Babesiosis, a potentially life-threatening tick-borne disease, is an uncommon but serious complication of blood transfusions, according to a CDC report.
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Ace back-to-school with healthy lunch ideas from a leader in the healthy food movement.
Continue reading …The founder of Toms Shoes steps into a new eyeglasses donation campaign. Plus: How his new book teaches others how to make a difference.
Continue reading …Sarah Jessica Parker is a mom on a mission, balancing a new movie, home life, a far-flung career, and her longtime UNICEF work for kids worldwide.
Continue reading …The daughter of famed boxer Muhammad Ali shares her love of parenting, her goal of losing her pregnancy weight – and her need for “me” time.The daughter of famed boxer Muhammad Ali shares her love of parenting, her goal of losing her pregnancy weight – and her need for “me” time.
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Multiple lifestyle factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption increase the risk of diabetes, but new research suggests that the odds a person will develop the disease may decrease with improvement in each individual lifestyle component.
Continue reading …Teen Impersonates Physician’s Assistant, Examines Patients in Florida Hospital
September 5, 2011 No Comment
A teenage boy spent a week examining patients in a Florida hospital. It may sound like the plot of a certain TV show, but Doogie Howser he is not. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 17-year-old Matthew Scheidt was arrested last Friday for impersonating a physician’s assistant and actually examining patients at the Osceola Regional Medical
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Even if they got one last year, most children should get another dose of the flu vaccine before flu season begins, according to the latest recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Continue reading …Rough Workout? North Carolina Gym Adds ‘Air Napping’ Class to Exercise Routine
September 4, 2011 No CommentIf you snooze, you lose. Could this be the newest adage in the workout world? We doubt it, but a nap does sound like a stellar idea after a grueling gym workout. And one North Carolina health club is taking that idea to the bank. Charlotte’s Flex-and-Fit has added a nap class to its daily
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Children who have a hard time passing up one cookie now with the promise of more later will probably have just as hard a time resisting temptation as adults, according to a new study.
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