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Carolyn Crist
Marketing, nutrition labels may lead kids to overeat sugary cereal
(Reuters Health) - Parents may allow kids to eat too much sugary breakfast cereal because the suggested serving size is smaller than they realize, according to a new study.
Many willing to trade genetic data for compensation, control
(Reuters Health) - More than half of Americans want money and control when companies or organizations use their genetic data, a new study suggests.
Informal caregivers often in poor health themselves
(Reuters Health) - Nearly one in five caregivers who support ill family members or friends describe their own health as fair or poor, according to a new U.S. study.
Doctors may feel 'moral distress' when surrogates make decisions
(Reuters Health) - When patients cannot make their own decisions about life-prolonging care, many doctors feel "moral distress" acting on the choices of surrogates like family members, a small survey suggests.
Walking may be best treatment for pain from clogged leg arteries
(Reuters Health) - Discomfort in the calf and upper legs during walking is a hallmark of narrowed blood vessels due to heart disease, but walking more - not less - can help ease the pain, experts say.
Allergists offer advice to parents of kids with food allergies
(Reuters Health) - Parents of children with food allergies should acknowledge their kids' anxiety, as well as their own, a group of allergy experts advises.
Almost 10 million in U.S. have faced sexual violence at work
(Reuters Health) - Almost 1 in 18 women and 1 in 40 men have experienced sexual harassment in and related to the workplace, according to a U.S. study.
Pregnant women can reduce their blood clot risk on flights
(Reuters Health) - Pregnant air travelers face a higher risk of blood clots, but they can reduce their risks by walking airplane aisles, drinking water and doing calf exercises, according to a new review.
U.S. diabetes patients turn to 'black market' for medications, supplies
(Reuters Health) - Diabetes medications and blood-test supplies are sold, traded and donated on black markets because the U.S. healthcare system isn't meeting patients' needs, a study shows.
Countries implementing about half of WHO recommendations
(Reuters Health) - About half of the recommendations suggested by the World Health Organization to reduce chronic disease are put into practice, according to a new study.