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PublishedJanuary 11, 2016
Guidelines for mammograms reigniting debate
Congress and the task force that issued recommendations Monday are duking it out over at what age and how often screening should occur.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
What’s in, what’s out: A Q&A on dietary guidelines
The latest recommendations take a big-picture approach that emphasizes adopting a pattern of healthy eating.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2016
As e-cigarettes advertising expands, so does teen use
Public health officials worry the products threaten decades of progress in combating youth tobacco use and could cultivate more regular smokers.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2015
Study: Kids’ asthma rates quiet down after earlier increase
A possible plateau in childhood obesity rates and declines in air pollution are among factors that may have helped lower cases in kids.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015
Cutting sugar from kids’ diets has benefit in just 10 days
While the study is very preliminary because of its small size, it has important implications for how we think about the ills of sugars.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2015
All dietary supplements not harmless, study finds
Some 23,000 people end up in the ER each year with problems after ingesting the nutritional products.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2015
Study: Many women can skip breast cancer chemotherapy
A gene-activity test identifies women who are likely to respond to hormone-blocking drugs.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2015
Retirement can be hazardous to your health
A new study finds that senior citizens who work are in better health than those who don't.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2015
Obese at 50? Watch out for Alzheimer’s disease
Research links obesity in middle age with earlier development of the disease.
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