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Gaming Doesn't Hamper Boys' Social Skills: Study

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 22:22

In contrast, the more time a girl spent gaming at age 10, the more social interaction difficulties she experienced by age 12.

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Drinking water might help kids limit soda

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 22:10
(Reuters Health) - One in five U.S. children and young adults don't drink any water at all on a typical day, and a new study suggests they consume almost twice as many calories from sodas and sugary drinks as young people who do drink water.
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Heart doctors recommend cardiac rehab for cancer patients

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 22:06
(Reuters Health) - Cancer patients and survivors are often at high risk of heart disease, so heart and cancer doctors should consider providing cardio-oncology rehabilitation as patients move through their cancer treatment, the American Heart Association (AHA) urges in a new scientific statement.
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Can Obesity Shrink Your Brain?

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 21:39

Earlier this year, another study -- pulling from the same data source -- found that middle-aged adults with abdominal obesity tended to have less gray matter volume than their normal-weight counterparts.

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Employers May Stymie Advancement of Pregnant Women

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 21:35

The different treatment of expectant women and men -- known as the "motherhood penalty" and the "fatherhood premium" -- has been documented in previous studies, but the researchers said this is the first one to show that women who feel unwelcome the workplace may decide to opt out.

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Americans get more sedentary as computer use surges

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 21:32
(Reuters Health) - Most Americans spend at least two hours a day watching television or videos, and a new study suggests they're becoming more sedentary as they devote more remaining free time to sitting in front of computers.
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Americans Sit Way Too Much, But Exercise May Help

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 21:05

In the U.S., total sitting time from 2007 to 2016 rose by about an hour a day, to 8.2 hours for teens and 6.4 hours for adults

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Price Hikes for Generics Just Media Hype?

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 20:00
(MedPage Today) -- Peter Ubel, MD, asks why we're led to believe generics are becoming more expensive
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Less Toxic CAR T-Cell Therapy Still Active

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 19:00
(MedPage Today) -- No severe neurotoxicity or cytokine release syndrome in early trial
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Healthcare Labor Unions Flex Their Muscles

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 18:30
(MedPage Today) -- Recent events spotlight concerns about caring for underserved, VA staffing
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Could Diabetes Drug Metformin Help Keep People Slim?

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 18:06

Metformin doesn't seem to be particularly helpful for shedding pounds in the first place, though.

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Breakfast Skippers Face Higher CV Mortality

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 18:00
(MedPage Today) -- But causality of observational findings is up for question
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Dysbiotic Fungi May Drive PSC

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 17:30
(MedPage Today) -- Could pave the way for new diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in primary sclerosing cholangitis
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Smoking: Dose-Response With Social Disadvantage

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 17:00
(MedPage Today) -- Poverty, mental illness, poor education add up to boost people's risk for tobacco use
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U.S. sues Rochester drug distributor over suspicious opioid orders

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:56
The U.S. government on Tuesday filed a civil lawsuit accusing Rochester Drug-Cooperative Inc, a large opioid distributor, of failing to report thousands of suspicious orders for controlled substances as part of a years-long drive to bolster profit.
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USPSTF: Keep Screening Pregnant Women For UTIs

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:45
(MedPage Today) -- But more data on antibiotics, antibiotic resistance needed in this population
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TMS Jump-Starts Memory in Older Adults

MedPageToday.com - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:30
(MedPage Today) -- Gains seen in hippocampal-cortical brain networks did not persist
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Walgreens to restrict tobacco product sales to customers under 21 years

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:25
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Tuesday its drugstores will sell tobacco products to customers who are at least 21 years old under a new policy, effective September.
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Skipping Breakfast a Bad Move for Your Heart?

WebMD Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:18

More Americans than ever are opting out of a morning meal.

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In many states, pregnancy invalidates a woman's DNR

Reuters Health - Mar, 23/04/2019 - 16:14
(Reuters Health) - Most states have statutes that invalidate a woman's advance directive if she is pregnant, a U.S. study finds. And because those statutes are often not clearly outlined in the DNR form, women filling out an advance directive most likely would not know that it wouldn't apply if they were pregnant, researchers reported in JAMA.
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