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By Cynthia Weiss, Mayo Clinic News NetworkTroy Warren for CNT #HealthSymptoms can start as early as 5 to 6 years old, and prevent a good night’s sleepDear Mayo Clinic: My child moves around a lot at bedtime and has trouble falling asleep. She describes “bugs” on her legs. As someone who was diagnosed with restless legs syndrome, I am wondering if children can develop restless legs syndrome, too?Answer: Yes, children can have restless legs syndrome. You also may hear it called Willis Ekbom disease, based on the names of the physicians who first described this condition.Just like adults, children can…

By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HealthJust because the temperature has dropped doesn’t mean you have to work out indoorsWhen the temperature drops, many people head indoors to exercise.Yes, it’s warmer in your house, but there are little-known health benefits to exercising in cold weather.Burn more caloriesResearch shows daily exposure to cold increases a body’s volume of brown adipose tissue, or brown fat. But isn’t fat a bad thing? It depends. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns them.A 2014 study found the cold not only makes brown fat more active, it also could cause…

By Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTroy Warren for CNT #HealthWorld Health Organzation has declared antimicrobial resistance to be a top 10 global public health threatHearing “superbug” scares a lot of people. No one likes to think about a multidrug-resistant bacteria.Researchers from Monash University in Australia have discovered a potential new way to prevent antibiotic resistance, however, possibly turning the tables on superbugs.Antimicrobial resistance — which the World Health Organzation has declared to be a top 10 global public health threat — occurs when pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) change over time and no longer respond to medicines. Consequently, infections…

By DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkTroy Warren for CNT #Health‘It bothers our tissues. It bothers our heart. It bothers our arteries, our brains, our pancreas, our liver and our lungs. And that leads to disease’The phrase “you are what you eat” is commonly used in conversations about health and the connection between food and the body. Eating an unhealthy diet can have serious consequences and can increase someone’s risk of dying from heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a preventive cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses the relationship between food and disease.Things…