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Is our health care system ready to take care of baby boomers?
July 2008
by Laura Billings
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Weightloss after 40 can feel like a losing battle. Nutritional counseling helps you make changes for a lifetime—not just bikini season.
July 2009
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For the first time in history, most people on the planet live in urban areas, and technology has so altered our landscape that a "tweet" is more likely to come from a cell phone than a songbird.
June 2009
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With a government estimate claiming that the nation's health care system could be short as many as one million registered nurses by 2020, recruiting the next crop of nurses could be critical to our health.
May 2009
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From peanuts to pet dander to pollen, more Americans have allergies than ever before.
April 2009
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Between tonsils and television, there's a lot that keeps kids from a good night's sleep.
March 2009
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What really keeps us healthy? Is it marriage, or is it just the sex?
February 2009
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With all the anti-vaccine hype, parents of newborns are bound to ask the question: “Are vaccines safe for my child?” But should they really be worrying?
January 2009
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We all know alcohol is to be consumed in moderation, but can a mere glass of wine a day really keep the doctor away?
December 2008
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Set some extra places, it’s time for a family meal. Learn how social interaction and food can affect your child’s mental health—for the better.
November 2008
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We ask the question that shocks even the younger generation: Where do hamburgers come from?
October 2008
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Universities are providing more ways for students to deal with—and talk about—mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety.
September 2008
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Physicians advise new moms to breastfeed their babies exclusively for the first six months of life and to continue for at least the first year, but why are so few new moms making that their goal?
August 2008
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Unveiling the mystery of Vitamin D, its benefits, and how to maintain a healthy level of this sunny pseudo-vitamin.
June 2008
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Research shows that mammograms can cut your risk of dying from breast cancer by 30 to 40 percent. So what’s keeping many women from making the appointment?
May 2008
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The popularity of low-carb dieting has made many
of us look at sandwiches with suspicion, dinner rolls with disdain. The truth, though, is that those banishing bread are really missing out.
April 2008
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When it comes to teaching the risks of underage consumption, true-to-life drama and frank peer discussion seem to work better than lectures.
March 2008
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School-age kids average between eight and twelve colds a year making winter a seemingly endless attack of germs. New plans make preparing for the worst germ warfare easier than you think.
February 2008
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The encephalopathy that often accompanies
late-stage liver disease can
make a patient a little loopy, prone to odd
behavior and hallucinations—like you’re on a beach in
Jamaica instead of
fighting for your life.
December 2007
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Jean Ronnei, director
of nutrition and commercial services for the St.
Paul public schools, believes kids will develop a taste for
what’s good for them—if we regularly put good stuff in front of them.
November 2007
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Minnesota parents overwhelmingly favor medically accurate sex education. How can they make sure their children receive it?
October 2007
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