Living
People Centre’d on Diabetes | Boy’s double diagnosis throws curveball at toddler’s family
On Dec. 16, 2003, our lives changed forever. Our healthy, vibrant 21-month-old was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes.
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LIVING
Top Dogs: Beagles, golden retrievers, Labradors and Shih Tzus top list of popular dogs in Centre County
It’s not uncommon in Centre County to see neighborhood pups and their parents taking a stroll around the block or to run into Spot while hiking up Mount Nittany. But just what type of dog is tugging at the end of that leash may surprise you.
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FOOD
Cook's Corner: Savory sauce distinguishes German stuffed cabbage
Q: I hope you can track down a favorite recipe I lost for meat-stuffed cabbage leaves called kohlruladen. I haven't had any luck finding it online.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease.
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
What do we eat? New food map will tell us
Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought.
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FAMILY PAGES
Website aims to encourage school engagement
Parents these days frequently are blamed for being too involved with their kids' schooling and after-school activities. Their typically overbearing nature has even inspired a nickname: "the helicopter parent."
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FAMILY PAGES
Family Meals Matter: High temperatures, low pressure
By mid-May the temperatures are rising in many parts of the country. But we don't want pressures rising as well. Blood pressure that is. May is National High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. Blood pressure is considered normal when systolic pressure (the first and higher number) is less than 120 ...
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HEALTH & SCIENCE
Court: woman can seek lawyer fees in vaccine case
The Supreme Court says a woman can seek lawyers' fees from the government even though her lawsuit over damage she said was caused by a vaccine was ruled untimely.
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FAMILY PAGES
Nia Vardalos talks about adoption, motherhood and being fearless
Nia Vardalos didn't enter motherhood with ease. This Canadian-born, Second City-trained actress and author (most well known for writing and starring in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding,") pulls back the curtain on her struggles to become a mom in her new book, "Instant Mom" (Harper One, $26.99...
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FASHION
Re-dressed up and ready to go
"Arrested Development" costume designer Katie Sparks, whose efforts on the first two seasons of the Fox sitcom earned her a 2006 nomination from the Costume Designers Guild of America, was tapped by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz to work on the new streaming-to-Netflix season that will be released...
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FAMILY PAGES
Moms Gear: Use the Boon Whale Pod to keep toys picked up in the tub
The Whale Pod, a wall-mounted product for storing children's toys in the tub, immediately gained my affection. That's because after my daughters piled all of their tub toys inside there was still room to add in that lonely Barbie doll at the top.


