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What should I eat during pregnancy?
Medical News Today reports: Most women want to eat the best foods during pregnancy to ensure that their babies develop healthily, and to stay at the right weight. But, with so many stories in…
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Don’t let debt decide your future
The Straits Times reports: People do not usually fall into debt traps overnight. It happens gradually. If you learn how to spot tell-tale signs, you can do something about it. Full Story
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High-protein diets linked to infertility
Megan Fromm in the The Washington Times reports: Popular high-protein diets, such as Atkins, can hinder a woman’s ability to conceive, according to a study released Monday. Full Story
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Study: oceans absorb carbon dioxide excess
RANDOLPH E. SCHMID in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports: Nearly half the excess carbon dioxide spilled into the air by humans over the past two centuries has been taken up by the ocean, a study…
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‘Designer baby’ rules up for debate
BBC News reports: The rules governing “designer babies” could soon be relaxed to allow more screening and embryo selection. Full Story
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Kerry vows to cut health insurance costs
George Archibald in The Washington Times reports: The Kerry health plan calls for a federal premium rebate pool that would reimburse employee health plans for 75 percent of the catastrophic costs they incur above…
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Beware of excess sodium creeping into your diet
SUSAN ATTEBERRY SMITH in The Marion Star reports: Although people with high blood pressure should limit sodium intake to 2,000 milligrams a day, Smalling says, 3,000 to 4,000 milligrams isn’t too much for the…
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Medicare drops stance obesity isn’t a disease
The Morning Call reports: Medicare is discarding its declaration that obesity is not a disease, a policy change that potentially throws open the door for millions of overweight Americans to make medical claims for…
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Kid Bicyclists Slow to Move in Traffic
E.J. Mundell in Forbes reports: “We think that kids and adults are perceiving the visual information — the size of gaps in traffic — probably fairly similarly. But the kids just aren’t as ready…
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Early Risk Factors Linked to Child Aggression
Amy Norton in the Yahoo! News reports: The seeds of a child’s aggressive behavior may be planted even before birth, according to a new study — suggesting, researchers say, that interventions to prevent youth…