Health and Fitness
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Children confuse colorful laundry pods with candy
DANVILLE — Colorful detergent capsules are being mistaken by toddlers nationwide as candy or toys, leading to extensive damage to their eyes and skin.
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Daffodils offer tangible emblems of hope for cancer patients
SELINSGROVE — It may be winter outside, but inside it’s all daffodils, all day long.
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“Daffodil Days” season began in earnest Jan, 1, and various American Cancer Society chapters throughout the mid-Atlantic are preparing for the onslaught of orders of the sunny yellow flowers that have long been a symbol of optimism for cancer patients and their loved ones. -
Healthy schools: Goodbye candy and greasy snacks
WASHINGTON — The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools are more healthful, a change that would ban the sale of almost all candy, high-calorie sports drinks and greasy foods on campus.
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Norovirus ‘epidemic’ said to be sweeping the country
STATE COLLEGE — A new strain of norovirus, known as GII.4 Sydney 2012, is making the rounds this winter, causing a significant number of acute outbreaks.
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- Soldier with new arms determined to be independent
- Study says leafy greens top food poisoning source
- Consumer alert: new health care markets on the way
- Carol Hoffman:
- Women have caught up to men on lung cancer risk
- Fighting the flu: Evangelical restricts visitations by children under age 12
- Restrictive diet may have little benefit on elderly health
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Children confuse colorful laundry pods with candy
