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  U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Have Fallen Sharply in Past 30 Years

  Fatal heart disease in the United States dropped about 4% a year between 1990 and 2019, but Americans need to quit smoking, drinking and overeating or those gains could be wiped out, according to new research. The...

  • Posted August 8, 2023
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  Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids

  Buying back-to-school shoes should be more about the right fit than the right look — but with luck you can combine the two. Shoes play a big part in how kids’ feet function and should be selected...

  • Posted August 8, 2023
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  Polluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance

  Doctors who overprescribe antibiotics are often blamed for medication-resistant illnesses, but new research points to another potential culprit: air pollution. Controlling air pollution could reduce antibiotic resistance, greatly reducing deaths and economic costs, according to a new...

  • Posted August 8, 2023
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  Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study

  Underage drinking is an issue in many U.S. communities, but the number of law enforcement agencies using alcohol-related enforcement strategies has remained low or dropped in the past decade. In a new study, researchers tracked law enforcement...

  • Posted August 8, 2023
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  Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help

  The U.S. opioid abuse epidemic wages on, and overdose deaths continue to rise, yet just 1 in 5 people receives potentially lifesaving medication such as methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone to treat their addiction, a new study finds....

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  AHA News: During a Stroke, Her Doctor Son Got Her Quick Care, Then Her Granddaughter Penned a Story

  MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Rekha Desai planned to play Legos and blocks with her 2-year-old grandson, Kaveh, as she watched him in his Atlanta home. But Rekha never arrived. Instead, the 73-year-old...

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  ‘Brain Zap’ Therapy Shows Promise in Quieting Childhood ADHD Without Meds

  A new brain-zapping technology may help ease the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children without some of the side effects stimulant medications can cause, a small, preliminary study suggests. Marked by trouble concentrating, sitting...

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans

  Black women have significantly more preterm births than white women do, and though almost a third of these extra cases can be explained by heart issues and social factors, the rest remain a mystery. However, targeting those...

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water

  In the midst of a childhood obesity epidemic, a new study is pointing to a way to help school kids maintain a healthier weight: clean, accessible drinking water. The decidedly low-tech solution emerged in a study of...

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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  Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows

  Diagnosis of congenital heart defects while a baby is still in the womb offers opportunities for earlier corrective surgery. And that can mean better outcomes for an infant’s neurodevelopmental and physical health, new research shows. “For infants...

  • Posted August 7, 2023
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