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  • A black man drinks a bottle of water after a race. (Photo: runffwpu/Pexels)

    Drinking Water

    Growing research has found that bottled water has its own challenges — and regular tap water may be better in most situations.Read More
    23 Jan 2025
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    Banned

    On Jan. 15, 2025, the FDA announced the ban of Red No. 3, an artificial dye additive used to give thousands of food products a vibrant red color.Read More
    16 Jan 2025
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  • Weight Loss & GLP-1s

    You have likely heard about GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for managing diabetes and obesity. But what are GLP-1 medications, and how do they work? Read More
    09 Jan 2025
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    Holiday Safety Tips

    From family get-togethers to shopping, the holidays can keep you busy. But wintry weather, holiday parties and festive decorations can pose a risk for children.Read More
    19 Dec 2024
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    Shingles

    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. It lies dormant in the nervous system then reemerges as painful rashes.Read More
    12 Dec 2024
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Healthy

Being proactive helps eliminate the need to visit a doctor and take unnecessary antibiotics. (TomszaShutterstock)

Curb Your Cough

12 May 2013
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Get Ahead of Allergy Symptoms With spring here, many of us with a known history of seasonal pollen allergies end up with significant related symptoms. Sometimes, the symptoms come on slowly and people do not act on them until they incur headaches, nasal congestion and potentially
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Those Summer Nights

07 May 2013
Tini Howard
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 The Science of Hangovers From Cinco de Mayo margaritas to beers at the Labor Day cookout, summer is a time of late night parties — and for some of us, late night drinks. Sometimes it seems as though just one or two drinks can make us feel rough the next day. With weddings,
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3D or Not 3D?

03 May 2013
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Are 3D Movies & Games Bad for Eyes? Have you read the warnings on a 3D television or gaming system? “Can cause altered vision, lightheadedness, twitching, nausea, disorientation — children and teenagers may be more susceptible to health issues — pregnant
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Kids Don’t Need Gyms

30 Apr 2013
Tini Howard
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Bring Your Best Game Part 3 of 3 In the past two weeks, we’ve gone over remembering that play exists and how to do it. But there’s an elephant in the room not yet addressed. Of course kids want to go out and play! They don’t have smartphones and they’re
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Avoid over exertion injuries this spring by easing back into outdoor activities.

Spring Fever

26 Apr 2013
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Avoid overexertion injuries Even the most die-hard couch potato can come down with a case of spring fever as the days get longer and the weather warms. You know the symptoms. Running shoes, bicycles and sports equipment call out to you after months of collecting dust in the
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Kids Don’t Need Gyms!

23 Apr 2013
Tini Howard
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So You’ve Forgotten How to Play Part 2 of 3 Welcome to Part 2 of 3 of our series about remembering the fun of movement. Last week in Part 1, we went over the basic concept of why movement becomes a chore as we age. This week, we have some suggestions if you think your inner
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