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Life Expectancy Shrinks for America’s Working-Age Adults

Life Expectancy Shrinks for America’s Working-Age Adults

Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Despair, as evidenced in rising rates of drug abuse and suicide, may be eroding the average life expectancy of Americans, a new study finds. Deaths among working-age adults, especially, have been increasing in the United States for decades, particularly […]

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Health Tip: Understanding Pregnancy’s Three Trimesters

Health Tip: Understanding Pregnancy’s Three Trimesters

Latest Pregnancy News (HealthDay News) — Pregnancy typically is measured in three trimesters, each with its own milestones, says the University of California San Francisco. The first trimester spans the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. During this time, your baby’s structure and organs develop. The changes in your body might cause nausea, fatigue, breast tenderness […]

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AHA News: Blood Clots, Uncontrolled Bleeding and a Stroke – All After Giving Birth

AHA News: Blood Clots, Uncontrolled Bleeding and a Stroke – All After Giving Birth

Latest Pregnancy News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Near the end of her second pregnancy, Amanda Moreland sliced open her knee. She applied pressure with a towel but couldn’t fully stop the bleeding. The next day, the Jacksonville, Florida, woman had a cesarean section to welcome her new daughter, Maddie. But […]

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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Eating Disorders

Health Tip: Risk Factors for Eating Disorders

Latest Mental Health News (HealthDay News) — Eating disorders can develop among people with a combination of psychological, social and genetic factors, says the National Eating Disorders Collaboration. The collaboration mentions these risk factors for eating disorders: Low self-esteem, or perfectionism. Overvaluing body image in defining self-worth. Stress, depression and trauma. Avoidance of social interaction. […]

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Fewer Americans Now Struggle With ‘Problem’ Pot Use

Fewer Americans Now Struggle With ‘Problem’ Pot Use

Latest Mental Health News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — There are fewer problem “potheads” today than before the wave of marijuana legalization that’s swept the United States, a new analysis of federal survey data shows. Researchers found an across-the-board decline in daily or near-daily pot users who could be […]

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Ear Infections: ‘Breakthrough’ Ear Tube Surgery Tula Approved

Ear Infections: ‘Breakthrough’ Ear Tube Surgery Tula Approved

Latest Hearing News By Peter Schelden on 11/27/2019 2:28 PM Source: MedicineNet Health News Young children with recurring ear infections may soon have a new surgical option following the FDA approval of a breakthrough ear tube system. The Tubes Under Local Anesthesia (Tula) System, approved Monday, will be the first surgical ear tube option for […]

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HIV Early Signs and Stages

HIV Early Signs and Stages

What Causes HIV? HIV is an STD (sexually transmitted disease), and sexual transmission of HIV has been described from men to men, men to women, women to men, and women to women through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. The spread of HIV can occur when these secretions come in contact with tissues such as; those […]

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Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

Hibernating Animals Give Clues to Obesity in Humans

Latest Diet & Weight Management News TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A look at the genetics of hibernating animals might shed light on obesity in humans. “Hibernators have evolved an incredible ability to control their metabolism,” explained Christopher Gregg, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology and Anatomy at the University of […]