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• 1 in 5 Kids Don't Strap on Helmets Before Biking

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• 2 of 3 Parents Read Texts While Driving

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• 40-Year Study Sees Steady Rise in Pregnant Women's Blood Pressure

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• 50 Years After Ban, Canadian Lakes Still Have High Levels of DDT

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• 7 Tips to Prevent Accidents at Your Home

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• A Better Cardiac Pump for People With Heart Failure?

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• A New Approach to Stop High-Risk Drunk Drivers

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• Abuse in Childhood Tied to Brain Changes and Later Depression

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• Abuse, Injury More Likely When Child is With Male Caregiver: Study

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• AHA News: 4 Steps to Stealth Health During a Fall Getaway

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• Air Pollution Bad News for Your Blood Pressure

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• Airport Scanners OK for People with Implanted Heart Devices: Study

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• Americans' Trust in Scientists Follows a Sharp Political Divide

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• Among Rich Nations, U.S. Has Highest Rate of Fatal Drug ODs

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• Animal Study Offers Hope for Treating Traumatic Brain Injuries

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• Another Climate Change Threat: More 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria?

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• Antarctic Study Shows Isolation, Monotony May Change the Human Brain

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• Antibiotics Pollute Rivers Worldwide: Study

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• Are E-Scooters a Quick Ticket to the ER?

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• Are Forests Now Playing a Role in Pollution?

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• As Heat Bakes the Nation, Expert Offers Tips to Stay Safe

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• As Sense of Smell Fades, Does Death Come Closer?

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• Asthma Often Goes Undetected in Urban Teens, Study Finds

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• Astronauts: Exercise More in Space, Faint Less on Earth

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• Babies Still Dying Due to Unsafe Sleep Practices

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• Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue

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• Bald Eagles Across U.S. Infected With Newly Identified Virus

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• Ban on Sale of Sugary Drinks Trimmed Employees' Waistlines

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• Bans Not Keeping Drivers With Implanted Defibrillators off the Road

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• Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says

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• Be Alert for Concussions in Young Athletes

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• Beware of Drowsy Driving as Daylight Saving Time Begins

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• Bigger Waistlines a Threat to Women's Health, Even Without Obesity

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• Bouncing From 'Jump Park' Trampolines Into the ER

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• Brain Changes Noted in Holocaust Survivors and Their Children

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• By Mid-Century, Heat Waves Could Cover Far Bigger Areas

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• Bystanders Key to Cutting Cardiac Arrest Deaths

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• Can a Broken Heart Contribute to Cancer?

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• Cancer Diagnosis May Quadruple Suicide Risk

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• Caring Doctors Can Be Life-Changing for Diabetic Patients

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• Childhood Cancer Steals Over 11 Million Years of Healthy Life: Study

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• City Parks Are a Mood Booster

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• Climate Change Already Hurting Human Health, Review Shows

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• Climate Change Could Bring More Infant Heart Defects: Study

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• Climate Change Could Worsen Sneezin' Season

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• Climate Change Hiking Danger of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections

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• Climate Change Will Hurt Kids Most, Report Warns

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• Concussion Often Hits Elementary School Kids, Too

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• Concussion Recovery Isn't the Same for Every Football Player

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• 'Controlled Burns' Better for Kids' Health Than Wildfires: Study

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• COPD May Strike Women Harder Than Men

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• Could Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Serious Mental Illness?

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• Crash Risk Much Higher for Teen Drivers With ADHD

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• Daily Vitamin D Could Be a Lifesaver for Some COPD Patients

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• Dangers of 'Superbug' Germs Greater Than Believed

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• Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students

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• Deaths Due to Suicide, Homicide on the Rise Among U.S. Youth

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• Device Spots Lymphedema Early in Breast Cancer Patients, to Help Stop It

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• Did Brexit Vote Drive Man to Psychotic Episode?

