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For Healthier Kids, Teach Them to Cook
If you’re serious about combating childhood obesity and raising healthy children, here’s one easy tip: teach your kids to cook.
Health & Diet
Health & Diet
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Social Networking More Addictive Than Smoking, Alcohol
February 6, 2012
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Deferral For Blood Donors With Tattoos Eliminated by Red Cross
February 2, 2012 The American Red Cross Great Lakes Region will soon allow people who have had tattoos in the last 12 months to donate blood. The Red Cross uses the American Association of Blood Banking (AABB) standards on whether or not to defer persons who received a tattoo in the previous 12 months. Potential donors who have received a tattoo in a facility that uses sterile needles and single-use ink will soon be approved in Michigan.
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Proposed Bill Would Ban Food Stamp Recipients from Buying Junk Food
February 1, 2012 A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would soon prohibit residents in her state from buying junk food like chips, pop, and cookies with food stamps, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Good idea, or too much government control?
Related: Check out these recipes for "Healthy Super Bowl Snacks"
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Healthy Super Bowl Snacks – Erin’s Top Five
February 1, 2012 You're probably starting to shop for snacks and booze for your Super Bowl party on Sunday. I love the dips more than anything, but maybe you want to look into some healthier foods so you don't feel guilty about eating the entire bowl of seven layer dip. I've
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Girl Has Eaten Only Chicken Nuggets For 15 Years
January 29, 2012 A 17-year-old girl in the U.K. says she's been eating chicken nuggets for the past 15 years, but doesn't eat anything else but the nuggets. As a result, she had to be rushed to the hospital because she collapsed. Doctors found she had anemia and swollen veins in her tongue, but the girl still plans on eating only nuggets.
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Manufacturer Wants To Sell Medical Marijuana Mouth Spray
January 27, 2012 A British drug manufacturer is hoping to sell a medical marijuana mouth spray in the United States by 2013. Seven countries have already approved Sativex, which is used to treat patients with multiple sclerosis. The company is hoping this will replace medical marijuana.
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North Carolina Boy Finds A Worm In His Capri Sun Drink [PHOTOS]
January 26, 2012 I don't think the folks at Kraft foods intended on this being a new flavor. A 10-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina boy made a disturbing discovery in his Capri Sun juice pack the other day.
His mom called Channel 9 after she said her son almost choked on a worm. I know the first call I would make after that discovery would be to the local television station.
The complete story and the Channel 9 photos after the jump.
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Want a Body Like Rihanna? Check Out Her Workout + Diet Regimen
A better question: Who wouldn’t want a body like Rihanna‘s?! The ‘You Da One‘ singer is almost as famous for her taut tummy and toned limbs as she is for her record breaking musical success. Lucky for you, we have all the tips and tricks from RiRi’s personal trainer to get your bod as ‘Hard’ as hers.
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Can You Chew Your Way to Thinness?
If you’ve had trouble losing weight in the past, take heart — someday soon, tamping down your appetite could be as simple as popping a stick of gum.
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Would You Get Plastic Surgery? — Survey of the Day
Is there a part of your body you’d like to have rendered bigger or smaller or smoother by way of plastic surgery? According to a new survey, about a quarter of Americans are open to the idea of a bit of nip and tuck.
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The Online Mortality Calculator Determines Death
January 17, 2012 If you had less than five years to live, would you want to know? Researchers in California have come up with an online mortality calculator which they thought would benefit doctors, but now sick people, the elderly and others who are curious about the device feel it would be beneficial.