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Students' bodies need steady supply of calcium

...a physician who studies calcium metabolism at the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. The body needs a steady supply of calcium to build bone and keep cells functioning properly, he says...

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Health
Study: Correct treatment of high blood pressure could lower heart disease, stroke risk

BOSTON - Several million Americans could lower their risk of heart disease and stroke if they were simply treated correctly for their high blood pressure, according to a new study.

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For success, limit the stress

...stress-coping mechanism going," says psychologist John Foreyt, director of the Nutrition Research Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Walk, stretch, move as much as possible this week. Even brief amounts of activity -- as short as...

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Family
Molesters unmasked via Web screening

...caught on first victim," said Dr. Karen Lawson, a clinical psychologist who treats sex offenders at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Despite hundreds of people fired or blocked from church and volunteer jobs in the past year, Church...

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Tech
Savor a bite of chocolate

...standpoint, but it's actually not a bad thing," said Joan Carter, an instructor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. "It's pleasing to the palate and it contains antioxidants that may contribute to better health...

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Health
Hiking with a backpack doesn't have to mean a pain in the back

...backpack, load it light and stand up straight, say experts in the department of orthopedic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. "If the backpack is not worn correctly, or it is not a well-designed bag, it goes against all logic...

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Travel
Back-to-school checklist should include eye exam

...activities, as well as self-esteem," said Dr. Kimberly Yen, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Yen said if parents know that eye problems run in their family or if they suspect problems, it is especially...

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