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A person's chance of surviving cardiac arrest while receiving CPR declines from 22% after one minute of chest compressions to less than 1% after 39 minutes of compressions,…
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Even a 10% decrease in homelessness could save more than 650 from death by opioid overdose, a new study shows. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Reducing…
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Widespread online use of stigmatizing terms by liver transplant and rehab centers in the United States may be discouraging patients from seeking treatment, leading to delayed…
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Women with high-risk HPV had a 3.9 greater risk of blocked arteries, a 3.7 times greater risk of dying from heart disease, and a 5.9 times greater risk of dying from a stroke,…
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Daily exposure to phthalates -- chemicals used to manufacture plastics -- might be tied to nearly 56,000 preterm births in the United States in 2018, researchers report. Photo by…
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Photo by cocoparisienne/Pixabay Divorce later in life might be harder on women than on men, based on patterns of antidepressant use in a new study of people aged 50 or…
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A full third of cancer patients suffered some form of recent financial hardship -- a bankruptcy, lien or eviction -- prior to their diagnosis, according to research led by the…
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"We undertook this study as there was conflicting evidence on the potential association" between erectile dysfunction drugs and Alzheimer's disease, said Ruth Brauer, a lecturer in…
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As a person's level of depression severity rose, so, too, did their body temperatures, a recent study found. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Depression and a rise in…
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Virtually all people between the ages of 50 and 80 (98%) say they benefit in at least one health-related way from engaging with music, according to results from the latest…
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