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What does a healthy open relationship look like?

What does a healthy open relationship look like?

In a culture that favors monogamy, is it possible for couples to have open relationships that work? Recent research that used a novel framework to explore types of monogamy and nonmonogamy suggests that open, consensual nonmonogamous relationships can be healthy and satisfying. New research delves into the conditions that make open relationships happy and healthy. […]

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Health Tip: Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal

Health Tip: Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal

(HealthDay News) — Nicotine typically is as addictive as heroin, says the University of California San Francisco. Latest Prevention & Wellness News Within minutes of smoking, the brain releases chemicals that give users a rush. Smokers then get hooked on this pleasant feeling. And when people stop smoking, withdrawal side effects commonly appear. The school […]

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Report Finds Americans’ Health Is Flagging

Report Finds Americans’ Health Is Flagging

By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter Latest Prevention & Wellness News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The United States just received its annual checkup, and the news isn’t good. Life expectancy has declined over the past three years, driven down by increasing rates of suicides and drug overdoses. Electronic cigarette use among teens nearly doubled […]

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Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Might Raise Children’s Odds of ADHD, Autism

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Might Raise Children’s Odds of ADHD, Autism

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter Latest Pregnancy News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of American women take acetaminophen for the aches and pains of pregnancy, but the medication might not be as benign as thought. New research shows that women who took acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, at the end of their pregnancies […]

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Groups Urge Ban of Mint, Menthol E-Cigarette Flavors

Groups Urge Ban of Mint, Menthol E-Cigarette Flavors

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The Trump administration must include mint and menthol in any plan to halt sales of flavored e-cigarette products, more than 50 health and advocacy groups said Tuesday. Latest Healthy Kids News They were responding to media reports that the administration could exempt mint and menthol, CNN reported. The […]

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‘Dramatic Increase’ Seen in U.S. Deaths From Heart Failure

‘Dramatic Increase’ Seen in U.S. Deaths From Heart Failure

Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure deaths are reaching epidemic proportions among America’s seniors, a new study finds. About one in eight deaths from heart disease are from heart failure, and nine out of 10 are among those over 65 years of age, researchers report. “We are now in […]

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Protect Your Heart Through the Holiday Season

Protect Your Heart Through the Holiday Season

By Len CanterHealthDay Reporter Latest Heart News WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — It’s never too soon to take steps to safeguard your heart health, and that includes being aware of seasonal heart attack triggers. Researchers are trying to understand why, but studies done around the world have noted spikes in deaths from heart-related […]