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Ryan Reynolds isn’t sleeping well — and the actor is blaming his and Blake Lively’s two children. “Bags under my eyes by two thankless a–holes who refused to go to bed the night before, despite the fact I read them Winnie the Pooh and nearly half of Stephen King’s The Shining,” the Deadpool star, 42, jokingly captioned a Wednesday, September […]
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The world is less and less mothers dying, according to the United Nations shortly before, during or after childbirth. The infant mortality rate decreases. From a recent report of the children’s Fund Unicef and the world health organization, WHO, show help that the mortality rates reached a new low. Since the year 2000, the deaths of children fell almost by […]
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When does childhood end? That’s the question international researchers are asking as they chart age cut-offs for paediatric services around the world. Adolescent Health Professor at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne Susan Sawyer says previous research has found that global health systems do not meet adolescents’ needs. “Yet pediatricians are well placed to provide age-appropriate […]
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An international research consortium, which included faculty members from the University of Minnesota Medical School, was able to identify what is likely an optimal combination of chest compression frequency and depth when performing CPR. The investigation was led by Sue Duval, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine and Biostatistics at the U of M Medical School, assisted by an international team […]
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Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently was diagnosed with mild hypothyroidism that isn’t causing symptoms. My doctor says I don’t need treatment now, but she wants me to come back for regular checkups. Does hypothyroidism usually get worse over time? If it does, how is it treated? A: For mild cases of hypothyroidism, not all patients need treatment. Occasionally, the condition […]
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Adolescents place a lot of emphasis on popularity and they are keenly aware of the difference between being liked and being popular. If forced to choose, many opt for popularity. Popularity, however, has many faces. In prior research, two groups of popular adolescents stand out: those who are aggressive and those who are prosocial. Prosocial popular teens acquire and maintain […]
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If mothers breathe during pregnancy fine dust can get through the lungs into the bloodstream and possibly to the fetus. Researchers from the Hasselt University in Belgium have shown that carbon particles on the child-facing side of the placenta. The scientists examined after delivery, the placenta tissue of ten mothers who live in a place with high air pollution and […]
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Victoria Beckham is leading by example when it comes to her children. The fashion icon and mother of four gets candid in a new interview with Glamour UK about how she treats the idea of food around her kids in an effort to ensure they develop their own healthy habits. “I would never sit down with my kids and skip […]
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Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade have partnered with clothing company YnG DnA to sell a limited-edition Pride shirt, donating proceeds to GLSEN. In a post on Instagram, Union and Wade model the shirts alongside three of their five kids: Wade’s sons Zaire and Zion with his first wife, Siohvaughn Funches, as well as nephew, Dahveon, who Wade also raised. “As […]
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A research team led by scientists from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (CFReT) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has identified a potential target for treating heart failure related to fibrosis. Fibrosis is a wound-healing response after tissue injury or stress. Cardiac fibrosis can cause abnormal stiffening of the heart, contributing to the pathogenesis of heart […]
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