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- December 15, 2010
More informed patients may be a key to improving health care, reducing medical errors, and increasing the rate of early detection. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is launching a new campaign to encourage patients to ask more questions as a way to make the most of the time they have with their doctors.
READ MOREAmidst explosive growth in the commercial cultivation of organic produce, concerns are being raised as to the sustainability of organic agriculture. Plus, as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing, small farms, and limited environmental strain. These products are therefore increasingly removed from the
READ MOREWhen one partner is overweight, resolving conflict in the relationship takes two. In this article, married couple Betsy and Jarom Schow discuss their personal struggles with weight and marriage. The Wall Street Journal, 1/21/2013
READ MOREResearchers at the University of Minnesota, combining data from two research studies, found that parents who restricted foods (a common practice) were more likely to have overweight or obese children. Researcher Katie Loth, the study's lead author, says, “Parental pressure to eat can be detrimental to children because it takes away from a child's ability
READ MOREHow did 7-year-old Colby Procvk learn to love reading? You have to give credit to a program called Book Buddies by the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Pennsylvania. Around 30 kids are matched up each week with cats waiting to be adopted.
READ MOREA new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that what helps the brain most is resistance training, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada. ABC News, 4/23/2012
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