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WHO say limited or no screen time for children under five
August 8, 2019

WHO say limited or no screen time for children under five

In a new set of guidelines, the World Health Organization said that infants under 1 year old should not be exposed to electronic screens and that children between the ages of 2 and 4 should not have more than one hour of “sedentary screen time” each day.

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July 11, 2019

FDA approves first-ever postpartum depression drug

Many women who’ve just given birth experience some type of mental disorder. The suffering is sometimes so acute they commit suicide. Now, the first drug to specifically treat postpartum depression, has just hit the market in the U.S.

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June 13, 2019

The economics of malnutrition: Pakistan’s stunted growth

Almost half of Pakistani children under the age of five suffer from stunted growth due to chronic malnutrition. Neither the body nor brains of these children develop as they normally should prompting health experts there to call for greater efforts at intervention. Our correspondent Danial Khan has more from Islamabad.

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December 14, 2017

New HIV guidelines are changing lives

Thirty years ago, an HIV/AIDS diagnosis was a death sentence. This year, the medical community confirmed that, if HIV in your blood is undetectable, you can’t transmit it. Implications for more than 36 million HIV-positive people worldwide are great.

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Israeli startup analyzes blood to detect disease
October 12, 2017

Israeli startup analyzes blood to detect disease

If you were at risk for a life threatening disease like cancer you’d want to know as early as possible so you could treat and hopefully erradicate the disease. New technology coming out of Israel may help. for patients, it’s as easy as taking a routine blood test.

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November 10, 2016

Life Recipes: Two-Ingredient Ice Cream

Reducing food waste is a popular theme these days. According to recent studies, about 40 percent of the food purchased in the United States gets tossed, leading to wasted time, energy and resources for both cook and farmer.

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May 12, 2016

Life Recipes: Taking the huevos out of huevos rancheros

One of my favorite breakfast meals is huevos rancheros. But I’m biased — I grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where its a breakfast staple. A more heart-healthy version of this dish retains all the flavors of huevos, but removes a the cholesterol found in eggs.

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