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• 1 in 3 Young Adults Suffers From Loneliness in U.S.

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• 3 in 4 Americans Struggle With Loneliness

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• 50 Years After Ban, Canadian Lakes Still Have High Levels of DDT

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• A Good Reason to Stop Squabbling at Home

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• About 1 in 1,000 Babies Born 'Intersex,' Study Finds

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• After Chinese Infant Gene-Editing Scandal, U.S. Health Officials Join Call for a Ban

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• Ageism Disappears When Young and Old Spend Time Together

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• AHA News: Genetic Testing Helps Family Uncover Inherited Heart Condition

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• AHA News: Time With Grandkids Could Boost Health – Even Lifespan

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• Air Pollution Bad News for Your Blood Pressure

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• Alzheimer's Genes Might Show Effects in Your 20s

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• Americans' Trust in Scientists Follows a Sharp Political Divide

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• Another Climate Change Threat: More 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria?

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• Antarctic Study Shows Isolation, Monotony May Change the Human Brain

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• Antibiotics Pollute Rivers Worldwide: Study

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• 'Apple-Shaped' Body? 'Pear-Shaped'? Your Genes May Tell

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• Approach That New Gene Testing Kit With Caution

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• Are Forests Now Playing a Role in Pollution?

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• Are You a Risk-Taker? It Might Lie in Your Genes

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• As Heat Bakes the Nation, Expert Offers Tips to Stay Safe

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• As U.S. Measles Outbreaks Spread, Why Does 'Anti-Vax' Movement Persist?

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• Asthma Often Goes Undetected in Urban Teens, Study Finds

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• Astronauts: Exercise More in Space, Faint Less on Earth

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• Attention, Seniors: Drink More Water and Head Off Disease

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• Autism Largely Caused by Genetics, Not Environment: Study

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• Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue

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• Bald Eagles Across U.S. Infected With Newly Identified Virus

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• Ban on Sale of Sugary Drinks Trimmed Employees' Waistlines

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• Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says

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• Blood Banks Could Help Screen for Hereditary High Cholesterol

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• Blood Test Could Spot Multiple Cancer Types, Researchers Say

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• Burden of Autism in Teens Weighs Heaviest on Minorities, Poor

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• By Mid-Century, Heat Waves Could Cover Far Bigger Areas

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• California Took on Anti-Vaxxers, and Won

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• Can Alzheimer's Be Spread? Mouse Study Hints It's Possible

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• Caregiving May Not Be as Taxing to Your Health as Feared

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• Caring for Family Matters Most to People Around the Globe

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• City Parks Are a Mood Booster

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• Climate Change Already Hurting Human Health, Review Shows

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• Climate Change Could Bring More Infant Heart Defects: Study

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• Climate Change Could Worsen Sneezin' Season

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• Climate Change Hiking Danger of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections

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• Climate Change Will Hurt Kids Most, Report Warns

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• Common Household Chemicals Harm Sperm in Both Men and Dogs

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• Connected Teens Become Healthier Adults

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• 'Controlled Burns' Better for Kids' Health Than Wildfires: Study

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• COPD May Strike Women Harder Than Men

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• Cost Puts Sports, Art Programs Out of Reach for Many Families

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• Could Dirty Air Spur a Rise in Serious Mental Illness?

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• Could Pot Harm Men's Sperm?

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• 'Dad Shaming' Is Real, Survey Shows

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• Dangers of 'Superbug' Germs Greater Than Believed

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• Decoding Newborn's DNA Could Pinpoint Hidden Risks

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• 'Designer Babies' a Long Way Off

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• Device Spots Lymphedema Early in Breast Cancer Patients, to Help Stop It

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• Diabetes Control Has Stalled Across U.S.

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• Did Brexit Vote Drive Man to Psychotic Episode?

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• Dirty Air Kills 30,000 Americans Each Year

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• Disinfectants Can't Stop This Dangerous Hospital Germ

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• Do Adults Need a Measles Booster Shot?

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• Do You Have the 'Fainting Gene'?

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• Dodge Dementia With Healthy Lifestyle

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• Does Bullying Start at Home?

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• Does Having Kids Make Couples Happier? New Study Says Yes, But …

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• Does Parents' Smoking Raise Future Heart Risks for Kids?

