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1 in 5 Australians admit they don't wash their hands every time they use the toiletDo you wash your hands every time you use the toilet? How about before you handle food? Be honest.... Read more
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Sleep experts advocate for permanent standard time ahead of fall time changeAs the country prepares to "fall back" to standard time on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Coalition for Permanent Standard Time is advocating for the abolition of daylight saving time in favor of permanent, year-round standard time, which would improve public health, safety, and overall well-being. The founding organizational members of... Read more
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NFL coaching stress can damage health, say coachesWhile the Chargers were warming up in Denver last Sunday, Jim Harbaugh felt his heart racing. He knew that feeling, having experienced it as a player in 1999 and as an NFL head coach 13 years later.... Read more
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Research shows chain clinics improve IVF outcomesIn the U.S., demand for in vitro fertilization (IVF) increased almost 140% between 2004 and 2018. Among other things, this trend suggests a business opportunity; in that same span of time, the market share of for-profit chain clinics grew from 5% to 20%, with chains now performing over 40% of... Read more
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Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reportsTeen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use of tobacco overall, the government reported Thursday.... Read more
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Vaping rates hit record lows for U.S. high school studentsIs vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens? The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in 2024.... Read more
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Many more lives could have been saved with convalescent COVID-19 plasmaThousands more U.S. lives could have been saved with the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP), according to a study published online Oct. 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.... Read more
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Listeria recall expands to include nearly 12 million pounds of meat, poultryA national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been contaminated with listeria, U.S. health officials announced.... Read more
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Nicotine pouches rise in popularity as US youth tobacco use hits 25-year-lowNicotine pouches have overtaken cigarettes in youth popularity, as tobacco product use among US middle and high schoolers dropped to its lowest level in a quarter of a century, according to official data released Thursday.... Read more
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Health effects of chemical mixtures: Neurotoxic effects add up, new study showsChemicals are omnipresent today. They enter our bodies through food, air or the skin. But how do these complex mixtures of chemicals affect our health? In a new study, a research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) has shown that chemicals that occur in complex mixtures and... Read more
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Tracking study highlights dangers of handheld cellphone use among teen driversA new study, conducted by a group of researchers led by Penn Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine found a strong association between handheld cellphone use and risky driving behaviors among newly licensed teen drivers. The study, published online first in JAMA Network Open, used a smartphone telematics application to... Read more
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Financial incentives encourage healthy behavior—why aren't they used more often?Move more, quit smoking, lose weight: great resolutions, hard to keep. But does it get easier if there is a financial incentive in return? According to research by Radboud University and others, it can be an effective tool, although there are still some obstacles. They presented their findings this week... Read more
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Study finds legalization didn't increase recreational cannabis use among young adults in country of GeorgiaCannabis is one of the most widely used drugs, with an estimated 219 million users globally in 2021, with the highest number of users in the Americas. It is also the most used drug among young people. In the U.S., cannabis use among young adults (age 19 to 22) reached... Read more
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Research exposes global inequities in maternal health risks across a woman's lifeNew findings published in The Lancet Global Health expose substantial global and regional disparities in the cumulative burden of life-threatening maternal morbidity across the female reproductive life span.... Read more
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Less sodium in fast foods could cut heart disease risk for New ZealandersNew Zealand adults are eating, on average, far more salt daily than international recommendations; however, takeaways frequently do not display salt content.... Read more