• Ready-to-Eat Broccoli Pulled from Walmart Shelves Due to Listeria Risk
• Some Brain Cells Change with Age, Some Don’t: Study
• More Activity, Less Risk: Tell Your MD How Much You Move
• Peer Pressure Influences Older Adult Alcohol Consumption
• Feeling Self-Conscious Is Linked to Teen Binge Drinking
• Why Does Cancer Spread to the Lungs So Often?
• Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
• Fast, Easy Nasal Swab Helps Diagnose Asthma Type in Kids
• Every Cigarette Smoked Could Cost You 22 Minutes of Life, Research Says
• Trees and Student Test Scores: What’s the Link?

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  Amid Shortages, U.S. Allows Expanded Production of ADHD Drug Vyvanse

  The maker of the ADHD drug Vyvanse has been given approval by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to make more of the medication as a shortage of the critical drugs continues. Following a request from the U.S....

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  States With Strictest Abortion Laws Offer Least Family Support: Study

  States with the most severe abortion restrictions are the least likely to offer support to struggling families, a new study has found. Anti-abortion states tend to have assistance programs that exclude many families on the fringes, because...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Most U.S. Seniors Prescribed at Least 1 Drug, But Many Skip Meds Due to Cost

  Too many U.S. seniors are skipping their prescription meds due to cost, and the problem is most acute among the poor and chronically ill, new data shows. Almost all (88.6%) Americans age 65 or older have been...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Dirty Air Could Harm Men’s Fertility, Noise Could Harm Women’s

  City living may be tough on couples wanting to conceive: New data shows that air pollution appears to be linked to lower fertility in men, while noisy traffic could harm the fertility of women. “If our results...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Marijuana Use Raises Workers’ Absenteeism Rate: Study

  The stereotype of the slacker stoner might not be too far off the mark, a new study shows. People who use weed are prone to workplace absenteeism — and the more problematic the cannabis use, the more...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  The 3 Best Ways to Stop Smoking, Rated by Science

  Thinking about quitting smoking? There are three top ways to help you stop, a new review finds. According to the study, folks wanting to quit should turn to: Varenicline, a prescription nicotine-blocking drug sold under the brand...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  New ‘AI Stethoscope’ Can Spot Pregnancy-Linked Heart Failure

  An AI-enhanced digital stethoscope can help doctors detect a potentially deadly form of heart failure that can occur late in pregnancy, a new clinical trial reports. The AI-driven stethoscope was 12 times more likely than traditional methods...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Both Dogs and Cats Can Love a Game of ‘Fetch,’ Study Finds

  ‘Fetch’: It’s not just for dogs. New research finds that lots of cats — 41% — love retrieving toys tossed by their human. “Although cats and dogs are very different in many aspects of their behavior and...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Ketamine Can Fight Depression, But Pregnant Women Face Risks

  Ketamine is becoming a popular depression drug, but doctors aren’t keeping in mind the danger it can pose to a pregnancy, a new study warns. Ketamine can be very harmful to a developing fetus and should not...

  • Posted September 5, 2024
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  Moderna’s mRNA- Based Mpox Vaccine Shows Promise in Monkey Trial

  Current vaccines against mpox were designed to fight an older, rarer cousin of the virus, smallpox. Now, new research from the drug company Moderna suggests its new mpox vaccine, based on mRNA technology, might do a better...

  • Posted September 4, 2024
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