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  • Why Meningitis Travels Fast and How You Can Prevent It

    If you lived on campus during your college years, chances are your school required a meningitis vaccine. With good reason. The disease is common among children and young adults. Close contact in school classrooms, daycare centers and dorms are perfec...
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  • The Benefits of Being Bilingual

    Nearly 60 million people in the United States speak more than one language. That means a growing number of children are growing up in bilingual households. Christina R. was one of them. Early on she knew she used different languages to speak with...
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  • Kids and Sports Concussions: Things to Know

    We all know that a concussion can be serious, but many of us don’t know its symptoms. Do you know what to do if your child gets one? Young children, teenagers and young adults have a higher risk because their brains are still developing. H...
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  • Wellness ‘U’: Tips for Cutting Down on Binge Drinking

    College is all about studying until your brain hurts, figuring out your future, making life-long friends – and drinking? Drinking alcohol has become one of the most popular ways college students unwind. In fact, almost 54% of college students a....
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  • Symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes

    Over the last decade, new cases of Type 2 diabetes have decreased – except in one important age group. Among people younger than 20 years old, Type 2 diabetes has risen significantly. All told, more than 37 million Americans have diabetes. The ....
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  • Avoid the Burn: Freezer Hacks to Keep it Colder Longer

    Have you ever been so hungry you thought about chipping a bag of tater tots out of the freezer? You know, the bag that’s been there since before the last ice age? What would happen if you did eat them? Probably nothing. They might taste l...
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  • A Parent’s Nightmare: When Kids Can’t Sleep

    At the end of a long, hard day, nothing looks more inviting than a soft bed and fluffy pillow. Snuggling under a fluffy duvet or layers of soft blankets may seem like a little bit of heaven. Until your kid wanders in and tells you he can’t slee....
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  • A Closer Look at the Symptoms of Type 1 Diabetes

    There are two types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Left unchecked and untreated, both can cause damage to blood vessels and organs in the body. Diabetes happens in people of every age, every race, every shape and size. Type 1 usually affects c...
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  • Stay Active During Winter

    Don’t put a freeze on family fun this winter. Your kids need physical activity to stay healthy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says young people ages six to 17 need 60 minutes of activity daily. For today’s bu...
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  • 8 Surprising Facts about Arthritis

    Humans have walked the Earth for nearly six million years, so you can be sure arthritis isn’t anything new. Even our earliest ancestors suffered through their fair share of stiff, aching joints. The struggle to remain flexible and mobile can be....
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  • Work Stress Overwhelming? Take These 3 Steps

    Can you successfully manage stress to have a better life? Or is it like retirement on the Riviera — nice to dream about but almost impossible to achieve? Like much of life, it depends. Americans are stressed. Over 75 percent of respondents in a....
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  • Addiction: Five Things You Should Know

    If you are wondering what causes addiction or how you can help someone who struggles with alcohol or drug misuse, here are five things you should know. 1. There is no such thing as a typical addict.The most recent findings from the National Center...
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  • Diabetes Risk Factors

    If you could spare yourself from a life-changing disease, you’d do it, right? For millions of Americans who flirt with the risk for diabetes, paying attention to diabetes risk factors, and doing something to control them, can make all the diffe....
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  • Six Easy Ways to Cut Calories During the Holidays

    We’re guessing the turkey won’t be the only thing that’s stuffed at this year's holiday dinner table. The holidays are notoriously tied to overeating. It’s understandable. With heaps of delicious, calorie-laden foods at your f...
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  • Holiday Stress: Stop It Before It Starts

    What’s the secret to getting through the holidays without becoming a frazzled mess? Be prepared. Be flexible. Be realistic. Try a new strategy to calm the chaos. Here are tips to help you enjoy the festivities sans all the stress. More than any....
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