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Cathi Lee: Weight Management and How My Brother Became My Advocate and Hero

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As I told you last week "it was not like they said." I began gaining weight when I was 7 years old. On my first diet when I was 8. How's that?


     
     
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Postpartum Depression and Lifestyle

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Younger women, those with lower educational attainment and women who received Medicaid benefits were more likely to report postpartum depression, according to the CDC.

Women from 17 states were surveyed in 2004 and 2005. The report indicates that women in abusive relationships and those who used tobacco had higher rates of postpartum depression as well.


     
     
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Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues...in Preschool?!

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Our children are getting younger and younger... I've been listening to the news, reading books about how each generation develops faster than the previous generation (whether this is real or perceived). We've all heard the scary stuff---our kids are hearing & learning about sex earlier than we ever did, they are exposed to more violence and drugs as well.

     
     
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Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients Reports American Heart Association

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MONDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Cocaine use can sometimes be the hidden culprit when young or otherwise healthy patients complain to doctors of chest pain, according to a new scientific statement released Monday by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Physicians need to query patients as to whether they may have used the drug in such cases, the experts said.


     
     
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WATCH THIS: Dr. Shalizeh Shokooh Explains Whether Young People Are At Risk for Heart Disease

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Are young people at risk for heart disease?