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More public schools serving 3 meals a day

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and reading and more about where the next meal comes from. So Doug … more

Heather Hollingsworth
Associated Press | 2/20/12 | 242 views | 4 comments

Calif. counties get mail-order condom program

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Teenagers in several counties can get condoms in the mail for free under a program launched this week and supported by state public health officials. The Condom Access … more

2/20/12 | 117 views

A patient-pleasing doctor may not be best

Patient-pleasing doctors may not be so good for your health. That's the conclusion of researchers at the University of California, Davis, after reviewing satisfaction ratings and other data on … more

By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News Service | 2/20/12 | 116 views

Getting past the fear of exercising in public

Do you have a sincere desire to become more fit and healthy, but the idea of exercising outdoors or in a public gym brings you to a dead stop? Many people who are self-conscious about their size … more

By Lavinia Rodriguez
Tampa Bay Times | 2/20/12 | 118 views

Medical support for transgender kids raises concerns

CHICAGO (AP) - A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing … more

By Lindsey Tanner
AP Medical Writer | 2/20/12 | 184 views | 3 comments

Chemotherapy possible for pregnant cancer patients

LONDON (AP) — Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated … more

Maria Cheng
AP Medical Writer | 2/13/12 | 169 views

Amid the Valentine's Day giddiness, a heart-attack reality check

The interplay of companionships and heart attacks might seem a stark contrast to the February obsession with Valentine's Day love, hearts and flowers. But February is also American Heart … more

By Rita Watson
The Providence Journal | 2/13/12 | 200 views

New Iberia teen to get rare marrow transplant

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Iberia, La., teenager says he's missed a lot of life to hospital stays for sickle cell disease. In spite of eight-hour blood transfusions every three weeks, 16-year-old … more

Janet McConnaughey
Associated Press | 2/13/12 | 109 views

Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing

To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health … more

Marilynn Marchione
AP Chief Medical Writer | 2/6/12 | 103 views

Cars, kids, and secondhand smoke

CHICAGO (AP) - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. In the first … more

Lindsey Tanner
AP Medical Writer | 2/6/12 | 90 views