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Report: Kids need daily exercise; PE should be core subject
The prestigious Institute of Medicine is recommending that schools provide opportunities for at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day for students and that PE become a core subject. Updated 8:22 AM
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- Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama
- Salmonella outbreak that sickened 25 linked to raw milk
- Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
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New doubts about ginkgo biloba
Scientists say the popular herbal supplement causes cancer in lab animals. But is it harmful to humans?
Full story Full story Updated May. 6, 2013
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'Thigh gap': Social media drive teen body-image obsession
If you can stand straight with your knees together and see a space between your upper thighs, you have what thousands of teen girls are willing to starve themselves for.
Full story Full story Updated May. 9, 2013
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'Care guides' show another face of health reform in Minnesota
The guides are part of a fast-growing, and hotly debated, trend in medicine: Putting people with minimal (if any) medical expertise on the front lines — with titles like patient navigator or coach — to help improve care, and rein in the costs, of patients with chronic illnesses.
Full story Full story Updated May. 8, 2013
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How to keep your kids healthy (and happy) at summer camp
It should be a fun-filled time that leaves wonderful memories, but a camp experience can be marred by health problems:...
Full story Full story Updated May. 22, 2013
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Viral video about women's self-image creates a sensation
Dove conducts an emotional experiment to see how women view themselves, resulting in millions of views.
Full story Full story Updated Apr. 29, 2013
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Tips for improving your father-daughter relationship
Don’t stick to the usual script. These tips for strengthening your father-daughter relationship will help in the long term.
Full story Full story Updated May. 17, 2013
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App lets amputees program their own bionic hands
Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app to do it.
Updated May. 13, 2013
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- How to get better faster with physical therapy
- FDA approves a drug to restore blood clotting
- Hobby Lobby tests birth-control coverage mandate
- More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows
- Alabama mystery illness solved: it's common flu
- US companies challenging contraception mandate
- Pollution Control Agency's stormwater rules roil Minnesota cities
- Shuttered NM plant resumes making peanut butter
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Poll: Who bobbed it best among these celebs?
Pick your favorite from these celebrities who rocked the bob look.
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