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I Heart Water May. 25, 2022
Too much salt intake is bad for the heart, resulting in enlargement and thickening of the organ and ... Read More
Gulp: Alcohol May Not Be Good for Your Heart May. 18, 2022
The so-called French paradox suggests that light consumption of alcohol (typically in the form of wi... Read More
Down in Smoke May. 11, 2022
Overall tobacco use among U.S. adults is in decline, reports the Centers for Disease Control and Pre... Read More
Keeping Abreast of Heart Disease Risk May. 04, 2022
Routine mammograms often reveal calcifications in the breast — bright white lines snaking thro... Read More
Trained Fat Apr. 27, 2022
Fat, or adipose, tissue isn't just inert blubber threatening our health and self-esteem; it's a func... Read More
At the Heart of the Problem: Money Apr. 20, 2022
Among older people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack, severe financial strain — ha... Read More
The Season Flu By Apr. 13, 2022
We're wrapping up a second full flu season in the middle of a pandemic, and like 2020-2021, the late... Read More
COVID's Longer-lasting Consequences Apr. 06, 2022
There's "long COVID," defined as cases in which people experience new, returning or ongoing health p... Read More
Wanted: Disease Detectives Mar. 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't necessarily the cause, but it has revealed a current shortage in epidemi... Read More
Like Fourth Grade All Over Again Mar. 16, 2022
I'm not sure why I loved fourth grade so much. Maybe it was because my teacher was extra pretty and ... Read More
Speed of Thought Mar. 16, 2022
Our minds inevitably slow with age, but there's new evidence that it doesn't necessarily happen as e... Read More
Sex Education Equals Declining Teen Pregnancy Mar. 09, 2022
Comprehensive sex education that does not rely solely on abstinence works, at least in terms of redu... Read More
Country Living Mar. 02, 2022
There are a lot of pluses to living in the country, such as open space and fresh air. Good health, h... Read More
In the End, Who's Best? Feb. 23, 2022
Researchers ranked 81 countries on how well their health systems provide for the physical and mental... Read More
Mental Wealth Feb. 16, 2022
Most American adults over 65 have some mental health coverage through Medicare, but it's far from ad... Read More
No Pregnant Pause Feb. 09, 2022
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't affect a couple's chances of becoming pregnant, but skipping th... Read More
Taking a Spit Shine to You Feb. 02, 2022
Raising a kid is literally a messy business, with all of the dribble to be wiped, slobbery feedings ... Read More
Since You Masked Jan. 26, 2022
By now, you should know that N95 and KN95 masks are better than surgical masks for protection from v... Read More
Air, Apparently Jan. 19, 2022
Why the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is so much more transmissible than previous variants remains a... Read More
Dog Days of the Pandemic Jan. 12, 2022
Before we chow down on this story, let's note that the study was funded by Nestle Purina, the dog fo... Read More