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• Dirty Air Kills 30,000 Americans Each Year

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• Dirty Air Tied to Raised Risk of Strokes, Shorter Lives

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• Distracted by Their Smartphones, Pedestrians Are Landing in the ER

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• Does Parents' Smoking Raise Future Heart Risks for Kids?

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• Don't Drink and Drive on the Fourth

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• Don't Fear, Shark Attacks Remain Rare

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• Don't Let Fireworks Deafen You

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• Don't Let SAD Get the Better of You

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• Dramatic Drop Seen in Kids Choking to Death on Household Objects

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• 'Dramatic Increase' Seen in U.S. Deaths From Heart Failure

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• Dramatic Rise in Eye Injuries From BB and Paintball Guns

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• Drug Limits Damage of Brain Injury

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• Elder Abuse On the Rise in America

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• Emergency Rooms the Destination for Many Electric Scooter Users

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• E-Scooters Plus Drinking: A Fast-Pass to the ER?

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• Even Brief EMS Delay Can Cost Lives After Car Crash

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• Even Non-Concussion Head Hits Affect Young Football Players' Vision

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• Every Sudden Infant Death Deserves a Closer Look: Report

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• Evidence Builds That Optimism Might Lengthen Your Life

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• Exercise Injury Prevention: Protecting Your Ankles

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• Exercises to Head Off a Painful Rotator Cuff Injury

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• Ex-NFL Player Helps Researchers Probe Long-Term Effects of Head Injuries

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• Expert Tips for Reducing Running Injuries

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• Experts' Guide to Trampoline Safety

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• Eye Injuries From Fireworks in U.S. Have Nearly Doubled

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• Eye Injuries From Household Cleaners Drop, But Kids Remain at Risk

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• Falls Are Increasingly Lethal for Older Americans

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• Fatal Drug ODs Surging Among Young Americans

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• Fatal Medical Emergencies on the Rise Worldwide: Study

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Rise as Temperatures Fall

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• Fentanyl Becoming a Deadly Accomplice in Cocaine, Meth Abuse

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• Fewer Boys Are Suffering Head Injuries, But Rate Rises for Girls

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• Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating 'Superbug' Infections

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• Flu May Be a Factor in Many Kidney Failure Deaths

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• Flu Rides the Subway, Too

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• Football Head Trauma Linked Again to Long-Term Brain Damage

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• For Obese People, Commuting by Car Can Be a Killer: Study

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• For People With Autism, Encounters With Police Can Turn Dangerous

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• Get Back to Nature to Put Stress at Bay

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• Giving Up Meat Could Help Your Health -- And the Planet's

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• Giving Up One Food Will Help Your Health -- and the Planet

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• Glass-Fronted Fireplaces Pose Burn Dangers for Kids

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• 'Green Inhalers' Could Reduce Carbon Footprint: Study

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• Green Space Good for Your Child's Mental Health

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• Gunshot Wounds Have Long-Term Health Consequences: Study

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• Head Injuries Tied to Motorized Scooters Are Rising: Study

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• Heading to Europe This Summer? Get Your Measles Shot

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• Health Tip: Don't Let Travel Inhibit Exercise

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• Health Tip: 10 Ways to Reduce Injury Risk

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• Health Tip: Advice on Home Wound Care

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• Health Tip: ATV Safety

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• Health Tip: Autumn Driving Safety

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• Health Tip: Avoid Cellphone Use While Driving

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• Health Tip: Avoid Distracted Driving

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• Health Tip: Avoid Mouth Injuries in Children

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• Health Tip: Avoiding Cholera

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• Health Tip: Bed Bug Protection

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• Health Tip: Care For a Wound At Home

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• Health Tip: Choosing a Car Seat

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• Health Tip: Dealing With a Pulled Hamstring

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• Health Tip: Dislocation First Aid

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• Health Tip: Drive Safely During Rush Hour

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• Health Tip: Driving on Black Ice

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• Health Tip: Food Safety for Travelers

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• Health Tip: Go Green For the Holidays

