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Nighttime or violent TV tied to tots’ sleep woes
by LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press CHICAGO — If your preschooler can’t sleep — turn off the violence and nighttime TV. That’s the message in a new study that found sleep problems are more ...
Jun 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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New standards urged for

transfusions
by LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON — Check into the hospital and you may get a blood transfusion you didn’t really need. There’s a lot of variation around the country in how q...
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Cathy Clark, Kenlake State Resort Park recreation coordinator, said the rule for identifying poison ivy is 'Leaves of three, let it be.' Poison ivy sports three leaves per stem, with one smooth edge, and the other with a saw-toothed appearance.
Know poison ivy, symptoms and first aid to avoid pain
After some summer yard work or an outdoor outing, a painful, itchy rash could be linked to poison ivy exposure. Dr. John Cecil of Lourdes Redicare said the rash may appear within 24 to 48 hours ...
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Chart showing percent of childern in the U.S. considered "obese" according to the Body Mass Index (BMI), by year, 1971 to The Seattle Times 2011<p>
Your plate vs. MyPlate: New guide gets mixed reviews
By James A. Fussell McClatchy-Tribune News Service It’s helpful. It’s unnecessary. It’s stupid. It’s brilliant. When it comes to the new MyPlate healthy eating guide introduced earlier ...
Jun 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Mary Gagnon demonstrates how she uses her treadmill desk at home, in Danville, Calif., on June. Gagnon has used the treadmill desk for the past year.
Standing desks popular, healthy way to work
By Laura Casey McClatchy-Tribune News Service WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Last year, Kerri Campbell made a decision: She would no longer sit at her desk eight hours a day. Today, the retail broker...
Jun 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service John King worked as a sales and marketing manager for Solvay Pharmaceuticals before exposing the company's practices of marketing testosterone for uses not approved by the FDA.
How testosterone replacement got big
By Chris Adams McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — The question for doctors was simple: “When a patient comes in and asks for Viagra, will you first screen for low T?” meaning testost...
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First steps toward good dental health
It may seem basic, and it is: Brushing teeth is a task that most people learn at a very early age and keep up with faithfully throughout their entire lives. But sometimes, when something seems s...
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MRI-safe pacemaker offered at Baptist Heart Center
If Kim Fox needs to have an MRI some day, she can, even though she has a pacemaker. Fox, 40, of Grand Rivers, recently received the first MRI-safe pacemaker at Western Baptist Hospital. MRI —...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service When cooking for a party, grill a little extra so you will have leftovers for dishes like Asian chicken and peanut butter sandwiches.
A lunch lift from leftovers
By Judy Hevrdejs McClatchy-Tribune News Service The outdoor grilling/picnic season is in full swing. If you covet your free time (and I do), you cook enough for 10 when only eight are coming ...
Jun 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Doc’s arthritis struggle shows illness’ severity
WASHINGTON — Dr. Sue Zieman can almost set her watch by her disease: Twice a day, she gets a fever and the already arthritic joints in her arms and hands, legs and feet abruptly, painfully swell e...
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