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New Food Labels Help for Counting Calories, Sugar
Foods with multiple servings in a single package -- like a big bag of potato chips -- will now have a two-column label that will list the nutrition information in a single serving alongside the...
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DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR RYAN WEXELBLATT? Ask your question about ADHD in boys here! Q: “You talk a lot about social skills in kids with ADHD. How do I know if the social skill issues we have are...
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Don't Believe Online Claims for Pot's 'Benefits'
Looking at tens of thousands of pot-related posts on Twitter, researchers saw a lot of bogus health claims that they fear may drown out solid science.
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U-Haul Won't Hire Smokers, Vapers in 21 States
Twenty-one states currently allow employers to refuse hiring if a person uses nicotine, and in 17 states testing for nicotine prior to hiring is legal.
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Prostate Cancer in Black Men: Overcoming Barriers to Better Outcomes
Black men are more than twice as likely as white men to die of prostate cancer. Learn about the many reasons and what you can do about it.
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New Year's Resolutions Didn't Stick? Try a Monday Reset
Instead of looking at your resolutions as a sweeping year-long project, what if you concentrated on making healthy changes every Monday?
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AI Beat Humans in Spotting Breast Tumors
Researchers at Google and several universities are working on an artificial intelligence (AI) model aimed at improving the accuracy of mammography screening.
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Opioid Use By Teens a Red Flag for Other Dangers
In a national survey of U.S. high school students, 14% said they had ever "misused" a prescription opioid such as Vicodin, OxyContin or Percocet.
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What Are the Early Warning Signs of Vaping Illness?
Many people have been hospitalized, and some have died from vaping illness. But how do you know if you have it? Here’s what to look out for.
View ArticleQ: How Can I Get Healthy Meals In My Picky Eater?
Q: “My 4-year-old son with ADHD is a very picky eater, refusing to eat vegetables or most sides at dinner. It’s becoming very frustrating for his mother because it’s a fight every day. He will eat...
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One Big Roadblock to Opioid Addiction Treatment
A new study finds there still aren't enough doctors authorized to prescribe the leading drug treatment for opioid addiction.
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Docs: Testosterone Supplements Won't Help Most Men
It's known that men's testosterone levels decline with age. And for years industry has promoted the idea that men suffer a range of symptoms caused by what's sometimes described as "male menopause."
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Baby Delivery Costs Average $4,500 in U.S.
A new study warns parents-to-be that average out-of-pocket costs for health care during pregnancy, delivery and the first three months after birth jumped to more than $4,500 in 2015 from just over...
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Study: No Major Link Between Baby Powder, Cancer
The use of talc powder has been linked to other types of cancer, such as mesothelioma. A jury recently awarded a California couple nearly $30 million from Johnson & Johnson for the wife's...
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Study: Young Women Getting Pelvic Exams They Don’t Need
The authors estimate that nearly one-quarter of young women aged 15-20 have received a pelvic exam in the last year. That’s 2.6 million girls. More than half of the exams -- 1.4 million -- may not...
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Claims Made On New Netflix 'Goop' Show Questioned
Goop has been criticized for questionable wellness claims, including the use of jade and quartz "eggs" for vaginal health
View Article“Raising My Sensitive Child Was Hell. Here’s How We Both Survived Her SPD,...
In the photo, taken 11 years ago, my (smiling) daughter had just turned 1. We had just emerged from a year of pure hell, though I never would have described it that way then. I would have lied. Lied...
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As Minimum Wage Rises, Suicide Rates Fall
A $1 increase in the federal minimum wage could have prevented 13,800 suicides among less-educated adults aged 18 to 64 during the peak in unemployment following the 2009 financial crash, researchers...
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Music Does Give Your Workout a Boost
A broad new review of nearly 140 studies -- the first of its kind -- suggests there's real science to back that up, with clear evidence that music not only makes exercise seem easier and more...
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Lung Cancer Treatment Fuels Drop in Cancer Deaths
Cancer deaths in the United States fell 2.2% between 2016 and 2017, the largest-ever single-year decrease.
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