Fruit

Blueberries Babies Health

Blueberries help boost babies' immune systems and gut health, study shows

Philly horticulturists offer tips for where, when and how to grow plants from seeds

Spring planting guide

Eating more fruit and dairy products may reduce the risk of tinnitus

tinnitus diet study

Tree that can grow 40 types of fruit — from cherries to peaches — takes root at Temple's art school

Tree of 40 Fruits Temple

Drinking 100% fruit juice daily can cause weight gain in children and adults, study finds

fruit juice weight gain children

3 brands of applesauce pouches recalled due to potential lead contamination

FDA Fruit Pouch Recall Weis

Japanese plum juice, touted as a natural remedy to heart disease, actually works, Temple researchers say

Japanese Plum Hypertension

Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu

Fruit Nutrients

5 healthier cocktails for your Fourth of July weekend

healthy cocktails

Eating dried fruit can improve the quality of your overall diet, new study finds

Dried fruit can boost overall health

Tailor Cut Produce recalls fruit after salmonella outbreak at four Pennsylvania hospitals

Pre-cut fruit salmonella Pennsylvania

Ways to drink more water every day

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Mexican imported papayas at the root of multi-state salmonella outbreak

papaya salmonella outbreak

This is the 'Goldilocks' amount of blueberries to eat daily for improved heart health

blueberries heart health

Pre-cut melon in multi-state recall due to salmonella outbreak

melon recall salmonella

Skip the grocery store, here's how to DIY your own dried fruit

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Why do peaches have fuzz?

Peaches

Bite into fall with hardcore “apple nerd” Ben Wenk of Three Springs Fruit Farm

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Pie eating contests, sidewalk sale fill annual Peach Festival

Peaches

Summer is on its way at Strawberry Festival

Peddlers Village STrawberry

Happiness on a stick: Healthy popsicle recipes

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How to keep holiday stress in check this season

Light Lamp SAD

After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned

Shinges Vaccine Dementia

Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia

Zipporah Washington Temple

Nurse who beat hard-to-treat cancer says she stayed strong by thinking of herself as a 'survivor'

Healthy Eating Flying

Here's how to still eat healthy at the airport and on a plane

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Suicide prevention: No more stigma

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