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• Don't Get Along With Family? Check Your Health

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• 'Don't Give Up:' Parents' Intuition Spots a Rare Illness Before Doctors Do

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• Don't Let SAD Get the Better of You

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• 'Dr. Google' Helps Some Patients Diagnose a Rare Disease

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• Drug Trio Could Give Patients With Cystic Fibrosis a New Option

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• Eat What You Want and Still Stay Slim? Thank Your Genes

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• Even Distant Relatives' History Could Up Your Alzheimer's Risk

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• Even Small Improvements in Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Help Prevent Heart Attack

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• Evolution Could Explain Why Staying Slim Is So Tough

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• Exercise Can Help Prevent Depression, Even for Those at High Risk

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• Exercise Your Right to Fight Disease

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• Extinct Human Species Passed on Powerful Immune System Gene

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• Family Can Help Keep Delirium at Bay After Surgery

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• Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating 'Superbug' Infections

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• Flu Rides the Subway, Too

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• For One Man, Too Much Vitamin D Was Disastrous

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• For People With Heart Failure, Loneliness Can Mean Worse Care

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• For This Mom, Rare Bone Disease Is a Family Affair

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• Gene Test Might Someday Gauge Your Cardiac Arrest Risk

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• Gene Test Might Someday Gauge Your Heart Attack Risk

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• Gene-Based Therapy Helps Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Gene-Linked Iron Disorder More Common Than Thought: Study

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• Genetic Changes Tied to Rare Brain Bleeds in Babies

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• Genomics Could Improve Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

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• Get Back to Nature to Put Stress at Bay

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• Giving Up Meat Could Help Your Health -- And the Planet's

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• Giving Up One Food Will Help Your Health -- and the Planet

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• Good News, Bad News on Levodopa for Parkinson's Disease

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• 'Green Inhalers' Could Reduce Carbon Footprint: Study

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• Green Space Good for Your Child's Mental Health

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• Gut Microbes May Help Drive Lupus, Study Finds

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• Happiness in Marriage May Rest in Your Genes

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• Heading to Europe This Summer? Get Your Measles Shot

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• Health Tip: Bed Bug Protection

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• Health Tip: Go Green For the Holidays

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• Health Tip: Know Your Family's Medical History

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• Heart Cells Change During Spaceflight

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• Heat Waves Brought by Climate Change Could Prove Deadly for Kidney Patients

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• High Testosterone Levels Are Bad News for the Heart

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• Holidays Hike Heart Attack Risk

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• Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs

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• Houseflies: Just How Bad Are They for Your Health?

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• Household Chemicals Might Be Sparking Rise in Thyroid Disease Among Cats

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• How Chinese Gene-Editing Could Backfire: Babies Might Have Shorter Lives

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• How Color Can Help You De-Stress

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• How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk?

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• How Heavy Drinking Might Boost Your Appetite for Alcohol

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• How Seniors Can Prevent Hypothermia This Winter

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• How to Handle Holiday Stressors

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• How to Protect Your DNA for Big Health Benefits

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• How to Put Limits on Your Family's Screen Time

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• How to Safely Use Plastic Containers in Your Microwave

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• How to Tame Morning Chaos

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• How You Can Cut Grocery Costs and Prevent Food Waste

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• How Your Genes Affect the Number on Your Scale

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• Hunting, Harvesting Leave Big Animals at Risk of Extinction: Study

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• Hurricanes Can Hurt Survival Odds Among Those With Cancer

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• In Heat Waves, Fans May Do More Harm Than Good

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• Insomnia May Be in Your Genes

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• Is Air Pollution a Downer?

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• Is Beauty In Your DNA?

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• Is Childbirth More Dangerous in Rural Areas?

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• Keep Stress Under Control as Holiday Season Starts

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• Kids Exposed to Lead at Higher Odds for Mental Health Issues Later

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• Kids in Poor Neighborhoods Face Higher Odds for Obesity as Adults

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• Kids With Autism 'In Tune' With Mom's Feelings: Study

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• Layer Up During the Polar Vortex

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• Lifestyle May Matter More Than Your Genes in Early Heart Disease

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• Loneliness Doesn't Take a Holiday

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• Look to Your Aunts, Uncles and Parents for Clues to Your Longevity

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• Looming Global Crisis Means People's Diets Must Change: Experts

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• Lots of Gluten During Toddler Years Might Raise Odds for Celiac Disease

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• Lots of Teens Are Breathing in Others' Vaping Fumes

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• Lyme Disease Now a Threat in City Parks

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• Major Flooding Can Bring Skin Infection Dangers

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• Many Advanced Colon Cancers Were 'Born' Ready to Spread

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• Many Drug Abusers Use Family Members to 'Opioid Shop'

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• Many Lesbian, Gay Teens Still Face Rejection by Parents

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• 'Meatless Monday' Can Help Change Diets for Good

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• Moms, Are You Victims of 'Invisible Labor'?

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• More Back-to-Back Heat Waves Will Come With Climate Change

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• More Gun Owners, Higher Risk of Youth Suicides?

