LIVING HEALTHY

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• What kids bring to school for lunch may not be as nutritious as what the cafeteria serves.

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• Dec 19, 2014 07:07 PM EST

• Lots of kids bring a lunch from home rather than eat what the school cafeteria dishes out. But the contents of those lunch boxes and brown bags may not be as healthy as what the school cafeteria offers.

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• Sean Parker has pledged $24 million to fund allergy research

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• Dec 19, 2014 07:03 PM EST

• Sean Parker has serious allergies. But he has pledged $24 million toward a campaign to find a cure for allergies.

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• The way that children get head injuries changes as they get older.

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• Dec 19, 2014 06:57 PM EST

• Any child can badly hit their head at any age, but the way that they hit their heads (or get hit on the head) changes as they grow. Small children generally get head injuries while falling down. Teenagers get head injuries from assaults, car accidents, and whi…

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• Inability To Balance In One Leg For 20 Seconds Or Longer Can Signal Brain Damage In Healthy Individu…

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• Dec 19, 2014 10:11 AM EST

• The capacity to balance in one leg may reflect brain health as a new research discovered that the inability to balance in one leg for at least 20 seconds could signal a problem in the brain.

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• If You Want to Have a Healthy Heart, Steer Clear of This

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• Dec 19, 2014 12:02 AM EST

• Cardiovascular disease still ranks as the number 1 killer all around the world. The good news is there are ways to significantly reduce the risk. These include staying away from air pollution as much as you can.

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• Son Stabs Mother To Death, Health Officials Push For Better Mental Health Services At Hospital Emerg…

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• Dec 18, 2014 10:18 PM EST

• Son Stabs Mother To Death, Health Officials Push For Better Mental Health Services At Hospital Emergency Departments

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• Mothers And Future Moms-To-Be Should Receive Mental Health Support Following Rise In Post-Partum Blu

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• Dec 18, 2014 09:58 PM EST

• Women with no risk or with risk of mental health problems should receive extra support at all stages of pregnancy and even after childbirth. This is due to the rise of post-partum cases in the recent years.

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• Kids are at risk when they ride all-terrain vehicles.

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• Dec 18, 2014 05:46 PM EST

• Kids are at risk when they ride all-terrain vehicles. More children die in the United States riding ATVs than riding bicycles each year.

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• Holidays 2014: The Health Benefits Of Giving

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• Dec 17, 2014 09:25 PM EST

• Everyone is clamoring for last minute shopping for gifts to be given to our family and friends. However, it is indeed good to be good because giving has some health benefits too.

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• More than 110 people in the United States have been sickened in an outbreak of salmonella food poiso…

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• Dec 17, 2014 07:29 PM EST

• More than 110 people in the United States have been sickened in an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that was linked to eating raw bean sprouts. There are ways to stay safe.

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• Teens appear to get to sleep later than younger children do. Although they go to sleep later, school…

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• Dec 17, 2014 07:23 PM EST

• Teens appear to get to sleep later than younger children do. Although they go to sleep later, school still starts at the same time.

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• Thelength of a part of the chromosome called a telomere may determine how fast you age.

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• Dec 17, 2014 07:15 PM EST

• It is the ends of each of those chromosomes, called telomeres, that appear to determine how fast or how slowly you show your age.