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Too Many ‘Bad’ Carbs, Too Much Meat: Diet Choices Are Driving Rise in Type 2 Diabetes
Most cases of type 2 diabetes can be linked to making poor food choices, a new study finds. Researchers from Tufts University in Boston linked poor diet to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes — about...
- Posted April 18, 2023
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Health Highlights: April 18, 2023
Disconnecting from work in off hours can make you a better manager. Detaching at the end of the work day can make a boss feel more energized at work the next day, which makes them more effective,...
- Posted April 18, 2023
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Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
Offering medications for opioid use disorder to prisoners could mean fewer overdose deaths later, new research suggests. “Offering medications for opioid addiction for incarcerated individuals saves lives. Specifically, offering all three medications — buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone...
- Posted April 18, 2023
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Action Needed to Hit ‘Moonshot’ Goal of Halving Cancer Deaths by Mid-Century
The United States will fall short of its Cancer Moonshot goal of cutting cancer deaths by at least half over the next 25 years unless more action is taken, a new U.S. National Cancer Institute analysis concludes....
- Posted April 17, 2023
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Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
Arthritis is a common disease that causes pain and inflammation in different body joints, making it difficult to enjoy everyday tasks and physical activity. Fortunately, there are many different medications for arthritis. Depending on what type of...
- Posted April 17, 2023
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Awareness That HPV Causes Cancer Is Ebbing Among Americans
The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause a range of cancers, but public awareness of this grim fact is slipping in the United States, a new survey finds. While nearly 78% of respondents knew that HPV...
- Posted April 17, 2023
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For Kids With Mental Health Issues, Pediatricians Are Often Only Source for Care
With so many American kids and teens dealing with depression or anxiety, pediatricians are increasingly stepping in as mental health care providers. Now, a new study suggests they are doing a decent job — but too few...
- Posted April 17, 2023
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Electric Car Chargers Safe for Folks With Heart Devices: Study
Cars are going electric at record speed, but are the high-powered charging devices the cars need safe for people who have implanted heart devices? Yes, claims new research that also found home car chargers are likely also...
- Posted April 17, 2023
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Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
As summer nears, teens may want to apply for their first job or try to boost their hours for the season. Not all parents think this is such a good idea though, according to a new C.S....
- Posted April 17, 2023
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AHA News: This Food Expert Aspires to a Diet Full of Goodness – But He Didn’t Always
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Christopher Gardner was once a junk-food-devouring teen. Today, he eats a whole-food, plant-based diet, works to improve the food system and encourages people to “be intentional about food...
- Posted April 17, 2023