By Dennis Thompson
Health and fitness experts have for years tried to entice people to exercise more by flogging long-range benefits such as losing weight or avoiding long-term illness caused by chronic disease.
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By Robert Preidt
Many young American women fail to recognize recent weight gain, and self-perception of weight gain appears to be significantly influenced by race, ethnicity and birth control methods, according to a new study.
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Couples with similar jobs are more likely to have trouble finding a good work-life balance than those in different lines of work, according to a new study.
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By Mary Elizabeth Dallas
Chronic boredom grips one-fourth of office workers, which may affect their quality of work as well as their physical and mental health, a new study suggests.
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By Steven Reinberg
Women who use antidepressants called selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Celexa during pregnancy run a slight risk of having an infant with high blood pressure in the lungs, a new Swedish study finds.
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By Steven Reinberg
Folks who walk to work or school while listening to music via headphones may want to unplug, with a new U.S. study finding injuries to this group of people tripling since 2004.
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By Kathleen Doheny
Just as it does in men, obstructive sleep apnea can raise the risk for women of dying from heart attacks and having other cardiovascular problems, a new Spanish study indicates.
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By Steven Reinberg
Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, according to a new study by Swiss investigators.
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By Robert Preidt
People fitted with slings or casts after suffering an arm injury experience changes in the brain as it adapts to shifts in physical movement, a new study finds.
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By Robert Preidt
Recent declines in death rates due to the skin cancer melanoma among white Americans appear to be limited to those with higher levels of education, researchers have found.
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By Robert Preidt
Persistent pain, eating problems and depression are the most common problems experienced by long-term survivors of head and neck cancer, a new study finds.
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By Amanda Gardner
Professional football players already vulnerable to memory loss and cognitive problems stemming from repetitive head injuries may be at even greater risk if they also carry excess weight, as many of them do.
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By Denise Mann
They may look and smell a lot like candy, but dissolvable, smokeless tobacco products aren’t for kids. The safety and risks of “dissolvables” are the subject of a three-day U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting this week.
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By Maureen Salamon
It’s known that drinking during pregnancy leaves babies vulnerable to a spectrum of abnormalities called fetal alcohol syndrome. Now, a new study pinpoints the latter half of the first trimester as a critical time in the development of some of
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By Robert Preidt
Young and middle-aged adults who take two or more prescription drugs at any one time may be at increased risk for accidental falls, a new study finds.
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By Steven Reinberg
Vitamin D supplements don’t seem to help most patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study by Belgian investigators.
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By Rita Rubin
Dangerous Blood-Clot Risks Need to Be More Prominent on Future Labels
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By Brenda Goodman, MA
A Single Treatment Allowed Patients With Hemophilia to Stop Regular Injections
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By Charlene Laino
BRCA Carriers Treated for Cancer in One Breast at Higher Risk for Cancer in the Other
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