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One of the cool things you can do with a fitness tracker is sync up with your friends and family to motivate one another and even get a little friendly competition going. One of the not-so-cool consequences of this is discovering something you’d really rather wasn’t true about their routine. Like when you find out your boyfriend is cheating on you […]
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Welcome to the family! Lauren Duggar (née Swanson) and Josiah Duggar are happy at home with their 2-week-old daughter, Bella. “We are so thankful to God for our sweet blessing!” the TLC personalities told Us Weekly exclusively on Tuesday, November 26. “She has already brought so much joy in our lives. We are obsessed with her adorable smiles. It’s hard to […]
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Every day, more than 1200 people worldwide are told they have pancreatic cancer. Within 12 months, 80 per cent of them will have succumbed to the disease. It’s one of the most lethal cancers in the world but new research from the University of South Australia could help vastly improve the prognosis for pancreatic cancer patients. Using a new targeted […]
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Happy at home! Kendra Duggar (née Caldwell) and Joe Duggar are loving life at home with their 2-week-old daughter, Addison, and 17-month-old son, Garrett. “We’ve quickly adjusted to being a family of four,” the pair tell Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, November 18. “Our new pastime is staring and smiling at this precious new face! Garrett is very interested in […]
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It’s official! Hilary Duff and Matthew Koma’s 12-month-old daughter, Banks, has taken her first steps. “@matthewkoma and I have a walker,” the Younger star, 32, captioned a Wednesday, November 6, video of her little one moving toward her. “Come on,” the actress said from behind the camera. “Yay, mama! You’re doing it, come on.” The Lizzie McGuire alum and the […]
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Chemotherapy has helped make the most common childhood cancer one of the most curable, but researchers have evidence that the treatment may also prime some patients for relapse. Results published in the journal Blood reported that treatment-induced mutations cause drug resistance in some patients whose acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) returns. “Our study reveals the evolution dynamics of pediatric ALL, which […]
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At 99 years old, most people are not engaging in complex research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Jeremiah Stamler is no ordinary person. The author and co-author of hundreds of peer-reviewed studies and books, Stamler’s cutting-edge research into the cardiovascular health impact of lifestyle factors like diet, smoking, diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure has been cited […]
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(HealthDay)—A quarter of all U.S. ocular firearm injuries occur within the pediatric population, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Rebecca Weiss, M.D., of the Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, and colleagues used data collected from the National Trauma Data Bank to analyze firearm-related ocular injuries (1,972 injuries) for pediatric patients (younger than 21 […]
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Tori Spelling is over the mom-shamers! The actress clapped back after she was criticized for her children’s pink hair. “First of all, it was Halloween costumes in pink, and it washes out the next day,” the BH90210 star, 46, told Us Weekly exclusively at the Nights of the Jack Friends & Family VIP Preview Night on Wednesday, October 2. “It […]
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As the severity of high blood pressure rises, the risk of stroke rises almost twice as quickly in women compared with men, according to a new study. Published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the research raises the question of whether sex-specific guidelines may be needed for controlling high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the most […]
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