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Adult Practices that Increase the Risk of Childhood & Teen Obesity

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Adult Practices that Increase the Risk of Childhood & Teen Obesity

By Norma J. Goodwin, MD, Founder & President Adults often unintentionally increase the risk of chil ...

By Norma J. Goodwin, MD, Founder & President Adults often unintentionally increase the risk of childhood and teen obesity. Examples in different life stages follow. Childhood and Teen Years We a ...

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Bullying Tips for Parents and Other Adults

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Bullying Tips for Parents and Other Adults

Primary Source: Robert L. Johnson, MD and Paulette Staford, MD* In publishing this post, we discu ...

Primary Source: Robert L. Johnson, MD and Paulette Staford, MD* In publishing this post, we discuss "Key Bullying Issues and Tips for Parents and Other Adults" , because preventing bullying is ...

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Interview on Multiple Myeloma: Things to Know about this Cancer

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Interview on Multiple Myeloma: Things to Know about this Cancer

Did you know? Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that results in production of excess white blood ...

Did you know? Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer that results in production of excess white blood cells, which accumulate in the bone marrow. Nearly 114,096 new cases of multiple myeloma are d ...

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Asian Specialty Recipes for Asian Pacific American Month

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Asian Specialty Recipes for Asian Pacific American Month

From our Health Power Food & Fitness Channel Try an Asian Specialty Recipe for Asian Pacific A ...

From our Health Power Food & Fitness Channel Try an Asian Specialty Recipe for Asian Pacific American Month Dish Source Quick Japanese Asparagus Meatless Monday *Soba with Calamari Chef Ins ...

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Prevention Tips for Women’s Health

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Prevention Tips for Women’s Health

This information in Spanish (en Español) Tips for Women’s Health About Women’s Health Prevention About Wo ...

This information in Spanish (en Español) Tips for Women’s Health About Women’s Health Prevention About Women's Checkups Steps for better health by age Take the pledge for Women's Health Week Ambassado ...

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Obesity: Focus No. 2 of Health Power’s Big 4 Targets

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Obesity: Focus No. 2 of Health Power’s Big 4 Targets

By Norma J. Goodwin, MD, Founder and President of Health Power, and Darci L. Graves, Health Power Editor ...

By Norma J. Goodwin, MD, Founder and President of Health Power, and Darci L. Graves, Health Power Editor As we’ve discussed before, there is a real need for a wake-up call about the potential interre ...

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Dr. Goodwin and Experts Discuss Oral Treatment for B12 Deficiency

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Dr. Goodwin and Experts Discuss Oral Treatment for B12 Deficiency

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