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Infants die while 'co-sleeping' with adults

Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
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Nearly every other day, a baby dies in Texas while sleeping with an adult or older child, marking an alarming phenomenon that causes more child deaths than accidental drownings, state officials said Wednesday. Full story »

Gym program geared toward kids' workout

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
With the rise of child obesity statistics across the U.S., kids are getting heavier at younger ages, leading them to a lifetime of weight and health struggles. Full story »

Stemming the risk of prostate cancer

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
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Years ago, I started taking a multivitamin because I heard that vitamin E might help prevent prostate cancer. However, a friend just told me that vitamin E won't help. Is this true? Full story »

Repairing hearts with a patient's stem cells

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
University of Utah researchers are going to be the first in the country to inject patients' own stem cells into their hearts to treat two types of heart failure. Full story »

Testing for eye-convergence insufficiency

Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
Sometimes stumbling blocks to reading development can't be attributed to a learning disability or concentration issues. Full story »

Choking game can be fatal

Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
He strangled himself in an apparent attempt to get a high. Full story »

The benefits of a lunchtime workout

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Finding time to exercise can be a challenge for morning-impaired or busy people, but foregoing a fast-food drive-through run at lunchtime and taking time to exercise can bring about great health benefits. Full story »

Life and death: Helping families on big questions

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
In hospitals, medical-ethics teams are increasingly the arbiters of agonizing health decisions:helping parents and doctors plan care for a dying child, mediating among family members who disagree about removing a parent from life support, or steering patients in denial about a terminal illness toward end-of-life care. Full story »

An increase in childhood food allergies

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the first federal study focused on childhood food allergies -- with surprising results. Full story »

Shedding light on seasonal depression

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Claire Gliddon is usually a cheery sort -- downright perky, even. Get her talking about her charity work with Project Linus, which provides blankets to needy children, and she gets as excitable as a kid herself. Full story »

How to ... survive cold and flu season

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
Soap and hand sanitizer. Look for hand sanitizers that contain at least 65 percent ethanol or isopropanol. Full story »

Get to the core of a flatter stomach

Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
I've always wanted a flatter stomach, but, as a woman, it seems that the older I get, the harder it is to get in shape. I've tried everything from abdominal exercise devices to intense diets. Nothing works. What can I do to get a trimmer look? Full story »

Antidepressants and therapy combined best for treating depression

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008
Since we moved to a new town, my teenage son has become depressed. Full story »

How to ... spot serious medical symptoms

Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
1. If you have unexplained weight loss and/or loss of appetite, you may have a serious underlying medical illness. Full story »

The three "C's" of a successful exercise program

Monday, Nov. 10, 2008
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Everyone is busy and exercise usually falls to the bottom of the list. Full story »
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