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Family lunch helps children put on weight, new study says

Family lunch helps children put on weight, new study says

Children who eat lunch with their parents are more likely to be overweight than those in families who eat breakfast and dinner together, a study has found. The researchers concluded that children who ate breakfast with their parents 5-7 times per week were 40 percent less likely to be overweight compared with children who had breakfast with their parents 2-4 …

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Snooki Tries on Wedding Dresses (Photo)

Snooki Tries on Wedding Dresses

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jionni LaValle have been gearing up for their extravagant wedding after being engaged for about two years. At the same time, the couple are expecting their second baby together and the “Snooki and Jwoww” star is exited to show off her baby bump in her wedding dress. After revealing her 5-month-old baby bump, Polizzi shows her …

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Medicare Can Now Cover Sex-Change Surgery, Report

Medicare Can Now Cover Sex-Change Surgery, Report

Medicare will now cover sex-change operations for transgender people, the U.S. Department of Health and Services announced Friday. The unprecedented decision overturns a 30-year ban that prevented Medicare, which offers health care to the elderly and disabled, from paying for sex reassignment surgeries. The department’s Appeals Board, which lifted the ban, ruled that sex reassignment surgeries are medically necessary for …

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Antoine Dodson: YouTube Star Welcomes Baby Boy

Antoine Dodson: YouTube Star Welcomes Baby Boy

Antoine Dodson, the Internet celebrity and singer, reportedly is a father now. Dodson shot to fame after he gave an interview in Alabama after an intruder attempted to rape his sister. On May 20, Dodson tweeted a photo of himself holding a newborn, along with the message:

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Bret Michaels Lives with Type 1 Diabetes : Rocker has medical emergency in concert

Bret Michaels Lives with Type 1 Diabetes

While playing a show in Manchester, N.H. last night, rocker Bret Michaels rushed off the stage to be evaluated by paramedics, according to USA Today. The team determined that Michaels’ blood sugar was extremely low. Michaels has suffered from Type 1 diabetes since his childhood. He has also undergone numerous major surgeries, including an emergency appendectomy, heart surgery and brain …

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Nissan Micra returns to Canada, Report

Nissan Micra returns to Canada, Report

It’s been 21 years since the Nissan Micra disappeared from Canada. Now it’s back with a new generation and its set to take on the sub-compact market. The 2015 version of Micra has been exclusively tailored and fine-tuned for Canada. It’s not available in the U.S. although it’s sold in 160 countries worldwide.

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Watching pornography damages men’s brains, study shows

Watching pornography damages men's brains, study shows

According to a new German study that examined how porn interacted with male brains, watching loads of porn can ‘decrease brain size and brain stimuli’. Yikes. The research found that men who watched a lot of porn ‘have less volume and activity in regions of the brain linked to rewards and motivation’ – which effectively means that your dirty habit …

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US – RECALL: Hypertension Pill Found in Allergy Drug Bottles

US - RECALL: Hypertension Pill Found in Allergy Drug Bottles

Zydus Pharmaceuticals announced a voluntary recall of 10,200 bottles of Promethazine HCl Tablets 25mg. This recall was initiated due to the reported presence of an Atenolol 25mg tablet in a Promethazine HCl 25mg tablet bottle. Atenolol is indicated for the long-term management of angina in adults and hypertension.

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