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Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife, “Nancy,” and I are at odds over something that is the result of pure paranoia on her part. She wants to put AirTags on our kids (who are 9 and 11) without their knowledge. I think kids today …

A Surprising Superfood: New Bone-Boosting Benefits of Prunes Discovered  SciTechDaily Why Experts Say This Dried Fruit Is Critical For Strong Bones After Menopause  Women’s Health Dried Fruit That Helps Bone Problems.  Al Día News Scientists Discover New Bone-Boosting Benefits of Prunes  ShiaWaves The No. 1 Food to Protect Bone Health in Older Women—And It’s not Dairy  bestlifeonline.com Source link

At 32, Wendy Maultsby was working full-time and planning out her dream future: meeting her future husband, getting married, and giving birth to her first child. But what awaited Maultsby was a diagnosis she never anticipated—and certainly not in her 30s. If she ever imagined it, she thought it would come when she was a grandmother in her 70s. “Around …

Significant brain defects known as Chiari malformations could be down the genes some of us have inherited from Neanderthals, according to a new study, causing a mismatch between brain shape and skull shape. The study focuses on Chiari malformation type I (CM-I), where the lower part of the brain extends too far into the spinal cord – typically linked to …

Older adults who eat two eggs a week may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a new study claims.  Researchers from Boston, Washington DC and Chicago found that the presence of several nutrients, particularly choline in the breakfast staple can help lower the risk of the progressive disease.  Choline is an essential nutrient for liver development, healthy brain development, muscle movement, …

Reports of US children under six ingesting nicotine pouches – the small rectangles containing flavored nicotine that have exploded in popularity – jumped 763% in just three years, according to a study published on Monday. Several of the children ended up in intensive care after ingesting the pouches and two children died, the report said. The uptick in poisonings comes …

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A system that alerts trained volunteers to medical emergencies nearby is being introduced by an ambulance service. South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) is using the Good Smartphone Activated Medics app – known as GoodSAM – which uses mobile GPS technology to message volunteers within 500m of an incident. It is hoped the responders could then begin CPR before an ambulance …

Frank Frost found camaraderie and better health in a cycling group in the U.K. that his doctor recommended he try. Frank Frost hide caption toggle caption Frank Frost For more than 30 years, Frank Frost worked as a long-distance truck driver, ferrying industrial chemicals across the United Kingdom. “I worked away from home six days a week, working up to …