Health
Meditation may decrease the risk of heart disease
Meditation may decrease the risk of heart disease, according to a first-ever statement on the practice issued by the American Heart Association.
Feb 19, 2018
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Pediatrics
CDC: Parent-reported head injuries in 7.0 percent of children
(HealthDay)—In 2016, 8.3 percent of boys and 5.6 percent of girls aged 3 to 17 years had ever had a significant head injury in their lifetime, according to a February data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Feb 9, 2018
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Health
27% of California adolescents are gender nonconforming, study finds
A new UCLA study finds that 27 percent, or 796,000, of California's youth, ages 12 to 17, report they are viewed by others as gender nonconforming at school.
Dec 14, 2017
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Health
About 20 percent of U.S. adults currently use tobacco products
(HealthDay)—About one in five U.S. adults currently uses any tobacco product, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Nov 13, 2017
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Health
Survey provides insight into demographics and health of California's transgender adults
The first release of transgender data from the California Health Interview Survey, the nation's largest state survey, reveals the demographic characteristics of transgender adults in the state—such as population size, racial ...
Oct 31, 2017
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Health
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program participation may reduce health care costs
A study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator suggests that participation in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) may reduce health care costs ...
Sep 25, 2017
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Health
Sleepless nights plague many women in middle age
(HealthDay)— Lots of middle-aged American women are fretfully counting sheep each night, new research shows.
Sep 7, 2017
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Addiction
Daily e-cigarette users had highest rates of quitting smoking
Among U.S. adults who were established smokers in the past five years, those who use e-cigarettes daily were significantly more likely to have quit cigarettes compared to those who have never tried e-cigarettes. Researchers ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Neuroscience
Number of Americans with epilepsy at record level
(HealthDay)—More Americans than ever are living with epilepsy, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Aug 10, 2017
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Health
HUD housing assistance linked to improved health care access
A new study examining the impact that access to affordable housing has on health showed that people receiving subsidized housing assistance were more likely to have medical insurance and less likely to have unmet medical ...
Jun 5, 2017
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