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(NAPSI) - Experts agree that total fitness includes mental fitness. That's because a healthy mind can help you pursue all the things you love to do, whether it's organizing activities for your family and friends, pursuing a new hobby or even learning a new language. Recently, a group of experts from various relevant fields participated in a Cognitive Health Roundtable.

(NAPSI) - Ashley Dobbs of Gallatin, Tennessee, is among the more than a quarter of a million survivors of childhood cancer in the United States. She knows all too well the devastating emotional, physical and financial toll the disease can take.

(NAPSI) - A little knowledge can help you protect your health. The rising prevalence of obesity in America has led to serious problems like cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. However, many people are unaware that obesity is also a risk factor for gout.

(NAPSI) - There is encouraging news in the fight against childhood diseases. At America's pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, researchers are testing 244 new medicines to help meet the special health needs of children. These medicines offer hope that the significant improvements made in children's health over the past few decades will continue and even accelerate in the years to come.

Purdue University health researchers are partnering with other experts to better understand the role that beverages, such as sweetened, dairy, alcoholic and caffeinated drinks, play in the daily diet.

(NAPSI) - While the vast majority of medications that Americans take are both safe and effective, many people may be surprised to discover that certain drugs may not be as safe as they thought. Numerous products are marketed as treatments for diabetes, including Januvia (sitagliptin) and the combination pill Janumet, which contains the drug metformin. Unfortunately, the drugs, manufactured by the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. for type 2 diabetes, have reportedly caused serious health problems in some patients.