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Guidelines to get you moving

I don't think it's news to any of us that physical activity will keep us healthy. Nonetheless, the government put out a press release confirming it ... Read More »

Common vegetables aren't reconized by tweens

Quick -- What vegetable is pictured here? If you answered celery, you're right. Too easy? You might think so, but according to studies out of the UK, ... Read More »

Parental insomnia can be harmful to adolescents

"Hi. My name is Maggie and I have insomnia." There's got to be a support group for insomniacs somewhere, right? My guess is they meet at 3 a.m. I just ... Read More »

Overweight adolescents face risk of Metabolic Syndrome

Abdominal obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, high triglycerides, low HDL (good) cholesterol levels: a cluster of traits typically referred to ... Read More »

Sometimes 'girl talk' is harmful

One of the best days of my life has to be when I got my own phone line in junior high school and was finally able to chat away to my girlfriends ... Read More »