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  • Mindfulness therapy works for recurrent depression

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    By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – For people with recurring depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be more helpful than other treatments, according to a new analysis. Cognitive therapy focuses on substituting constructive patterns of thinking for maladaptive thought processes. Combining mindfulness techniques with cognitive therapy should be an option for patients, according to study…

  • Childhood obesity not down in U.S

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    By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Rates of childhood overweight and obesity have not decreased in the U.S. in recent years, and severe obesity is on the rise, especially for minority children, according to a new study. Ten percent of teens now have severe obesity, lead researcher Asheley Skinner of the Duke Clinical Research Institute…

  • Kids who skip lunch are missing out on essential nutrients

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    By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Children who skip lunch may not be getting enough vitamins and minerals from the rest of their meals and snacks, a study suggests. “Overall, the lunch meal is very important for helping children meet their nutrient needs, especially for fat-soluble vitamins A and D, minerals like calcium, phosphorus and…

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    By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) – Children who skip lunch may not be getting enough vitamins and minerals from the rest of their meals and snacks, a study suggests. “Overall, the lunch meal is very important for helping children meet their nutrient needs, especially for fat-soluble vitamins A and D, minerals like calcium, phosphorus and…

  • U.S. pedestrian deaths from car crashes surge

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    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Pedestrian deaths from car crashes surged the most in at least four decades last year and now account for about 15% of fatalities from motor vehicle accidents, a U.S. report suggests. Nationally, pedestrian deaths rose 10% in 2015 from the previous year, researchers estimated based on data supplied by…

  • Trump overshadows Republican debate even as he sits it out

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    By John Whitesides, Ginger Gibson and Steve Holland DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Even in boycotting a debate with his Republican rivals for the White House, front-runner Donald Trump managed to upstage the event on Thursday with a typical dramatic flourish. Trump's gamble that he could leave the battlefield to his rivals for one night…

  • Trump overshadows Republican debate even as he sits it out

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    By John Whitesides, Ginger Gibson and Steve Holland DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Even in boycotting a debate with his Republican rivals for the White House, front-runner Donald Trump managed to upstage the event on Thursday with a typical dramatic flourish. Trump's gamble that he could leave the battlefield to his rivals for one night…

  • Brazil’s Rousseff calls for war on Zika-carrying mosquito

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    Brazil is losing the battle against the mosquito spreading the Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday, calling for a national effort to eradicate the insect. “We do not have a vaccine for Zika yet. The only thing we can do is fight the mosquito,” she told reporters during a visit to a command…

  • Obama declares emergency in Michigan over bad water – White House

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    President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid to be used to help state and local response efforts to an area affected by contaminated water. “The president's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have…

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    President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid to be used to help state and local response efforts to an area affected by contaminated water. “The president's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have…