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How to keep youth at a healthy weight

For many adolescents, â??screen timeâ? is almost a full-time job that
could lead to obesity, diabetes and other health issues, a Canadian
researcher says.

Lack of veggies can lead to a life of obesity

Many teenage girls are skipping fruits and veggies in favor of food high in cholesterol and fat, leading to a dependency on crash diets, laxatives and skipped meals.

Grappling with prescription drug addiction

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise in the U.S., especially among teens who are raiding family
medicine cabinets to pop a cocktail of pills known as “confetti”.

Is summer camp too hokey?

Summer camp is as strong as ever in the U.S. where 10 million kids attend camp every year. But do we really need food fights and “Kumbaya”?

A cure for depression?

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for people suffering from depression, thanks to a new treatment called deep brain stimulation.

The final verdict on coffee

If contradicting research has you wondering if coffee is healthy or harmful, the answer is simple: it depends.

Who can afford nanny insurance?

While I’m the first to rail against stingy corporations for failing to provide decent health care, I’m less
likely to admit my family’s full-time nanny is uninsured.

Study shows value of food diary in losing weight

Keeping a food diary
– a detailed account of what you eat and drink — is a powerful tool in helping people lose
weight, according to researchers.

Siberian jail is champion in TB fight

A Siberian jail near one of the world’s biggest
swamps has set an example to others worldwide dealing with
drug-resistant tuberculosis.