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22 Nov
Are Efforts To Reduce Kids' Consumption Of Sugary Drinks Working?
Children and teens are cutting back on sugary drinks, but a new study finds they're still downing too many.
21 Nov
What Are The Long-Term Health Effects Of Surviving A Gunshot Wound?
Gunshot survivors suffer long-term physical, mental, emotional and social wounds.
20 Nov
Using Yoga To Ease Symptoms of Anxiety And Depression
Yoga provides both short and long-term mental health benefits.
Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Lab-altered mosquitoes have made a big dent in the spread of dengue fever, researchers report.
How? Australian scientists released mosquitoes carrying a bacteria that prevents transmission of the dengue virus.
The strategy resulted in a 76% decrease in dengue transmission in a com...
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New Role for Modern Family's Julie Bowen: Flu Fighter
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As the long-running television show "Modern Family" wraps up its final season, one of the show's stars is taking on a new role raising awareness about the importance of preventing and treating flu.
Actress Julie Bowen was sidelined a few years ago by flu, and wishes she had known how important...
- Serena Gordon
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- November 22, 2019
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Don't Let Salmonella Make Your Thanksgiving a Turkey
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- With Thanksgiving but a week away, U.S. health officials want to be sure you don't get sick from any salmonella that might be lurking in your turkey.
In a new report, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detail the tracking of a recent multistate outbreak of ...
- Steven Reinberg
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- November 21, 2019
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Diet Pill, Laxative Use Often Precedes an Eating Disorder
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Girls and young women who use diet pills and laxatives to control their weight are at increased risk for eating disorders, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 10,000 girls and women, aged 14 to 36, from 2001 to 2016.
Among those who initially did not have an ...
- Robert Preidt
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- November 21, 2019
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Obesity Rates Fall for Many Young Kids in Federal Nutrition Program
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Forty-one states and territories have seen drops in obesity rates among young children enrolled in a U.S. nutrition program, a new study shows.
"Improvements in national, state and caregiver guidance around nutrition and physical activity may be contributing to this decline in childhood obesi...
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- November 21, 2019
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AHA News: Obesity, Other Factors May Speed Up Brain Aging
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
Almost one-quarter of adults have metabolic syndrome, a set of factors that in combination amplify a person's risk of hear...
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- November 21, 2019
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