Childbirth; Needless...
Breast Cancer Risk May Increase for Some Years After Childbirth, Study Finds A new study by researchers from the University of North Carolina and the...
December 14, 2018 / 3 min read
Lifelong Benefits of Exercise: Can 75 Be...
As part of a new major study of lifelong exercisers, researchers have found that those in their mid-70s who have been active for most of...
December 13, 2018 / 3 min read
Ketogenic Diets: High in Fat, Side Effects...
As quick weight-loss diets go, the usual formula involves eating less carbohydrates and more protein for a period of time. These days, one of the...
December 11, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Polio-like AFM ‘Peaks’; Too Much Sleep...
CDC: Cases of Polio-like Illness has ‘Peaked’ for This Year The cases of the polio-like illness AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) “appears to have peaked” for...
December 7, 2018 / 3 min read
Why the Flu Shot Should Be on...
Public health officials are reminding everyone that it’s not too late to protect yourself against influenza if you haven’t already received a flu shot. Getting...
December 4, 2018 / 2 min read
Live Healthier: Here’s Why U.S. Life Expectancy...
Updated statistics that are concerning public health officials conclude that life expectancy in the United States declined again in 2017. In most developed nations, life...
December 3, 2018 / 4 min read
Roundup: More Recalls of Blood Pressure Meds;...
More Blood Pressure Meds Recalled Over Potential Cancer-Causing Impurity The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added to its list of recalled blood pressure...
November 30, 2018 / 3 min read
Mosquito-borne Dengue Case Reported in Miami-Dade —...
Florida health officials have confirmed a locally acquired case of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Miami-Dade County. It is the first case of dengue this year....
November 21, 2018 / 3 min read
‘Move More, Sit Less’: U.S. Updates Exercise...
For the first time in 10 years, the U.S. government has updated its minimum exercise guidelines to help adults, and their kids, achieve the many...
November 20, 2018 / 3 min read