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By Tara Haelle, HealthDay MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Hand washing dishes instead of using a machine to wash dishes may reduce children’s risk of ...
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Breast-Fed Babies Less Likely to Develop Allergies
(HealthDay News) — Numerous factors influence the makeup of bacteria in the digestive system, which then alters the immune system and changes susceptibility to allergies, ...
Read More »Hookahs No Safer Than Cigarettes
Contrary to what many people think, hookah water pipes do not filter out most of the heavy metals in tobacco, a new study warns. Tobacco ...
Read More »Do Treadmill Desks Really Lead to Better Health?
(HealthDay News) — With increasing evidence that sitting for long periods isn’t good for your waistline or your health in general, efforts have begun to ...
Read More »Graphic Images on Cigarette Labels Affect Smokers’ Brains
MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Disturbing images on cigarette warning labels have a significant effect on smokers’ brains, according to a new study. ...
Read More »Teenagers Do Not Get Enough Sleep
By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — American teens don’t get enough sleep, and the problem has only gotten worse since the 1990s, new ...
Read More »Latino Physician Shortage Has Worsened Since 1980
(HealthDay News) — From 1980 to 2010 the Latino physician shortage worsened, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in Academic Medicine. Gloria Sánchez, M.D., ...
Read More »Beware the Bitter Cold: How to avoid hypothermia
(HealthDay News) — As frigid temperatures send much of the northern half of the United States into a deep freeze, doctors say people need to ...
Read More »Cigarette Smoking Kills Even More People Than Previously Thought
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Smoking may be killing more people than even current estimates indicate, a new study suggests. According to the U.S. Surgeon ...
Read More »Health Benefits of Moderate Drinking Overblown
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — All that talk of red wine and other alcoholic beverages being good for your health if consumed in moderation is ...
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