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  Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution May Hurt Baby’s Brain

  Air pollution could be harming the brain development of children before they are even born, a new study warns. A 10 parts-per-billion increase in ozone exposure during the second trimester of pregnancy was associated with a 55%...

  • Posted December 16, 2024
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  Wintertime Is Prime Time for Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know

  Head lice can be a wintertime headache for families and schools, but simple precautions can stop the spread of these pesky parasites. Every year, 6 million to 12 million children in the United States, ages 3 to...

  • Posted December 14, 2024
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  U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Fell in 2023, as Use of GLP-1 Meds Rose

  The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds. Data on almost 17 million adults nationwide showed the obesity rate...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  Eat Less Meat, More Beans & Lentils for Protein, New USDA Guidelines Say

  Beans, peas and lentils take center stage in newly proposed changes to dietary guidelines for Americans. In a report released this week by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, experts suggest that the protein-packed legumes are...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  Newer Drug Could Be Advance Against Tough-to-Treat Breast Cancers

  An experimental hormone therapy pill has shown promise in extending the lives of women with tough-to-treat advanced breast cancer, a new clinical trial shows. The drug, imlunestrant, improved progression-free survival in patients whose breast cancer was driven...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  ‘Watch and Wait’ May Equal Active Treatment for Early DCIS Breast Cancers, Studies Find

  A “watch-and-wait” strategy might be the best option for some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer. According to two new studies presented Thursday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, active monitoring of ductal carcinoma in situ...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  Blood Test Might Alert Doctors to Problem Drinking

  Have you been boozing more often than usual? A new blood test might be able to tell if you’re damaging your liver from too many beers, margaritas or belts of scotch, researchers report. A blood-borne byproduct of...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  Breast, Ovary Removal Can Lengthen Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes

  It’s a decision no woman wants to have to make, but new research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from returning if they have their breasts or...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  Air Pollution Could Be Raising Your Odds for a Blood Clot

  Breathing in smoggy air over time can significantly raise a person’s chances for dangerous blood clots, new research shows. “What’s striking from our study is the increase in serious blood clotting disease with exposure to some of...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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  In Mouse Studies, New Hope Against a Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy

  The same technology behind COVID vaccines might be able to protect both the mother and child from a dangerous complication of pregnancy. A new mouse study published Dec. 11 in the journal Nature shows that injections based...

  • Posted December 13, 2024
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