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A new study shows that it doesn’t take much time in front of the boob tube for kids to increase their chances of being overweight or obese. In fact, young children who spend just one hour in front of the television each day are far more likely to have weight problems than kids with less […]
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A new study shows that women who have breast fed in their lives face a substantially lower risk of having a breast cancer recurrence. The study, which was carried out by managed care organization Kaiser Permanente, involved more than 1,600 women all of whom had breast cancer. The study examined how breastfeeding affected breast cancer and […]
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We’ve known for years that air pollution can have a negative impact on our health, particularly our lungs. But new research shows that it could also be damaging our brains. The study, which involved just under 1,000 people and was led by Elissa Wilker of the Harvard Medical School, shows that long-term exposure to air […]
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The World Health Organization sees hope ahead for the fight against Ebola in West Africa. In a new report, WHO says it believes it will be able to identify and isolate all new cases of the virus in the stricken region before May 2015. The report, which is part of a new plan to close […]
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A new report shows that, for children, bullying by one’s peers can be as emotionally damaging as abuse by an adult. The report, which is based on a study of over 5,000 English and American children by a mixed team of U.S. and British researchers, showed that bullying by peers resulted in an increased risk […]
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