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It's not clear why stroke rates have risen so sharply, but rising rates of obesity and high blood pressure are likely contributing factors. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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About 7.1 million kids (11.4%) have ever been diagnosed with ADHD, according to findings published Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Photo by…
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A fair number of holiday travelers will have a companion suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another dementia-related illness, according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America…
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Advertising and sales of vaping products is common on the video-sharing platform TIkTok, according to findings published Thursday in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.…
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Replacing a diesel bus with a clean electric model yields up to $247,600 in climate and health benefits per bus, according to research from Harvard University's T.H. Chan School of…
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Regular use of fish oil supplements could increase the risk of first-time heart disease and stroke among those with good heart health, new research suggests. Photo by Adobe…
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GLP-1 prescriptions among people ages 12 to 25 jumped by more than 594% (equivalent to a nearly sevenfold rise) from 2020 to 2023. Photo courtesy of Novo Nordisk The…
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Teens who use cannabis face 11 times the odds for a psychotic episode compared to teens who abstain from the drug, new Canadian research contends. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay…
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Current standards require women to undergo human papillomavirus (HPV) screening every five years. But researchers found that waiting eight years for follow-up HPV screening after a…
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1 of 2 | Dr. Nicholas Kman, an emergency medicine physician, helped design the first-aid study at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Photo…
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