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• Move Over, Air Filter. Scientists Have a Greener Idea

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• New Database Shows 'Rare' Diseases Are Not So Rare Worldwide

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• New Drug Could Help Those With Tough-to-Treat Cholesterol

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• New Gene Variants for Type 2 Diabetes Found

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• New Study Finds a Family Risk for Blood Cancer

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• Nurturing Childhood Boosts Odds of a Happy Adult Life: Study

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• Obesity Could Worsen MS Disability

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• Obesity to Blame for Almost 1 in 25 Cancers Worldwide

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• One Gene Change 2 Million Years Ago Left Humans Vulnerable to Heart Attack

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• One Plus of Texting, Social Media: Divorce Made Easier on Kids

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• One Simple Food Substitution Might Help Save the Planet

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• Only Spoken Words Processed in Newly Discovered Brain Region

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• Opioid Epidemic More Than Doubled Number of U.S. Kids Sent to Foster Care

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• Pesticides Tied to Autism Risk in Kids

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• Plant-Based Diets Good for the Planet, and for You

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• Plants Will Not Boost Your Home's Air Quality: Study

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• Polar Vortex Brings Frostbite Danger: Protect Yourself

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• Poverty Could Leave Its Mark on Genes

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• Prenatal Vitamins Might Lower Risk of Second Child With Autism

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• Rare Set of 'Semi-Identical' Twins Identified in Australia

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• Reacting Against a 'Too Clean' World, Some Parents Go Too Far the Other Way

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• Recycling: A Renewed Effort Is Needed

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• Regular Vaccines Advised With Multiple Sclerosis

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• Research on Almost 2,000 Brains Brings Insight Into Mental Illness

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• Roundup Linked to Human Liver Damage: Study

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• Scientists Creating Gene Map of Human 'Microbiome'

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• Scientists Find 5 New Genes That Sway Alzheimer's Risk

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• Scientists ID Clue in Effort to Contain Herpes Virus

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• Scientists ID Genes Tied to Left-Handedness

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• Scientists Uncover More Autism Genes

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• Scorching Pavement Sends Some to the ER With Burns

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• 'Self-Silencing' Can Be Potentially Deadly for Women

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• Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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• Should You Get Tested for the 'Breast Cancer Genes'?

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• Skin Fungi May Be Tied to Bowel Disease

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• Slowing Climate Change Could Cut Health Costs, Save Money

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• Smoggy Air Might Contribute to Macular Degeneration

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• Smokers May Fare Worse Against the Deadliest Skin Cancer

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• Smoking Around Expectant Moms Can Harm Babies' Hearts

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• Someday, a Pig's Heart Might Save a Child's Life

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• Sour Note: Marching Band Members at Risk When Temperatures Soar

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• Space Travel Won't Turn Germs Into Superbugs

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• Sperm DNA Damage May Lead to Repeat Miscarriages: Study

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• Spring Is the Sneezing Season

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• Staying Optimistic Might Lengthen Your Life, Study Shows

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• Strengthening Family Ties Through Online Gaming

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• Summer Is Tough for Asthma Sufferers

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• Sunglasses a Shield for the Eyes

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• 'Superbugs' Hang Out on Hospital Patients

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• Surgery Restores Movement to Kids With Polio-Like Illness

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• Take It Outside! The Benefits of Exercising Outdoors

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• Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults

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• Teens Who Hurt Themselves More Likely to Hurt Others

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• Texas Cities Are Ripe for Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds

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• The Deadliest Plastic for Seabirds? Balloons

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• The Moose: A Rare But Often Deadly Road Hazard

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• Thriving in a Multi-Generational Home

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• Time to Rethink Ideas About Exercise, Sickle Cell Disease?

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• Tiny Genetic Tweak May Stop Ebola Virus in Its Tracks

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• Toxins in Home Furnishings Can Be Passed on to Kids

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• Trees an Oasis of Mental Well-Being

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• Trees Really Do Help Keep a City Cool, Study Shows

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• U.S. Hurricanes Are Bigger, Stronger, More Destructive: Study

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• U.S. Task Force Updates Breast Cancer Gene Testing Recommendations

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• Ultrasound May Ease Common Form of Hand Tremor

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• Vehicle Exhaust Drives Millions of New Asthma Cases Annually

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• Warm Bath Can Send You Off to a Sound Slumber, Study Finds

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• When Fido Comes Along on Your Vacation

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• Where 'Superbugs' Lurk in Your Home - and How to Stop Them

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• WHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak a 'Global Health Emergency'

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• Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades With Time: Study

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• Why You Should Make Family Meals Part of Your Busy Day

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• Wildfire Smoke Threatens Health for Miles Around

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• Will You Get Fat? Genetic Test May Tell

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• Windy, Humid Days Could Bring More Pain

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• Winter's Many Challenges to Eye Health

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• Wintertime Smog Tied to Rise in Heart Procedures

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• Woman Feels No Pain, Thanks to Her Genes

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• World's Oldest Stored Semen Successfully Used to Breed Sheep

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• Your DNA Might Determine Whether You're a Dog Lover

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• Your Guide to a Healthier Home for Better Asthma Control

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• Your Gut Bacteria Could Affect Your Response to Meds

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• Your Mom Plays a Role in Age at Menopause, Longevity