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Maybe babies don't need the spoon-fed mush

Maybe babies don't need the spoon-fed mush

Most infants are weaned from breast milk or formula to pureed baby foods. From there they go on to eat finger foods -- cut-up pieces of soft...

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CDC: Breads top list of salt sources in U.S. diet

ATLANTA (AP) — Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as...

Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians...

High-tech baby arrives at Elkhart General

ELKHART -- In about 90 percent of all births, the baby smoothly

Komen Foundation VP Quits Over Planned Parenthood Flap

Karen Handel, a vice president with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, resigned her position Tuesday following a controversy over...

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Sanchez Vicario parents won't sue over book allegations

MADRID (Reuters) - Arantxa Sanchez Vicario's parents do not plan legal action against the former world number one after she accused them...

A Minute With: Rachel McAdams on remembering her "Vow"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama "The Notebook." Since then, she has...

Haitians bound for Brazil languish in Peru's Amazon

INAPARI, Peru (Reuters) - Nearly 300 Haitians fleeing the poverty of their earthquake-ravaged homeland have been stuck for a month in the...

Chai cafes woo coffee fans in urban India

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 - A first-time visitor to New Delhi might think Indians are addicted to coffee. There are at least 10 coffee shops in...

French min deletes "stay indoors" tip for homeless

PARIS (Reuters) - A French health minister tried to tweet her way out of embarrassing blog advice that homeless people should not go...

Rajaratnam trial "personally challenging", judge says

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Presiding over the high-profile insider-trading trial and sentencing of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was...

Navy likely new black at New York Fashion Week

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Navy is likely to replace black on the catwalk when New York Fashion Week starts on Thursday, with experts expecting...

Collector pleads guilty to theft of thousands of documents

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A noted collector of presidential memorabilia pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing thousands of rare historical...

TomTom satnavs to tell good drivers from bad

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom satnavs will in future help insurers tell the difference between a good driver and a bad one under a scheme...

Putin woos Russians by pledging to turn back clock

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin promised on Tuesday to turn back the clock and restore winter time in Russia if elected president, in a...