Pediatricians advise no fruit juice until kids are 1May 22, 2017 11:10 AMBy Katherine Hobson Older kids should limit the amount of juice they drink too. Whole fruit is better than juice because it contains fiber, which slows the absorption of sugar and fills you up the way juice doesn't.
Play3min 20secTips for staying healthy when traveling abroadMay 22, 2017 6:53 AMBy Michaeleen Doucleff Two travel tips are often overlooked by clinicians, and can be especially helpful when people are headed to places with less-than-ideal plumbing and sewage systems.
Play3min 36secIf raw fruits or veggies give you a tingly mouth, it's a real syndromeMay 22, 2017 6:34 AMBy Allison Aubrey Pollen allergies can trigger allergic reactions to fruits and vegetables. The condition -- known as Oral Allergy Syndrome -- can come on suddenly and often goes undiagnosed.
As GOP tarries on health bill, funding for children's health languishesMay 22, 2017 6:28 AMBy Julie Rovner The delay in coming up with a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act is making it hard for Congress to reauthorize funding for health care for 9 million children through the popular CHIP program.
Play3min 55secWhy brain scientists are still obsessed with the curious case of Phineas GageMay 21, 2017 8:36 AMBy Jon Hamilton In 1848, a railroad worker survived an accident that drove a 13-pound iron bar through his head. The injury changed his personality, and our understanding of the brain.
Doctors worry as Texas lawmakers OK vaccine restrictionsMay 20, 2017 12:35 PMBy Associated PressVaccination critics are trying to build a foothold in Texas, and the state's Republican-controlled House has now signed off on prohibiting doctors from administering any immediate immunizations.
Italy makes 12 vaccines mandatory for school-age childrenMay 20, 2017 12:20 PMBy Associated PressThe new measures followed an intense public debate over vaccines after a measles outbreak and political sniping over accusations that the populist 5-Star movement had emboldened anti-vaccine advocates.
Fact check: 'We don't have health care in this country,' Trump saysMay 19, 2017 6:08 AMBy Alison Kodjak The president said on Thursday the Affordable Care Act is "dead. It's gone." The Senate is considering repeal legislation passed by the House, but Obamacare isn't faring as badly as Trump suggests.
States, including Minnesota, make move in fight over health care reformMay 18, 2017 5:58 PMBy Associated PressDemocratic attorneys general in more than a dozen states announced Thursday they would attempt to intervene in a federal lawsuit that threatens to undercut funding for the Affordable Care Act.
Play3min 40secFamilies endure pain, seek justice as sons' alleged pusher stands trialMay 18, 2017 12:38 PMBy Brandt WilliamsThe Minneapolis murder trial of a woman accused of selling heroin to two men who died of overdoses highlights the struggles of people addicted to heroin and the toll it takes on families and friends.