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New Food Rules: 64 of Them to Be Exact
Jane E. Brody has more than 40 years of writing about health matters—often about food and nutrition.
When she raves about a book, readers will want to pay attention.
Do read her whole column about this new book. In light of the many food issues we are facing, a sound but simpler approach is welcome.
The New York [...]
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Kitchen Spoons Are Not Right Tool for Measuring Meds
How many times have you grabbed a “tablespoon” out of the silverware drawer, poured the cough syrup in and swallowed? Maybe you got one tablespoon, as directed. Maybe you got one and one-half tablespoons. Maybe you got less.
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European Study Shows “Burnout” Runs in Families
The findings reported below appeared in The European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
The research, conducted in Finland, used measurement tools developed by the team to assess burnout in parents and their ninth-graders, this story says.
Burnout was measured in the following ways:
1. Feeling “exhausted and overwhelmed” by work and school requirements.
2. “Feeling cynical” about work and school.
3. [...]
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Millions of Positions Open Now…Fairy Godparents Need to Apply
As adults look around for holiday ideas, it is not hard to shop for a lot of little girls. Princess power! Princess-anything is big. It always has been big but somehow it is bigger than ever.
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Our Ears Just Got a Break
Perhaps this is not going to bring joy to your household this season but it surely will mine.
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Three Degrees of Separation…That’s How Far Loneliness Can Spread
We posted this research when it first came out but this is the best, brief description of how loneliness spreads. The full story notes that loneliness also is a health hazard, so it is important to know how loneliness could be transmitted from one person to another—even people who do not know one another.
The research [...]
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Pet Turtles and Frogs Can Make Kids Sick, Pediatricians Warn
Pet turtles have been banned by the federal government because they carry salmonella, which can be dangerous, especially to young kids. Now frogs have joined the warning list.
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Our Four-Legged Friends Are Running into Health Plan Hurdles
The Wall Street Journal
The newspaper reports that with a growth of pet insurance, the options available can be every bit as complicated as human ones.
Before you buy a plan for your best furry friend, read the fine print.
Source: Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2009
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What Is The Diagnosis for Sherlock Holmes?
If you are a mystery reader, this one’s for you.
Mysteries, at the end of the day, really are a study in human nature—which leads to crime and the solving of one.
In her New York Times column, Diagnosis, Lisa Sanders, M.D., examines Sherlock Holmes as a doctor rather than a reader.
He’s eccentric, intense and in print [...]
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Kids of Deployed Military Parents Having More Emotional Problems Than Peers, Study Says
This is the most recent of many studies which show that the children of military personnel pay emotionally for the unpredictability in their lives.
Children who move every two years, one report said, were more likely to have behavioral problems.
This study, published in the journal Pediatrics (online) on December 7, 2009, is specifically about children of [...]
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