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Moms Gain Health Benefits From Breast-Feeding, Too

Breast-feeding not only delivers health benefits to babies, it also improves mothers’ health. The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed its policy on breast-feeding today (Feb. 27), and in ...
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Moms Under Stress More Likely to Overfeed Infants

Mothers under stress may be particularly prone to over-feeding their infants, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at moms in low-income households and found that those who experienced ...
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‘Good’ Bacteria Help Kids with Bowel Troubles

Doses of probiotics, which are “good bacteria,” may help alleviate frequent stomach and intestinal pain in children, according to a new study. The results show treatment with a ...
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Macular Degeneration: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatments

More than 10 million Americans suffer the potentially disabling effects of macular degeneration, an eye disease that is the top cause of vision loss in people over age ...
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect Against Eye Diseases

If you want lasting vision, eat your fish and nuts: The omega-3 fatty acids in these foods may protect against two leading causes of human blindness, a new ...
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5 Ways Climate Change Will Affect Your Health

Intro Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet, it’s bad for your health, an abundance of research suggests. Here are five ways climate change can impact health. ...
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Chagas Disease More Common in U.S. Than Thought

New cases of Chagas disease, a parasitic infection, occur almost exclusively in Latin America, but a new study suggests transmission of the disease may be less rare in ...
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Chagas Disease vs AIDS: 6 Differences and 5 Similarities

The condition known as Chagas disease has created a situation in the Americas that resembles the HIV/AIDS epidemic in its early years, one group of researchers argues. “As ...
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Sepsis Has Long-Term Impact for Older Adults, Study Finds

Patients who experience a septic infection are at risk of developing mental and physical impairments later in life, a new study suggests. Older adults who survived severe sepsis ...
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Mammograms Not as Accurate for Breast Cancer Survivors

Mammograms are effective at detecting early-stage breast cancer in women who’ve had the disease, but are less accurate in this group than in those without a history of ...
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