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Sunscreen and Bug Spray: Children’s Summer Skin Care
Protect young children’s delicate skin by shielding them from the sun, instead of relying on sunscreen.
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Day Care Infections May Mean Fewer Sick Days Later
Being in day care as an infant increased a child’s risk of having stomach bugs in the first year of life, but it also had a protective effect after that.
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The New Health Care: Sorry, There’s Nothing Magical About Breakfast
Don’t feel bad if you’d rather skip it. Studies have not proved its importance.
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The New Health Care: A Study on Fats That Doesn’t Fit the Story Line
Old but only recently published research increases a concern that when it comes to nutrition, personal beliefs can trump science.
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Well: Why Doctors Care About Happiness
We in the health care professions need to notice and inquire about happiness the same way we do other aspects of our patients’ lives.
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Personal Health: For Statins, Cholesterol Care May Be Just the Start
Statins are the world’s leading cholesterol-lowering drugs and have other benefits for patients who take them.
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The ‘Mall-ification’ of Medical Care
Retail health clinics have exploded over the last 10 years, and now it seems like every other big box store, supermarket and shopping mall has its own clinic.
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Well: Pet Care Can Help Children Manage Type 1 Diabetes
Teaming the habits of caring for a fish and checking their glucose helped children ages 10 to 17 slightly improve their hemoglobin values, a study found.
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Take care in choosing a gym
Take care in choosing a gym
January, the start of New Year's resolution month, sees a healthy uptick in sign-ups at gyms and specialized studios offering such things as Pilates, kickboxing and yoga. But money-saving expert Andrea Woroch in Bakersfield, Calif., said recent …
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Exercise good judgment before signing gym, spa contract 0
Signing up to a new gym to get in shape or taking some time for yourself every month by getting a membership to a local spa and salon might be a good idea, but there are a few things people should remember before signing on the dotted line.
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5 Fitness iPhone Apps That Replace Your Gym Membership
These workouts are coached by expert personal trainers, and they guide you through each exercise on the list using timed, step-by-step audio, photo and video instruction, along with some encouragement to get you through the set. There are multiple …
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6 Tips to Get You Motivated to Exercise
Workout buddies are great because there's an accountability between you. If you skip out on them, you're kind of a jerk, so having a buddy to meet you at a gym, park or fitness class gives you extra motivation to go, which is better than the guilt you …
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