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Vitamin D May Vanquish Colon Cancer

Mom's advice to take your vitamins could be right on target. Vitamin D — the “sunshine vitamin” — might help prevent colon cancer.

This Vitamin May Prevent Birth Defects

An ingredient in your breakfast cereal may be preventing birth defects all across the US.

Cancer: Thriving After Surviving

Even the strongest, most determined patients who have won a battle against cancer may still face long-term, invisible issues after their treatment ends. Fortunately, help is in reach for cancer survivors.

Skip the Bedtime Booze

Booze at bedtime can mean a restless night for young adults. Young adults who have a drink an hour or so before bedtime may have changes in brain activity tied to disturbed sleep.

A Shot at Stopping Rotavirus

It's relatively new, but the rotavirus vaccine may be an effective way to stop the spread of rotavirus in kids.

Franklin Farms Recalls Chili-Bean Veggiburgers

Franklin Farms is issuing a voluntary recall of certain code dates of Chili-Bean Veggiburgers because they may contain undeclared peanut.

Market Pantry Honey & Oat Cereal Recalled

Gilster-Mary Lee of Chester, Illinois, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Market Pantry Honey & Oat Mixers Ready to Eat cereal because it may contain undeclared almonds.

HEB Issues Voluntary Recall on Specific White Corn Tortillas

H-E-B has issued a voluntary and precautionary recall specifically for the H-E-B Homestyle White Corn Tortillas due to the possible presence of foreign material.

Those Temper Tantrums May Mean More Than You Think

Temper tantrums and telling fibs are often a normal part of being a young kid. Some behaviors, however, could be a tip-off that there’s more going on.

Breaking Down Food: Vitamins Explained

We all know we need to eat a variety of food to get the proper amounts of vitamins our bodies need to function, but what do these vitamins actually do?

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