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20 hours ago ago from The Chicago 10 - Top Ten Lists of the Best Restaurants, Businesses, Services, and Everything Else You Can Imagine in Chicago, IL
Even with sleeping in on New Year's Day, many of us are starting 2008 feeling groggy. And that could undermine good intentions about losing a few pounds. New studies show that sleep deprivation affects weight gain and diabetes risk, underscoring the complex connections between our brains and digestive systems. One report, published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, focused on how the suppression of deep ...
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21 hours ago ago from Crunchy Domestic Goddess
Time magazine recently published a section called The Year in Health, A to Z in the Dec. 7, 2009 issue. The letter B is for Babies and what Time advised regarding babies, tough love and sleep has many people shaking their heads in disagreement. The article states: When a baby has repeated problems falling asleep, Mom and Dad may need to show some tough love. Lingering with cranky babies too long or bringing them into the parents' ...
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19 hours ago ago from Detroit News
Archive: Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Today Last Updated: December 18. 2009 1:00AM Help children get a handle on weight issues Jennifer LaRue Huget / Special to The Washington Post Dealing with kids' weight is one of the most delicate ...
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Recently several best-selling books as well as a number of child development experts have focused their attention on the growing trend of "helicopter parenting" and have described its negative effects on children and adolescents. These writers point out how parents' tendencies to hover and overprotect their kids are destroying children's initiative and making them feel incompetent and inadequate. The media is being blamed for this trend ...
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8 hours ago ago from U.S. News
New CDC estimate: 1 in 110 children have autism ATLANTA (AP) -- About 1 in 110 children have autism, according to the government's latest estimate released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's a small change from a 1 in 100 preliminary estimate that CDC officials made in October from the same study. CDC officials said the latest number comes from a more complete analysis of reports from 11 states. Until recently, ...
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