• How Anger Could Raise Your Heart Risks

    Feeling angry constricts blood vessels in unhealthy ways and could raise a person’s long-term odds for heart disease, new research warns. “If you’re a person who gets angry all the time, you’re having chronic injuries to your...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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  • EPA Clamps Down on Deadly Toxin Found in Paint Strippers

    A toxin found in paint strippers that’s responsible for 85 U.S. deaths over the past five decades will be phased out for many uses, under an Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday. The cancer-causing solvent methylene chloride...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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  • Popular Teens (Especially Girls) May Get Less Sleep

    Popular teens pay a price for being so well-liked by their peers, a new study shows. The popular crowd are less likely to get the 8 to 10 hours of sleep recommended for teenagers each night, researchers...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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  • Years Prior to Menopause Are Danger Zone for Depression

    Women approaching menopause appear to be at higher risk of depression, a new review indicates. Women in the transition period prior to menopause are 40% more likely to experience depression than premenopausal women, according to pooled data...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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  • School Entry Rules Boost Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rates

    Getting the HPV shot in adolescence can spare kids a lifetime of risk for cervical and other cancers related to the virus, but only half of American kids are up-to-date on these shots. Now, a new review...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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  • For Parents of Kids with Food Allergies, Social Media Can Bring Support — and Stress

    Having a child with food allergies isn’t easy to manage, and now new research shows that most of these parents turn to social media for medical advice. When they do, some of the advice is good and...

    • Posted May 1, 2024
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