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  Moms, Don’t Meddle With Your Kids’ Friends: It’ll Only Make Things Worse

  Meddling moms who try to prohibit their kids’ friendships with troublemakers will only make things worse, a new study says. Limiting contact with a friend who appears to be a bad influence tends to exacerbate the behavior...

  • Posted September 9, 2024
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  Flying Could Upset Insulin Pump Function for Type 1 Diabetics

  Diabetics who fly with an insulin pump could find themselves with lower-than-normal blood sugar levels, a new study says. Altitude appears to affect the ability of insulin pumps to deliver a steady supply of the hormone, researchers...

  • Posted September 9, 2024
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  Wegovy, Ozempic May Someday Be Given as Once-Monthly Injection

  A slow-release form of semaglutide could allow people who use Wegovy or Ozempic to get shots once a month, instead of the weekly injections they now take, a new study demonstrates. The new formulation encases semaglutide in...

  • Posted September 9, 2024
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  Healthy Tips to Protect Your Eyes’ Retinas as You Age

  Getting older tends to go hand in hand with failing vision, but eye experts say there are things you can do to preserve your sight as you age. The risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic...

  • Posted September 8, 2024
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  Everything You Need to Know About Breast Density, From the Experts

  As a new federal regulation that requires mammography centers to tell their patients how dense their breasts are takes effect, experts explain what breast density is and why it is important. The American College of Surgeons’ National Accreditation...

  • Posted September 7, 2024
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  First Doses of Mpox Vaccine Reach Africa, But Many More Are Needed

  As mpox continues to spread in Africa, Congolese authorities said Thursday that the first batch of vaccines have arrived in that country’s capital. The shipment comes three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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  Seeing Through: Scientists Use Food Dye to Render Mouse Skin Transparent

  It seems like a kind of superpower, but scientists say they’ve used a common food dye to render the skin of a mouse transparent, revealing the workings of blood vessels and organs underneath. It’s not yet clear...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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  Gun Deaths to Children and Teens Have Risen in Almost All States

  As news of yet another senseless school shooting makes headlines, a new report finds the number of children who lose their lives to injury and gun violence has risen in almost all states since 2018. Rates of...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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  Too Much Light at Night Linked to Higher Alzheimer’s Risk

  People who live in areas with more nighttime light pollution could be at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly those in middle age, a new study says. Nightly light pollution is more strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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  Almost 1 in 4 U.S. Adults Under 40 Have High Blood Pressure

  An epidemic of high blood pressure is occurring in young adults and children in the United States, a pair of new studies show. Nearly a quarter of people ages 18 to 39 have high blood pressure, with...

  • Posted September 6, 2024
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