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Posted 11/18/2010 12:23:10 PM
 While the best way to prevent the seasonal flu is to get vaccinated, Cincinnati Children’s doctors and the American Academy of Pediatrics give the following tips on how to stop the spread of flu germs Read More..
Tags: kids health family health parenting news children's health childhood disease health flu flu season
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Posted 9/25/2010 6:03:04 PM
 Almost half of children with ADHD whose aggressive behaviors had not been controlled during routine outpatient care could achieve near absence of aggressive, explosive behavior with "first-line" stimulants. Read More..
Tags: ADHD anti-psychotic drugs childhood disease children's health special needs
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Posted 9/23/2010 11:51:15 AM
 Even as Republicans pitch their plan to roll back some of the so-called "Obama Care" health reforms, many of the plan's changes begin today. GoHealthInsurance.com explains that reform changes will not be effective for all individual health insurance or group plans immediately, individuals can purchased new plans today with several protections.
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Posted 9/5/2010 2:11:18 AM
 A UK study reveals that aerobic exercise suppresses appetite by affecting specific hormones. The study compared appetite suppression with cardiovascular exercise and weight lifting, and the cardio made a definite difference in the hormone levels that help governed how hungry the participants were. Here is the entire press release: Read More..
Tags: parents Tampa Bay health exercise fitness appetite diet health family health
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Posted 9/1/2010 11:05:46 PM
 Arguments against marijuana are often focused on a perception that the herb is a so-called ‘gateway drug’, or a stepping-stone to more severe drug use, seems to lose a bit of steam with new study results. The September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior has an article published by University of New Hampshire that shows the gateway drug fears may be overblown. Read More..
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Posted 8/23/2010 6:02:24 PM
 Here is another reason to justify eating chocolate, but it doesn't mean head out to Publix and stock up on Hershey and Snickers bars. At least for middle-aged and Swedish women, eating high-quality dark chocolate one or two times per week significantly reduced their risk for heart failure, according to an American Heart Association press release Read More..
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Posted 8/20/2010 3:41:52 PM
 Researchers reported at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) held here this week that drinking an 8-ounce glass of cranberry juice cocktail can prevent this number two most common infection in the body (H. Pylori, he cause of ulcers is number one), which affects one in every three women at some time in her life. Read More..
Tags: women's health UTI medicine antioxidants
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Posted 8/20/2010 4:04:45 PM
 A new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has provided concrete evidence that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) process sensory information such as sound, touch and vision differently than typically developing children.
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Posted 8/19/2010 12:34:22 PM
 For all those time we as parents may have thought it was ok for us (or our kids) to have that occasional cigarette, a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published today shows that even casual smoking can impact the genes and cause long-term problems. Read More..
Tags: smoking health safety COPD lung cancer lungs news health news parent news
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Posted 8/14/2010 3:27:20 PM
 Results of a study show that men's ability to handle stress as adults has direct ties to childhood experiences - especially with their fathers. While the study revealed no surprise documenting that maternal relationships are generally closer for children, the fact that children with a "good relationship" with their father tend to handle stress better later in life is a new revelation. Read More..
Tags: parents parenting stress health men's health relationships abuse childhood mental illness
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