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Know Your Numbers
Do you know your blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar numbers? Many adults don't, but this ups your risk of a stroke or heart attack.
Weight-Loss Surgery's Invisible Benefit
Bariatric surgery can help people lose weight, but it can do something even more important -- reduce the weight stigma they experience.
Turning Kids into Players
You don't have to be a great athlete to see yourself as athletic. Kids who do sports display grit and resilience. What gets them started.
This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer
The emulsifiers in many ice creams and other processed foods can trigger IBS. Not every brand has them, but if your frozen treat melts into a leathery puddle, you have a problem.
Antidepressants Boost Cancer Treatments
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, long used as antidepressants, appear to help fight cancer by stimulating immune cell response.
Don't Let Cereal Boxes Fool You
Boxed cereals are a mainstay of kids' breakfasts, but despite the claims on boxes, the quality of the nutrition they offer has gone way down.
Hours Online Can Lead to Connection and Depression
Social media gives kids and teens a way to connect, but too much time online leaves them vulnerable to depression. Cyberbullying is a factor.
Be a Carb Connoisseur
Choosing high-quality, unrefined carbohydrates and dietary fiber makes for a healthier old age. Go for fruits, veggies and whole grains.
Add Another Benefit to the Shingles Vaccine
Getting a shingles vaccine can do more than prevent a painful outbreak. It reduces your chances of developing cardiovascular disease.
Having a Hearing Aid Helps Seniors with Hearing Loss Avoid Isolation
Hearing loss can cause seniors to lose touch with others, leaving them isolated. Hearing aids can help them stay connected and make new friends.
Heart-Healthy...Champagne?
It's a cause for celebration: Compounds in champagne and other white wines have been associated with lowering the risk of cardiac arrest.
Do Conservatives Really Have Better Mental Health?
When polled, conservatives rate their mental health better than liberals do. But asking about their mood yields a different result.
Phthalates and the Heart
Phthalates used to manufacture certain plastics raise the risk of heart disease. There are a number of ways you can reduce your exposure.
Stay Curious, Seniors
Pursuing an interest in a topic or hobby -- whether it's history or a craft or pickleball -- keeps us engaged and our brains sharp.
How the Virus Behind COVID19 Reached Humans
Animals like civets, infected by bats and sold for fur and meat, seem to have transmitted the coronavirus to humans, not a lab leak.
A Simpler Test for Prostate Cancer
Protein biomarkers in urine may be a better predictor of prostate cancer than a blood test for PSA.
Fowl News for Poultry Fans
Chicken is not quite the dietary free ride we tend to think it is. Three servings a week raises the risk of cancer and "bad" cholesterol.
Teen Brains Need Sleep to Grow
Preteens who barely got seven hours of sleep a night had the smallest brain volumes and poorest brain function. Both were better in kids who slept more.
A New Safeguard Against Dementia: Blood Pressure Control
If you have high blood pressure, meds to lower it will protect you from a stroke or heart attack. A bonus -- they appear to cut the risk of dementia, too.
Surprising Findings on Loneliness Around the World
It is not always true that aging raises the likelihood of being lonely. Globally, loneliness is often worse among those in middle age.