Mental health and the holidays: Stress for kids
Q: We tend to believe that the holidays are a magical time for children and that the stress of it all is only felt by the adults. However, given the …
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Healthy winter foods
Summer vegetables gardens have been long put to bed, and winter fruits and vegetables are now on the menu. Elizabeth J. Bailey, a Mayo Clinic registered dietitian nutritionist, says that …
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Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike
The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should use its legal authority to cut back a hefty premium increase soon hitting millions of enrollees, …
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Margarines now nutritionally better than butter after hydrogenated oil ban
In the U.S. the year-end holidays are here, which not only makes it the season of joy and celebration, but also of butter as many Americans make batches of cookies …
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Health of Black, Native moms key in fight to improve infant death disparities, experts say
The U.S. infant mortality rate continued its downward trend in 2019, but Black babies still died twice as often as white babies, according to a Centers for Disease Control and …
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Febrile seizures: How to protect your child
Fever-related seizures in young children can be alarming for parents, but they’re usually not life-threatening, an expert says. During a so-called febrile seizure, a child may lose consciousness, experience body …
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Research demonstrates that cells with cancer-associated mutations overtake human tissue with age
It’s worth noting, in light of recently published research, that a majority of people won’t be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 40% …
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