The banning of certain types of a common class of chemicals known as phthalates has reduced Americans' exposure to the chemicals' potential harms, a new study suggests. However, the researchers also found evidence of increased exposure to ...
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Obese American adults die an average of almost four years earlier than those with normal weight, and middle-aged obese adults face the highest risk of an early death, a new study suggests. One expert wasn't surprised by the findings. ...
The banning of certain types of a common class of chemicals known as phthalates has reduced Americans' exposure to the chemicals' potential harms, a new study suggests. However, the researchers also found evidence of increased exposure to ...
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Muscle-Building Exercises Reduce Women's Diabetes Risk: Study Lifting weights and other muscle-building workouts reduce women's risk ...
Although U.S. health experts recommend that kids engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes daily, only one in four actually does so, according to a report released Wednesday. However, about 60 percent of ...
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Although U.S. health experts recommend that kids engage in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes daily, only one in four actually does so, according to a report released Wednesday. However, about 60 percent of ...
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Could anxiety boost the risk for stroke? A new long-term study suggests just that -- the greater the anxiety, the greater the risk for stroke. Study participants who suffered the most anxiety had a 33 percent higher risk for stroke ...
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Controlling dietary acid intake by increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables could help improve kidney health, according to three new studies from the US and Japan. The studies were presented at the ASN Kidney Week 2013 held at the ...
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Women who took oral contraceptives for three or more years are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, a U.S. researcher says. Lead researcher Dr. Shan Lin, a professor of clinical ophthalmology at the ...
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One likely effect of the growing number of young people with type 2 diabetes is that more and more people in their 20s and 30s are developing serious eye problems not correctable with glasses. "We've all been aware that obesity and ...
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