• More Than 40% of Americans Breathe Dirty Air: Report

    More than two of every five Americans reside in counties with unhealthy levels of smog and air pollution, thanks largely to the effect of global warming, health researchers report. Ozone levels spiked in the United States in...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 18, 2018

    Barbara Bush Dead at Age 92 French Man First in World to Have Second Face Transplant First Drug for Rare Form of Rickets Approved by FDA

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Recognize Early Signs of Autism

    Autism may be detected at an early age by paying attention to your baby’s social and language skills, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. But all children who have autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will not...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Relieve Your Blister, Corn or Callus

    Blisters, corns and calluses have at least one thing in common: they’re triggered by the friction of two surfaces rubbing against each other. The Nemours Foundation suggests how to care for these skin issues: Keep a blister...

    • Posted April 18, 2018
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  • ‘Flexitarian’ Eating: Part Vegetarian, Part Not

    If you want to eat more vegetables and less meat, but don’t want to give up meat altogether, there’s an alternative. It’s called flexitarian — for flexible vegetarian. You primarily eat a vegetarian diet, but you eat...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Can Mom-to Be’s’ Weight Affect Daughters’ Risk for Early Puberty?

    Girls whose moms were overweight or had high blood sugar during pregnancy may be more likely to enter puberty early, a large new study suggests. The Kaiser Permanente researchers said their findings could lead to new strategies...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Go Nuts for Heart Health

    The crunchy goodness of peanuts, walnuts, cashews and other nuts may be just what the cardiologist ordered, new research suggests. The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect. However, the analysis of health data on more than 61,000 Swedes aged...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Organs From Opioid OD Victims Are Saving Lives: Study

    Organ donations from Americans who have died from an opioid overdose have risen dramatically in the past two decades, new research reveals. And investigators say that such transplants are just as successful and safe as those involving...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 17, 2018

    Sen. John McCain Recovering After Intestinal Surgery

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • Health Tip: If You’re Pregnant and Have Diabetes

    Women who have diabetes should take precautions to ensure that both mother and baby stay healthy throughout pregnancy. High maternal blood sugar can harm the developing baby, resulting in birth defects or miscarriage. This is especially true...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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