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A Little Fat, Sugar OK for Kids If Diet Is Healthy: Study

Do what's necessary to make nutrient-rich foods palatable, pediatricians say.

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Skin Patch Shows Promise in Easing Peanut Allergy

Wearable device appears to 'educate' cells not to react to the food allergen, researchers say.

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Face of Defense: Cancer Diagnosis Helps U.S. Airman Find Balance

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Daphne Soto never meets a stranger, because each encounter opens a door to a potential new friend or to someone who just needs to talk. And she'll keep the door open for both.

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Narcotic Painkiller Use Tied to Higher Risk for Depression

The longer the use, the bigger the risk the user would become depressed, study found.

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Ebola containment strategy succeeding in Liberia

Data reveal dramatic impact of Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) strategy

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CDC RITE team members ride in a dugout canoe during their journey to Geleyansiesu, Liberia, a rural village with reported Ebola cases.

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U.S. Troops Fighting Ebola Faced Bigger Enemies: Themselves and the Environment

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Army Col. Jim Czarnik, Command Surgeon for US. Army Africa, speaks with local Liberia news representatives about how the mobile testing lab runs and what steps to take to protect against Ebola. The mobile testing lab has changed the wait time for positive or negative results on Ebola from days into hours.

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Mouse Study Explores Secrets of Marijuana 'Munchies'

Researcher says pot might help release an appetite-stimulating hormone.

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First 'Epigenomes' Map Highlights How Genes Spur Health, Disease

Epigenomes involve processes that switch DNA on or off, for good or ill.

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Study Questions Benefits of Treadmill Desks

They add about 1,000 steps to a user's day; at least one exercise specialist sees some value to the devices.

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Stillbirth may increase women’s long term risk for depression

NIH-funded network study finds risk even for women with no history of depression

Women who deliver a stillbirth — but who have no history of depression — may be at a higher risk for long-lasting depression, conclude researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The depression may last beyond the six months most people require to recover from a major loss and persist for as long as 36 months.

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