Health

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Digestible tidbits about health trends

The use of chemical cleaning products have been linked to asthma, sinusitis and bronchitis.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report found food allergies in children increased 18 percent between 1997 and 2007.

New offerings promise to satisfy the sweet tooth and provide essential vitamins and nutrients, but do so-called ‘functional candies’ do more harm than good?

Noise-induced hearing loss is a growing problem for young people. Experts say much of that loss can be prevented by turning down the personal music players.

If the farthest you travel in an average day of work is to the second page of a Google search, your body might be feeling the consequences.

After years of rising soda consumption among teens, the trend appears to be fizzling

Fruit juices are good for you, right? Not necessarily. Most juice beverages contain lots of calories, and some contain no vitamins or minerals at all.

Twinkies have been known to lure more than one dieter to the dark side with the irresistible promise of moist, cream-filled cake and total taste bud elation.