Advertisement Skull fractures, often from falling down stairs, are among the injuries that can occur with child walkers. Sept. 17, 2018 Image Credit More than 230,000 children younger than 15 months were treated in emergency rooms for injuries incurred while using infant walkers from 1990 to 2014. An analysis published in Pediatrics has found that…
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Cindy Su Pan and Colin Alexander Sullivan were married Sept. 15 at Academy Mansion, an events space in New York. Kevin T. Sullivan, a brother of the groom who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. The couple met at Columbia, from which they graduated, the groom cum laude. The bride, who is…
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Odds are that you have had moments of frustration trying to open new bottles of aspirin or other over-the-counter medications. Perhaps your fingernails are not up to the task of breaking the seal on the plastic wrap. Or maybe the pop-up cap is a challenge, seemingly designed to be not only childproof but also adultproof.…
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Getty ImagesJames Devaney Possible newlyweds Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin stepped out for some Starbucks last night in New York, and well, you couldn’t miss them. Justin, whose fashion choices have become a spectacle this year, dared to wear his most colorful outfit yet: a technicolor tracksuit. Getty ImagesJames Devaney Advertisement – Continue Reading Below…
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Should older people in good health start taking aspirin to prevent heart attacks, strokes, dementia and cancer? No, according to a study of more than 19,000 people, including whites 70 and older, and blacks and Hispanics 65 and older. They took low-dose aspirin — 100 milligrams — or a placebo every day for a median…
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Advertisement The former Spice Girl, showing her clothing in London for the first time in 10 years of collections, ran her own cash register for the afternoon. Sept. 16, 2018 Image Victoria Beckham, spring 2019.CreditTom Jamieson for The New York Times LONDON — Victoria Beckham did not want her runway show on the Sunday of…
DetailsA new study has asked whether certain people with chronic pain should be given sugar pills to manage their symptoms. Scientists tap into the individual differences that make some people more susceptible to a placebo. Brain anatomy and personality type may influence susceptibility to the placebo effect. A placebo is a medical intervention — be…
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They shared Charlotte’s home — one room, eight feet by eight feet, with rough concrete walls, a tin roof and a dirt floor. It was crammed into a warren of dwellings on the side of a hill, down a steep flight of uneven stone steps from the road. The sisters slept together in a bed…
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Advertisement I went to Kigali in Rwanda to report on the type of heart disease afflicting Chance and millions of other young people. I was supposed to be a fly on the wall. Before I knew it, I was trying to help. Image From left, Chance Mwunguzi, Innocent Nsabimana and Alexis Nshimiyimana, who became friends…
DetailsA large observational study recently published in the journal The Lancet examines the link between the consumption of whole-fat dairy and cardiovascular health. Dairy products may benefit cardiovascular health, says new research. The United States Department of Agriculture and American Heart Association (AHA) both recommend that adults do not exceed three servings of low-fat dairy…
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