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• Health Tip: Helmet Safety

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• Health Tip: Helping Children Adjust to a Move

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• Health Tip: Horseback Trail Riding Safety

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• Health Tip: Keep Your Teen Driver Safe

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• Health Tip: Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury

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• Health Tip: Make Traveling Easier on Your Pet

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• Health Tip: Nail Changes to Take Seriously

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• Health Tip: Parking Lot Safety

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• Health Tip: Pregnancy and Amusement Park Rides

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• Health Tip: Prevent ACL Tears

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• Health Tip: Preventing Repetitive Strain Injury

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• Health Tip: Ridesharing Safety

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• Health Tip: Safely Remove a Splinter

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• Health Tip: Travel Suggestions For Your Eyes

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• Health Tip: Treating a Jammed Finger

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• Health Tip: Treating a Torn Nail

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• Health Tip: Treating Whiplash

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• Health Tip: What is Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy?

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• Health Tip: When to Seek Medical Attention For a Cut

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• Heart Cells Change During Spaceflight

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• Heart Risks Vary Among Asian-Americans

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• Heat Waves Brought by Climate Change Could Prove Deadly for Kidney Patients

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• Heroin ODs Have Started Declining in Some States

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• Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

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• Houseflies: Just How Bad Are They for Your Health?

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• Household Chemicals Might Be Sparking Rise in Thyroid Disease Among Cats

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• How Color Can Help You De-Stress

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• How Seniors Can Prevent Hypothermia This Winter

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• How to Keep Your Feet on a Sound, Pain-Free Footing

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• How to Prevent Exercise Accidents

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• How to Safely Use Plastic Containers in Your Microwave

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• How You Can Cut Grocery Costs and Prevent Food Waste

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• Hundreds of Young Kids Drown in Pools Each Year -- Keep Yours Safe

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• Hunting, Harvesting Leave Big Animals at Risk of Extinction: Study

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• Hurricanes Can Hurt Survival Odds Among Those With Cancer

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• Hurricanes Like Dorian Take Heavy Toll on Mental Health

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• If You're Diabetic, Foot Care a Must

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• In Heat Waves, Fans May Do More Harm Than Good

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• Indoor Pollutants May Raise Allergy Risk in Toddlers

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• In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests May Be a 'Major Public Health Problem'

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• Is Air Pollution a Downer?

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• Is Childbirth More Dangerous in Rural Areas?

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• Is Head Injury Causing Dementia? MRI Might Show

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• Is It Time to Pull the Trigger on 'Trigger Warnings'?

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• Is Timing Everything for SIDS Risk?

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• Is Your County an Opioid Overdose 'Hotspot'?

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• Keep Your Kids Safe From Burns

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• Keeping Blood Sugar Steady Helps You Live Longer With Diabetes

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• Keeping Your Summer Fun on Sound Footing

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• Kidney Failure Patients Face Higher Risk of Cancer Death

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• Kids Can Get 'Stuck' on Traumatic Event, Leading to PTSD

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• Kids' ER Visits for Swallowing Toys, Foreign Objects Have Doubled Since 1990s

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• Kids Exposed to Lead at Higher Odds for Mental Health Issues Later

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• Kids in Hot Cars: How to Prevent Heatstroke Deaths

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• Lawn Mowers May Be Even More Dangerous for Rural Kids

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• Layer Up During the Polar Vortex

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• Lesbian, Gay Youth at Higher Risk for Self-Harm

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• Less Pain, More Car Crashes: Legalized Marijuana a Mixed Bag

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• Living With Repetitive Strain Injury

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• Looming Global Crisis Means People's Diets Must Change: Experts

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• Lots of Teens Are Breathing in Others' Vaping Fumes

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• Lyme Disease Now a Threat in City Parks

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• Major Flooding Can Bring Skin Infection Dangers

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• Many 'Gen Xers' Desolate as They Navigate Adulthood: Study

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• Many Kids Traveling Overseas Aren't Vaccinated Against Measles

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• Many Parents Conflicted About Opioids for Their Teens' Pain

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• Many Pregnancy-Related Maternal Deaths Occur Months After Delivery: CDC

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• 'Meatless Monday' Can Help Change Diets for Good

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• Middle Age Now a High-Risk Time for Bad Falls

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• Mild Head Injury Can Impair Your Sense of Smell

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• Military Tourniquets Might Save Kids' Lives During School Shootings

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• More Back-to-Back Heat Waves Will Come With Climate Change

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• More Gun Owners, Higher Risk of Youth Suicides?

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• More Patients With Heart Disease Die at Home Than in Hospital

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• More Teens Learning to Drive in Safer Conditions

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• More U.S. Kids Dying From Guns, Car Accidents

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• Most Airplanes Not Equipped With First Aid for Kids

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• Most Cyclists Suffering Head Injuries Not Wearing Helmets: Study

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• Move Over, Air Filter. Scientists Have a Greener Idea

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• Music Career Might Bring Ringing in the Ears

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• Nature or Nurture? Twins Study Helps Sort Out Genes' Role in Disease

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• New Theory Sheds Light on Leonardo da Vinci's Artistic Decline

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• Nurturing Childhood Boosts Odds of a Happy Adult Life: Study

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• One Simple Food Substitution Might Help Save the Planet

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• One-Third of U.S. Kids Have Back Pain, Study Says

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• Opioid OD Deaths Are Saving Lives Through Transplantation

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• Opioid Overdose Deaths Quadruple, Centered in 8 States

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• Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents

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• Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl Soaring: Report

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• Pain Relief: When to Use Cold, When to Use Heat

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• Pesticides Tied to Autism Risk in Kids

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• Physical Therapy Can Keep Sports Injuries at Bay

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• Plant-Based Diets Good for the Planet, and for You

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• Plants Will Not Boost Your Home's Air Quality: Study

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• Play It Safe With Winter Sports

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• Playing More Than One Sport Helps Teen Athletes Avoid Injuries: Study

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• Polar Vortex Brings Frostbite Danger: Protect Yourself

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• Pooch Peril: More Elderly Are Fracturing Bones While Dog Walking

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• Pool Chemicals Harm Thousands Every Summer

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• Poor Circulation in Legs? Statin Meds Can Keep You Living Longer

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• Poverty Makes Heart Failure Even More Lethal, Study Shows

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• Prescription Opioids Linked to Poor Outcomes in Kidney Patients

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• Race Affects Life Expectancy in Major U.S. Cities

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• Rate of U.S. Deaths Tied to Dementia Has More Than Doubled

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• Rates of Drug-, Alcohol-Linked Death Triple After Weight-Loss Surgery

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• Reacting Against a 'Too Clean' World, Some Parents Go Too Far the Other Way

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• Recycling: A Renewed Effort Is Needed

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• Road Rules on Smartphone Use Are Saving Bikers' Lives, Too

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• Roundup Linked to Human Liver Damage: Study

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• Run for Your Life, New Study Recommends

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• Scientists Spot Brain Cells That Control Traumatic Memories

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• Scorching Pavement Sends Some to the ER With Burns

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• Screening Truckers for Sleep Apnea Cuts Health Insurance Costs

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• Seek Help Fast If You Have Heart Attack Symptoms on Vacation

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• Short People Fare Worse in ICUs: Study

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• Should Air Quality Checks Be Part of Your Travel Planning?

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• Sit All Day at Work? Exercise Can Counter That

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• Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries Most Severe Among Younger Kids

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• Slow Down and Enjoy a Safe Christmas

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• Slowing Climate Change Could Cut Health Costs, Save Money

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• Smoggy Air Might Contribute to Macular Degeneration

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• Smoking Around Expectant Moms Can Harm Babies' Hearts

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• Smoking While Pregnant Sends SIDS Risk Soaring

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• Snow Blindness a Wintry Danger

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• Sour Note: Marching Band Members at Risk When Temperatures Soar

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• Space Travel Won't Turn Germs Into Superbugs

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• Spring Is the Sneezing Season

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• Steady Stream of Lesser Head Hits in Football Can Still Damage Brain

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• Sticking to One Sport Could Up Injuries Among Teen Athletes

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• Still Too Many Highway Deaths Tied to Speeding

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• Stillbirth Risk Rises With Prolonged Pregnancies

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• Strengthen Your Deltoids to Help Prevent Shoulder Injuries

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• Study Urges Seniors to Get Moving to Live Longer

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• Sudden Death Can Occur Even in Well-Controlled Epilepsy

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• Sugary Drinks and Fruit Juice May Increase Risk of Early Death

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• Summer Is Tough for Asthma Sufferers

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• Sunglasses a Shield for the Eyes

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• 'Superbugs' Hang Out on Hospital Patients

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• 'Swimmer's Shoulder' Strikes 3 in 4 Teen Competitors

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• Take It Outside! The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors

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• Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults

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• Teens Who Hurt Themselves More Likely to Hurt Others

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• Ten Infant Deaths Linked to Fisher-Price Rock 'N Play Sleepers

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• Texas Cities Are Ripe for Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds

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• The Deadliest Plastic for Seabirds? Balloons

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• The Merits of Physical Therapy

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• These Sports Are Most Likely to Send Young Americans to the ER

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• Too Much Fried Food May Shorten Your Life

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• Toxins in Home Furnishings Can Be Passed on to Kids

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• Toy Guns Pose Big Threat to Young Eyes

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• Traveling Abroad? Make Sure Your Measles Shot Is Up to Date

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• Trees an Oasis of Mental Well-Being

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• Trees Really Do Help Keep a City Cool, Study Shows

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• Trouble Driving At Night? Yellow Lenses Won't Help

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• U.S. Cancer Deaths Continue to Decline

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• U.S. Heart Failure Rates Are Rising, Especially for Black Adults

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• U.S. Hurricanes Are Bigger, Stronger, More Destructive: Study

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• U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Hit 30-Year High in 2018: Report

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• U.S. Teen Opioid Deaths Soaring

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• Unplugging From Social Media on Vacation? It's Tough at First

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• Vaping May Have Triggered Lung Illness Typically Only Seen in Metalworkers

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• Vehicle Exhaust Drives Millions of New Asthma Cases Annually

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• Vitamin E Acetate Is Leading Suspect in Vaping-Linked Lung Illnesses: CDC

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• Voice-Assisted Tech Can Be a Driving Hazard

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• Warm Bath Can Send You Off to a Sound Slumber, Study Finds

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• Water Polo Study Highlights Head Injury Risk

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Drops Heart Disease, Death Risk for Diabetics

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• When Does Heart Health Return to Normal After Quitting Smoking?

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• When Fido Comes Along on Your Vacation

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• When to Create and Update a Will

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• Where Is Your Risk of Dying Greatest After Surgery?

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• Where Marijuana Is Legal, Many Teens Drive While High

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• Which Dogs Are More Likely to Bite Your Kids?

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• Why ADHD Might Raise the Risk of Early Death

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• Why Are Cardiac Arrests More Deadly on Weekends?

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• Why Maintaining a Healthy Weight Is Important in Adulthood

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• Wildfire Smoke Threatens Health for Miles Around

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• Windy, Humid Days Could Bring More Pain

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• Winter's Many Challenges to Eye Health

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• Wintertime Smog Tied to Rise in Heart Procedures

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• With Weeks to Live, Many Cancer Patients Try Useless Treatments

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• Women in Cardiac Arrest Less Likely to Receive Help, Study Finds

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• Work Stress, Poor Sleep, High Blood Pressure a Deadly Trio

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• Worldwide, More Die After Surgery Than From HIV, Malaria: Study

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• Young Athletes Need to Be Sidelined After Bout of Mono

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• Your Guide to a Healthier Home for Better Asthma Control