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Study: Wrong Bedtime Linked To Reason Some Children Can’t Sleep
- Home & Family
- January 6, 2014
Do your kids have a ton of excuses for why they can’t get to sleep at night? It may be because their circadian rhythm, or their sleep clock, isn’t the same as their bedtime, new research from the University of Colorado, Boulder shows. It turns out that light may be to blame for this clock mismatch.
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Kids in Sandy-ravaged town discover the joy of paying it forward
- Making a Positive Difference
- January 4, 2014
“It’s funner to give a gift… and if you do it a lot, you can get a good feeling,” says third-grader Rachel Ward. Rachel’s school was struck by Superstorm Sandy and received help from a nonprofit called Family-to-Family. The students were so grateful that they wanted to give back, too.
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Tablets a Hit with Kids, but Experts Worry
- Home & Family
- December 28, 2013
Many kids learn to use tablets when they’re very young, but health experts worry about what that means for their future. It’s not uncommon for busy parents to pass their toddler an electronic device for the purpose of keeping the child occupied; this has even led tech companies to create tablets designed just for kids.
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Sex and Intimacy After the Baby Arrives
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 28, 2013
Regaining your sex life after having a baby can be tricky, and some may have sexual issues they aren’t necessarily comfortable discussing. However, new research has revealed that many new parents these days are able to make time for their love lives amidst their busy schedules.
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Calif. woman who tries to rent family via Craigslist gets so much more
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 28, 2013
Jackie Turner, a junior at William Jessup University, had a troubled childhood and didn’t have a family with whom to celebrate the Christmas season. So she decided to put an ad on Craigslist to rent a family for the holidays, and the response she got blew her away.
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Raising Children With an Attitude of Gratitude
- Home & Family
- December 28, 2013
What are you thankful for today? Have you taken the time to teach your children the importance of expressing gratitude? Kids who are taught gratitude are more likely to be appreciative of what they have, and new research has shown they experience a variety of other benefits, too.
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FDA targets antibiotics in meat
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 23, 2013
For decades, animals (such as cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys) have been fed antibiotics to make them fatter faster. But many health experts have worried all these years about what those antibiotics do to humans when we ingest them, since this ingestion can lead to future antibiotic-resistant infections. Finally, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down and asking that antibiotics no longer be included in animal feed.
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Real-life Santa brings special surprise across America
- Making a Positive Difference
- December 23, 2013
Many are familiar with Secret Santa, or anonymously exchanging gifts for the holidays, but one man from Kansas City is taking the concept to a whole new level! The wealthy businessman wears the traditional red coat and goes to different cities around the country spreading Christmas cheer in the form of $100 bills.
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Holiday stress calls for an attitude adjustment
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- December 23, 2013
Many of us find the holidays to be particularly stressful, but the good news is that you can change your attitude to enjoy the present more. In the new book, “The Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living”, author Amit Sood offers a plan to help you reduce stress.
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Hospitals Take On Post-ICU Syndrome, Helping Patients Recover
- Health & Healing
- December 23, 2013
More patients who have been treated in the intensive-care unit (ICU) are experiencing negative side effects after release, which doctors call “post-intensive care syndrome.” Some of the life-saving measures that are used to keep patients pain-free and breathing can lead to “ICU delirium,” a temporary brain injury that can negatively impact memory and brain functioning.
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Rick Warren shares the good news about weight-loss plan
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 22, 2013
Pastor Rick Warren, best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, has been through his fair share of hardships and tragedy, from his wife’s fight against breast cancer to his son’s suicide earlier this year. But in his new book, The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life, Warren shares a weight-loss program that helped him and his congregation to get healthy together and lose more than 250,000 pounds collectively in a year.
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It’s Official: Organic Milk Is Better for You
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 14, 2013
Organic milk is better for you because it contains more omega-3 fatty acids (which help keep your heart healthy) than nonorganic milk, a large-scale study has found. Researchers also found that nonorganic milk has more omega-6 fats, which can increase inflammation levels and the risk of disease. Omega-6 fats need to have a healthy ratio to omega-3s, and that ratio is better in organic milk.
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Grit Your Teeth: Toothbrush Holder Yields New Germ
- Environmental Well-Being
- December 13, 2013
A new bacterium called Klebsiella michiganensis, part of the same family as E. coli, may be hiding in the toothbrush holder in your bathroom. Typically, E. coli is found in fecal matter or inside your intestines.
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Giving up technology is as ‘stressful as getting married’- and Thursday is the hardest day to go without gadgets
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- December 10, 2013
Could you go without your smartphone? Over 50% of smartphone users experience anxiety when they can’t use their devices, new research from software firm FrontRange has found.
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Susan Boyle diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- December 10, 2013
Singer Susan Boyle had a difficult time in school as a child and was even the victim of bullying, but the 52-year-old revealed that she is relieved to find out why. Previously told that her difficulties were due to brain damage at birth because of oxygen deprivation, Boyle now knows she has a form of autism known as Asperger’s syndrome.
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