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The articles below are provided by the Cleveland Plain Dealer and are written by their reporters about health topics currently in the news.

Title: Working fruits and vegetables into your diet: NetWellness
Summary: Because fruits and vegetables are low in fat and high in fiber, they help to satisfy you without many calories. So they are a smart addition to the diets of weight-conscious Americans.
Published: 2010-09-02 - Updated: 2010-09-02; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Get kids psyched to go back to school: Netwellness
Summary: Avoid adding to your child's stress if he or she is nervous about starting school. Don't change jobs, move, or make a major lifestyle change right before school begins. Keep things constant at home, if possible.
Published: 2010-08-25 - Updated: 2010-08-24; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Annual mammogram is important for women over 40: NetWellness
Summary: Breast cancer incidence increases as women age, so it is important for older (as well as younger) women to continue testing.
Published: 2010-08-18 - Updated: 2010-08-13; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Debunking the myths about male enhancement drugs: NetWellness
Summary: We've entered an era where talking about sex isn't taboo. People aren't afraid to discuss ways to improve their sexual function, and companies are flooding the market with over-the-counter drugs they claim will solve a couple's problems in the bedroom and make men the tigers their wives supposedly want them to be.
Published: 2010-08-11 - Updated: 2010-08-11; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Packing safe and appealing school lunches for your kids: NetWellness
Summary: Packed lunches should have three "ingredients": nutrition, taste and safety.
Published: 2010-08-04 - Updated: 2010-08-09; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Title: Finding and treating that bad taste in your mouth: NetWellness
Summary: Adverse taste perception is a complex and interesting phenomenon, and the super bitter or very sour tastes may be preemptive forewarning to the host that what they have put in their mouth is toxic.
Published: 2010-07-29 - Updated: 2010-07-29; Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer