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• 1 in 10 Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes Dies: Study

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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care

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• Additives to E-Cigarettes May Be Upping Health Dangers

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• Aging Population, Unhealthy Habits Underlie Expected Cancer Surge

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• AHA News: Eat Healthy, Move Your Body During Pandemic

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• AI Might Spot Which COVID-19 Patients Are at Risk of Severe Disease

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• All 50 States Now Reporting Cases of Severe Vaping-Linked Lung Injury

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• Americans Need to Tackle Youth Obesity: U.S. Task Force

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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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• Another HIV Hazard: Higher Risk for COPD

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• Are Antibiotics a Recipe for Obesity in Childhood?

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• Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD?

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• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?

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• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn

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• Bacteria May Be a Player in Diabetes Among Very Obese

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• Bad Sleep, Bad Diet = Bad Heart?

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• Ban on Sale of Sugary Drinks Trimmed Employees' Waistlines

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• Belly Fat Can Lead to a Sudden Attack of Pancreatitis: Study

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• Big Breakfast May Be the Most Slimming Meal of the Day

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

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• Body's Natural Chemicals May Help Protect 9/11 Responders' Health: Study

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• Brake Dust Another Driver of Air Pollution

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• Can You Still Be Healthy If You're Overweight?

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• Can Your Smartphone Make You Fat?

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• Certain Gut Bacteria Tied to Lung Vessel Disease

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• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

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• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'

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• Childhood Risk Factors Can Predict Adult Obesity

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• China Study Puts Coronavirus Death Rate at 1.4%; Real Number May Be Lower

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• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19

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• Cluster of Unhealthy Risk Factors Could Raise Odds of Recurrent Blood Clots

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• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health

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• Consumers' Orders Changed Slightly After Calorie Counts Added to Menus

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• Could Extra Weight Weaken Your Brain?

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• Could Obesity Alter a Child's Brain Structure?

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study

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• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

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• Cut the Fat for Lunch

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Cuts Millions of Lives Short Worldwide: Study

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Don't Want a 2nd Heart Attack? Lose the Belly Fat

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• Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough

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• Drug Trio Could Give Patients With Cystic Fibrosis a New Option

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• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

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• Eating Before Bedtime Might Pack on the Pounds

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• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't

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• Evolution Could Explain Why Staying Slim Is So Tough

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• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

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• Expectant Moms: Take Care and Don't Panic About Coronavirus

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• Extra Pounds Could Bring More Painful Joints

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• 'Fast and Feast' Diet Works for Weight Loss

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• Fast-Food Joints on Your Way to Work? Your Waistline May Widen

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• Fast-Food Outlet in Neighborhood Could Mean Heavier Kids: Study

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• Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success

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• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19

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• For Teens, Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Bring Emotional Gains

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• Getting Active Helps Kids' Hearts, Even in the Obese

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• Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

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• 'Green Inhalers' Could Reduce Carbon Footprint: Study

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• Growing Obesity Rates May Contribute to Climate Change

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• Health Tip: Gaining Weight

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• Health Tip: Help Your Child Safely Lose Weight

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• Health Tip: Measuring Weight Accurately at Home

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• Health Tip: Minimizing Shortness of Breath

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• Health Tip: Preventing Bronchitis

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• Healthy Habits Can Slide After Starting Heart Medications

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• Healthy Heart in Your 20s, Healthier Brain Decades Later

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• Healthy Living Can Cut Odds for Alzheimer's in People at Genetic Risk

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• Heart-Healthy Habits Good For Your Brain

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• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study

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• Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

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• High Lead Levels in Pregnancy Linked to Obesity in Kids Years Later

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• Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients Develop Pneumonia, About 10% Die: Study

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• How to Avoid Unwanted Weight Gain During COVID-19 Pandemic

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• How to Get on Track When Weekend Eating Is Your Downfall

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• How to Head Off Holiday Weight Gain

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• How to Prepare, Protect Yourself From Coronavirus

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• How You Can Be Overfat Without Being Overweight

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• How Your Genes Affect the Number on Your Scale

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• It May Be Even Tougher for Women to Quit Smoking Than Men

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• Just a Little Weight Loss Can Put Diabetes Into Remission

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• Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips

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• Kids in Poor Neighborhoods Face Higher Odds for Obesity as Adults

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• Kids' 'Microbiome' May Play Key Role in Asthma

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• Kids Raised by Grandparents More Likely to Pile on Pounds: Study

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• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19

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• Late Bedtimes in Preschool Years Could Bring Weight Gain

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• Later Bedtimes Could Mean Wider Waistlines for Teen Girls

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• Light Smoking Causes More Lung Damage Than Once Suspected: Study

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• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study

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• Lose Weight, Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Lots of Teens Are Breathing in Others' Vaping Fumes

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• Low Levels of Key Blood Cells Could Signal Higher Death Risk

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• Low-Dose Aspirin Might Cut Cancer Risk, Especially for Overweight People

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• Mediterranean Diet Has Big Benefits for Expectant Moms: Study

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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• Moms' Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Risk of Birth Defects

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• Mom-to-Be's Cosmetics Chemicals Could Lead to Heavier Baby

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• More Americans Trying to Lose Weight, But Few Succeeding

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• More Evidence Tying Vitamin E Acetate to Vapers' Lung Disease

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• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

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• More Than 1 in 4 High School Students Now Vape: CDC

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• More TV, Smartphone Time Means More Sugary Drinks for Teens

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• More U.S. Kids Are Shunning Sweetened Drinks

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• Most Docs Don't Know Hair Care Is a Barrier to Exercise for Black Women

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• New Tool for Med Students: 'Fat Suit'

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• New Year's Resolutions Didn't Stick? Try a Monday Reset

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• 'No Quick Fix' for A-Fib, But Cardiologist Says You Can Help Prevent It

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• Obese Teen Boys More Prone to Heart Attacks in Middle Age

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• Obesity in Middle Age Could Raise Odds for Alzheimer's Later

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• Obesity May Boost Effectiveness of a Lung Cancer Therapy

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• Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows

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• Obesity Might Skew Blood Tests in Kids

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients

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• Obesity’s Gender Divide: Health Effects Differ for Men, Women

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• Overweight Dog, Overweight Owner?

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• Overweight Men May Feel Stigmatized, Too

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• Ozone, Wood Smoke Raise Odds of COPD in Smokers and Nonsmokers

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• Patients Who Quit Smoking Before Weight-Loss Surgery Often Relapse: Study

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• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

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

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• Post-Game Snacks May Undo Calorie-Burning Benefit of Kids' Sports

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• Pregnancy Weight Gain: What's Right for You?

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• Pressuring Kids to Diet Can Backfire, Damaging Long-Term Health

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• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

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• Processed Foods Are Making Americans Obese

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• Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease

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• School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines

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• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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• Scientists Spot Early Markers of Coronavirus in Lungs of Patients

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• Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Small Babies Have High Risk for Heart-Lung Weakness as Adults: Study

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• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

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• Smoking May Interfere With 'Embolization' Lung Treatment

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• Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

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• Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off

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• The On-Again, Off-Again Weight-Loss Diet

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• The Surprising Benefits of Weight Training

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• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

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• Three Tips for Getting Your Zzzzzz's

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• Three-Drug Inhaler May Be an Advance for Asthma Patients

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• Too Little Time to Exercise? Survey Suggests Otherwise

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• Too Much Salt Might Make You Gain Weight

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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• U.S. Deaths From High Blood Pressure Soar, Especially in the South: Study

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• Vaping Could Up Risks for Asthma, COPD and Other Lung Diseases

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• Vaping Illnesses May Have Many Americans Quitting E-Cigs

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

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• Vaping May Trigger Lung Damage Like That Seen in Emphysema

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• Vaping No Better Than Cigarettes for Your Lungs, Study Suggests

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• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19

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• Victoria's Secret Models Are Skinnier Now, as Average Woman's Waistline Widens

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

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• Vitamin E Compound Likely Culprit Behind Vaping Lung Illnesses, Study Finds

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• Want a Long, Healthy Old Age? A Healthy Middle Age Helps

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• Weight Gain Is No Friend to Aging Lungs

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Brings Surprise Bonus: Breathing Easier

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

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Often Overlooked for Kids, Teens

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Works, No Matter How Long Patient Was Obese

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• Weight-Loss Surgery: Better Health, But No Cost Savings

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• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

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• What Matters More for Obesity Risk, Genes or Lifestyle?

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• What Works Best to Ease Flare-Ups of COPD?

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• What You Need to Know About Coronavirus If You Have Asthma

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• When You Eat May Matter More Than What You Eat: Study

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• Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?

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• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update

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• Why ‘Weight?’ Trim Your Cancer Risks Now

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• Why Colds and Flu Seldom Strike at Same Time

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• Why Maintaining a Healthy Weight Is Important in Adulthood

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• Why Maintaining Weight Loss Demands More Than Willpower

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• Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed

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• Why Weight Gain Often Comes With Age

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• Why You Should Make Family Meals Part of Your Busy Day

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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• Wildfire Smoke Threatens Health for Miles Around

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• Wildfires Send Kids to ERs for Breathing Problems

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• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain

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• Your Fall Game Plan to Avoid Weight Gain

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• Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma

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• You've Lost the Weight -- Now Keep It Off to Keep Diabetes at Bay