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Setting limits for ‘spoiled’ kids
More than 10 years ago, as I headed to one of my final OB/GYN appointments before my first daughter was born, I had a moment.
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Internet raises over $200k for popsicle man
Fidencio Sanchez, 89, has been selling paletas, or popsicles, in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood for as long as almost anyone can remember. Despite his advanced age Sanchez isn't sure he's…
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How sugar industry sweetened research in its favor
Old documents shed new light on the sugar industry's controversial history of funding heart disease research.
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The more alcohol ads kids see, the more alcohol they consume
My girls, 8 and 10, really enjoy watching football, but I have to admit I cringe every time they see yet another beer commercial during a live game.
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Raising a good person in a digital world
As parents, we have many hopes for our kids. We want them to grow up to live happy, successful lives. We hope they'll find love, maybe have kids of their…
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Olympic swimmer takes on depression with help of Phelps, others
Imagine that swimming is what you've loved for more than 15 years, but whenever you dive into the pool, you feel like a disappointment, unmotivated to go forward. The feeling…
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Can forgotten rubella children of the ’60s hold clue for Zika babies?
Pregnant women infected with the rubella virus, or German measles, during a 1960's US epidemic, gave birth to babies with multiple birth defects. More than 50 years later, their children…
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Do you really stretch before a workout?
Tomeka Jones gets tips from an expert on how to stretch your muscles properly.
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‘Starchy’ enters race to be sixth taste
A new study suggests that the human tongue can detect a "starchy" sixth taste and may shed light on why we enjoy eating carbs.
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Grass, pets, showers can cause fungal infections?
Kelly Bowman gets talks to an expert about skin fungal infections.
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Puppy’s special chair saves his life
Elijah, a pup in Idaho, was suffering from severe malnutrition because of a "vascular ring anomaly," but thanks to some creative doctors he's now living a life fit for a…