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  • fitness mom photo goes viral
  • It's the photo that has moms fired up. A toned and tanned Maria Kang posing with her 3 sons with the question "What's your excuse?"
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Study finds one morning sickness medicine safe
  • There haven't been a lot of options for women dealing with morning sickness.
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pregnancy, baby, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • bpa
  • New research suggests that high levels of BPA, a chemical in many plastics and canned food linings, might raise the risk of miscarriage in women prone to that problem or having trouble getting pregnant.
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health news
  • Getting rid of scars for Breast Cancer survivors
  • The dots were guides for the radiation treatment she needed to fight breast cancer. Technicians use the permanent tattoo dots to align radiation beams for targeted cancer treatment. But for Sheryl, it's now eight years later, and she's getting them removed.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • power napping
  • Whether you're napping at work, at home, or on the subway, research shows a power snooze can improve memory and alertness.
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healthy you, sleep, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • sprite
  • Turns out a can of fizzy soda, in particular Sprite, speeds up your recovery time.
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drinking, health alert, health news
  • On day eight of the budget shutdown there's a new kind fallout from choking funds from programs that help Americans.
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health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • death watch
  • A new watch dubbed "Death Watch" claims to be able to tell you how much time you have left on Earth, and then count down for you.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • youth concussions
  • For the first time, youth sports organizations nationwide are uniting to form a coalition against concussions.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • youth concussions
  • The National Sports Concussion Coalition will partner with concussion experts and athletic medicine professionals to establish best practices for diagnosing and treating young athletes.
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  • ms bike tour
  • Nearly 5,000 cyclists hit the streets Sunday for the annual "Bike MS" tour, to raise money for research and increase public awareness of multiple sclerosis.
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  • Back braces are in need of improvement
  • The New England Journal of Medicine has racked up scientific evidence that back braces do indeed need work.
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back, back pain, health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • According to ABC News sources, Carey has a history of emotionally disturbed behavior.
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police chase, shooting, washington, d.c., health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Making direct eye contact to make your point can backfire.
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health alert, health news
  • A very honest and open video tracks a year in the life of a breast cancer patient.
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cancer, breast cancer, health news, stacey sager
  • Not all women being proactive about breast health
  • Fewer women say they're doing self-breast exams now compared with six years ago.
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breast cancer, cancer, health news, stacey sager
  • infant bed sharing
  • The government's latest infant bed-sharing numbers show a troubling trend: the percentage of U.S. babies sleeping with parents or another child more than doubled since the early 1990s, despite public health messages linking the practice with sudden infant death syndrome.
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health news
  • Over the last decade, obesity rates in New York City have gone up by 25%.
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obesity, michael bloomberg, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Changes in organ donor law
  • The law will make it mandatory to answer the organ donor question on the DMV form or website when applying or renewing a driver's license.
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new york news, health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • Is juicing safe?
  • Once just a trend, juicing is now evolving into a way of life.
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healthy you, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • cycle for cancer
  • The events will kick off in Times Square, with more than 100 stationary bikes.
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cancer, times square, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Baby girl sees for the first time
  • A baby from the Dominican Republic is seeing for the first time thanks to the help from a few foundations in the area.
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baby, surgery, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Late night snacking can actually help you lose weight
  • We can put to bed the old notion that it's bad for you to eat before you go to sleep.
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sleep, weight loss, health news, michelle charlesworth
  • 1 out of 10 children get fatty liver disease
  • Where does all that food go when you overeat and get fat? Some of it piles up in the liver, causing fatty liver.
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children health, childhood obesity, obesity, health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • Flu season is right around the corner. It's a terrible illness that can keep you in bed for two weeks. But it doesn't have to.
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health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • hepatitis scare in bronx
  • New York City health officials are offering Hepatitis A vaccinations again Monday for anyone who ate at a Japanese restaurant in the Bronx where five people tested positive for the virus.
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health news
  • DuoFertility can help couples conceive
  • This alternative to expensive fertility treatments was recently approved by the FDA.
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pregnancy, health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • It doesn't always reduce classic dark circles or eye swelling though.
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healthy you, health news
  • removing ovaries
  • The first step is to get tested for the BRCA mutation and see a genetic counselor.
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cancer, womens health, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • There are new mammogram laws going into effect nationwide, including in the Tri-State area. This new rule could help patients, but it may cause unnecessary worry and testing.
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womens health, mammogram, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • mammogram
  • The study suggests that regular screening should be indicated for women under 50, and that younger women have more aggressive forms of breast cancer that are both resistant to treatment and more likely to end in death.
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breast cancer, mammogram, health news
  • Johnson & Johnson has recalled its Infant Motrin due to plastic specks in the medicine.
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health news
  • arsenic rice study
  • After testing 1300 samples of rice and rice-based products, the Food and Drug Administration says the amount of arsenic is too low for immediate concern.
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fda, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat.
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health alert, obesity, health news
  • Best ways for kids to treat acne
  • As students head back to school we know that stress can contribute to acne, but there are a number of other factors too.
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teen, teenager, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • teens e-cigarettes
  • Children, like adults, are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to a national study to gauge use by students.
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smoking, health news
  • omega 3
  • Researchers in Sweden reviewed the diets of 32,000 women for more than 10 years.
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arthritis, health alert, health news
  • Dealing with summer colds
  • Having trouble kicking the cold you caught this summer? Think it's allergies? You're not alone.
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allergies, cold, health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • Free flu shots at hospital in the Bronx
  • For the first time at St. Barnabas hospital in the Bronx, they're offering a walk-in clinic, vaccines at no cost- no appointment necessary and the flu season hasn't even started.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • gluten free
  • We know it helps people with Celiac disease to eat a gluten-free diet, but many other people are doing so by choice.
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health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • When that taxi severed the lower left leg of a British tourist, it created an injury that's not easy to fix.
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accident, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • diet plans
  • There is new information on what works when it comes to dieting, and the answer may not be what you expect.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • A new study is taking a closer look at diagnosing Latino children with Autism, and why it takes a little longer.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • facebook
  • There's no doubt Facebook "connects you with friends and the world," but now a new study says it may also be making you unhappy.
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facebook, health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • boxing class
  • There is a new way new moms are losing their post pregnancy pounds and it's working.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • Get moving New York City and the rest of the tri state area, and start doing the Monday Mile.
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health news, dr. jay adlersberg
  • It's a very special getaway for the kids who need it the most, a camp for children with cancer and their siblings a place where kids can just be kids.
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health news, dr. sapna parikh
  • mystery illness
  • The Food and Drug Administration says an outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska is linked to salad mix served at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants in those states and supplied by a Mexican farm.
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health news
  • fda acetaminophen
  • The FDA has a new warning about painkillers with Acetominophen, like Tylenol, saying the drug could cause rare, and possibly fatal, skin reactions.
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