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Vaccines Can Help To Keep Diseases From Returning
(NAPS)—Vaccines help to protect the health of a child who is vaccinated—and those around the child, as well.
That’s the word from experts who say...
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Tracking weight loss accurately
As you work on your goal to lose weight, you may wonder how you can accurately track your weight loss. Should you weigh daily?...
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Seven simple steps to heart health
February is National Heart Month. Take some time to assess your heart health and then make the needed changes to decrease your risk for...
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Feeling Itchy? Bedbugs are Still Out There
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Judging from the surge and eventual disappearance of news stories about bedbugs a couple of years ago, the tiny creatures are...
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A Tart, Tasty Way to Snack
(Family Features) With about 90 percent of Americans snacking daily, snacks now account for as much as 25 percent of many Americans’ daily calories....
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U.S. Army Medicine Leads In Infectious Disease Research
(NAPS)—In 2004, U.S. Army Col. Jerome Kim, an infectious disease physician, flew to Bangkok to oversee a massive HIV vaccine study.
It was the opportunity...
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Ever Strong: Program Encourages Strength Training as Part of Overall Health
Building strength is a focus for Walk Kansas 2015
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Does the expression “strength training” conjure visions of hulky guys lifting weights or...
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Chocolate covered strawberries: A healthy alternative
Tammy Roberts, MS, RD, LD, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Bates County, University of Missouri Extension
On February 14 there are lots of gifts exchanged...
