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Handle Easter eggs with care
Although dyed Easter eggs may look like decorations, they are a perishable food. Improper care of perishable foods can trigger foodborne illness, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames.
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Could you have diabetes? Lower your risk, get tested
An annual event sponsored by the American Diabetes Association to alert Americans o their risk of developing diabetes. […]
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Flu season heats up as weather warms
The flu season is still in full-swing despite warm spring temperatures rolling into the area.
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Dental health important for kids
The St. Charles Community Health Center is celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month with special events.
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New dietary guidelines urge less salt, more nutrient-rich food
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines, released in January by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services, are the first to address an unhealthy public, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames.
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Teen first in world cured by experimental operation
Madison Tully, a 16-year-old from Destrehan who had two life-threatening illnesses, is the first person in the world to be cured of both sickle cell anemia and lupus with a bone marrow transplant. […]
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Burn calories during holidays
Physical activity is important all year round, but it can be especially helpful during the holidays when you may be eating more than usual, says LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames. […]
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After beating cancer, grandma hopes dolls help find cure
St. Rose native Mary Rosalie Palmisano-Lovetro has won her recent battle with breast cancer, but she has not forgotten other women who may be going through the same thing.
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Baby with rare skin disease beating the odds
Courtney and Randy Roth have beaten the odds for over a year in keeping their infant son, Tripp, alive. Tripp was born in May 2009 with a rare skin disease called junctional epidermolysis bullosa, or JEB. […]