Health
How unhealthy are cigars?
Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes?
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Overweight & Obesity
Disordered eating behaviors up for overweight young adults
(HealthDay)—Young adults at a weight status classified as overweight or obese have increased prevalence of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs), according to a study published online June 11 in the Journal of General Internal ...
Jul 8, 2018
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Health
Study finds high levels of nicotine in popular e-cigarettes
Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes is dangerous. Smoking cigarettes kills more Americans than alcohol, car accidents, HIV, guns and illegal drugs combined and, according to the American Cancer Society, about half of all ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Addiction
New flavored nicotine gums, lozenges, and gummies rank second among nicotine products used by US teens
Flavored oral nicotine products, which contain no tobacco but are not FDA-approved to help people quit smoking, are increasingly marketed and sold in the U.S., but researchers have never measured their use among U.S. teens.
Aug 8, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Investigating the effect of exercise habits in adolescence and midlife on the risk of sarcopenia in older age
Muscle function typically improves during adolescence and deteriorates with age. Sarcopenia is one such type of muscle weakening, caused primarily by the natural aging process. As compared to other ethnicities, Asians with ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study: Face-covering use up, more people are taking COVID-19 threats seriously
A new National Science Foundation-funded survey of six states has found that during the past two months, more people are wearing masks, vaccine uncertainty is on the rise, and many people are overestimating their risk of ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Health
20 years after tobacco settlement, states still shortchanging prevention programs that save lives, health care dollars
Twenty years after reaching a landmark legal settlement with the tobacco companies, the states continue to spend only a small fraction of their billions in tobacco revenue on programs to prevent kids from using tobacco and ...
Dec 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
60 years later, high school quality may have a long-term impact on cognition
A study of more than 2,200 adults who attended U.S. high schools in the early 1960s found that those who attended higher quality schools had better cognitive function 60 years later.
May 2, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Students who report using alcohol, cannabis or nicotine at higher risk for mental health disorders, survey shows
High school students who reported using cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine were more likely to have thoughts about suicide, feel depressed or anxious, have unusual experiences, and exhibit inattention or hyperactivity, according ...
Jan 29, 2024
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Health
Age 40 is when busy Americans get the least sleep
A graph of how long Americans sleep forms a U-shaped pattern across our lives, with age 40 being the low point and hours of sleep starting to creep back up about age 50, Medical College of Georgia investigators report.
Jun 14, 2022
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