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Volunteer baby rockers soothe hospitalized infants

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals(LINCOLN, Neb.) — A group of volunteers called baby rockers are tending to the tiny residents of a Nebraska hospital’s pediatric unit. Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals in Lincoln started the program in 2010 after opening a new Read More

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Five expert tips to stay healthy while traveling

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Spring weather has many thinking about their summer bodies. If you’ve established a healthy routine at home, good for you. But how do we keep from getting derailed when work or leisure takes us from our routine? ABC News asked Read More

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Your Body: What you need to know about norovirus

iStock/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor Norovirus is a very common and highly contagious virus often referred to as the GI flu. Each year, it causes about 20 million illnesses in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control Read More

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US cancer deaths are decreasing, study finds

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — More people are surviving the most common forms of cancer as cancer deaths continue to trend downward for both men and women in the U.S., according to a new study published Friday by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. From Read More