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  Weekend Catch-Up Sleep Could Do Your Heart Good

  Like to sleep in on the weekends? You’re probably doing your heart a world of good, a new study shows. Weekend “catch-up” sleep can lower a person’s risk of heart disease by up to 20%, according to...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Why Breast Feeding May Be Even Healthier for Heavier New Moms

  Breastfeeding helps women shed those extra pounds of “pregnancy weight,” a new study finds, and the effect is even more pronounced for moms who were overweight before their pregnancy. Among women who exclusively breastfed their baby during...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Experts Warn of Unsafe Fake Children’s Car Seats Sold Online

  Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer. But following the delivery of her daughter in late June, a car...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Migraine Drug Ubrelvy May Stop Headaches Before They Start

  A migraine drug can help stop the devastating headaches in their tracks, allowing sufferers to go about their daily lives with little to no symptoms, a new clinical trial has found. People who took ubrogepant (Ubrelvy) were...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Pregnancy After ‘Tubes Tied’ Sterilization Is More Common Than Thought

  Women are becoming pregnant after having their tubes tied, even though the procedure is considered a “permanent” form of birth control, a new study warns. Between 3% and 5% of U.S. women who underwent tubal ligation later...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Just Cutting Down on Smoking Won’t Help Your Heart, Study Finds

  Smokers who quit the habit soon after being diagnosed with heart disease saw their odds for heart attack or death drop by almost half over the next five years, a new report found. However, those who simply...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  Evidence Supports Classroom Cellphone Bans, Expert Says

  Classroom cellphone bans should help improve learning environments in schools, a child development expert says. Keeping the devices out of classrooms would help focus attention, improve problem-solving and — by allowing kids to occasionally lapse into boredom...

  • Posted August 29, 2024
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  U.S. Surgeon General Calls Parental Stress an Urgent Public Health Issue

  Almost half of American parents surveyed say they face “overwhelming” levels of stress on a daily basis, and in an advisory issued on Wednesday U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called parental stress an urgent public health...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  It’s Safer to Donate a Kidney Now Than at Any Time in History

  The risk of death associated with donating a kidney is at an all-time low, a new study finds. A kidney donor’s risk — already small a decade ago — is now lower by more than half, researchers...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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  Diabetes Can Age Your Brain, But Lifestyle Change Can Reverse That

  Diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, a new study based on MRI scans shows. There was one silver lining: Healthy lifestyle changes could help prevent that neurological aging, the Swedish researchers said. “Having...

  • Posted August 28, 2024
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