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• 1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
• 1 in 20 Cases of Dementia Occurs in People Under 65
• 1 in 4 Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Isn't Obese
• 1 in 8 Older Americans May Be 'Junk Food Addicts,' Poll Finds
• 10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia
• 3 More Children Have Died of Mysterious Liver Disease
• 40-Year Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Extending Life Spans
• 6 Ways to Helping Your Child to a Healthy Weight
• 69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
• 75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart
• 8/8 -- Could Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?
• 8/8 -- Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study
• A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter
• A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia
• A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds
• About 1 in 7 U.S. Kindergarten Kids Now Obese
• 'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age
• Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia Away
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain
• Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study
• Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health
• AHA News: Blood Test That Measures Alcohol Use May Predict Risk for Bleeding Strokes
• AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
• AHA News: RAPIDO – a New Spanish Acronym to Raise Stroke Awareness
• Alabama Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Kids Show Link to Viruses: CDC
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing
• Alcohol Might Speed Alzheimer's Progress in Brain, Animal Study Suggests
• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report
• Alcohol Still a Threat in Too Many American Pregnancies: Study
• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020
• Alcohol to Blame for 1 in 5 Young Adult Deaths in U.S.
• Alcohol-Linked Deaths Soared During Pandemic, CDC Says
• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese
• Almost 20 Million Older Americans Live With Sight-Robbing Macular Degeneration
• Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Come With Big Cost to Social Life
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds
• Alzheimer's: Buying Time
• Americans Are Eating Less Healthily Everywhere, Except at School
• Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods
• Americans' Odds for Parkinson's May Be Higher Than Thought
• Americans Over 50 Want to 'Age in Place' at Home, But Many Aren't Prepared: Poll
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
• Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'
• An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty Away
• Animal Study Suggests Link Between Obesity and Gum Disease
• Another Pandemic Harm: Seniors May Have Higher Risk of Falling
• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic
• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Are Retired NFL Players Aging Faster Than Other Men?
• Are You Among the 'Diet-Resistant'? Workouts May Be Key to Weight Loss
• Army Reservists Can Face Alcohol Issues After Deployment, With Little Support
• As Kids' Obesity Rises, Brain Health Declines: Study
• As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study
• Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds
• Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say
• Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills
• Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
• Bad Sleep Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
• Bathing and Alzheimer's Disease
• Beer Might Do a Man's 'Microbiome' Good
• Being Social May Be Key to 'Sense of Purpose' as You Age
• Biggest Driver of Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Water
• Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Binge Eating Disorder Looks Different in Brains of Boys and Girls
• Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms
• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely
• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend
• Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age
• Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men
• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain Secrets of the Super-Sharp 'Super-Agers'
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds
• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
• Can Smarts Help Shield Folks from Obesity? Maybe Not
• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
• Cancers in People Under 50 Are Rising Worldwide
• Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Child Obesity Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women
• Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia
• Coffee Could Perk Up Your Liver
• Cold Weather Exercise Could Burn More Fat
• College Freshmen Drank Less as Pandemic Began
• Colon Cancer Is Being Spotted in Younger People, and at Later Stages
• Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Compounds in Chocolate, Berries Might Help Boost Memory As You Age
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• Could a Few Glasses of Wine Per Week Help Ward Off Cataracts?
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?
• Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
• Could Estrogen Help Shield Women's Brains From Alzheimer's?
• Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
• Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?
• Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?
• Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health
• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
• COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
• COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents
• COVID Pandemic Got More Americans Worried About Being Obese: Survey
• COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
• COVID Vaccines May Still Leave Organ Transplant Recipients Unprotected
• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults
• Cutting Down on Social Media Brings Quick Boost to Teens' Self-Image
• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses
• Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Debunking Myths About Organ Donation
• Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
• Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases
• Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later
• Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains
• Diets Haven't Improved Much Worldwide, and U.S. Remains Near Bottom of List
• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
• Do Fasting Diets Really Work? New Study Finds Little Benefit
• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?
• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds
• Do Taxes on Soda Really Lower Sugar Intake?
• Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You
• Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis
• Doctors Report That Kidney Grown in Pig Worked in a Human
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key
• Donating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
• Don't Let Heartburn Ruin Your Holiday Feast
• Don't Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drinking at Home: Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic
• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• Drinking Too Much During the Pandemic? You're Not Alone
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People
• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
• Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks
• Even a Little Extra Weight Can Raise Kids' Odds for High Blood Pressure
• Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex
• Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
• Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia
• Everyday Internet Use by Older Adults Might Help Keep Dementia at Bay
• Exercise Can Help Fight Colon Cancer, Even If Patient Is Obese
• Exercise Can Help Shed Dangerous Fat Around the Liver
• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better
• Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory
• Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently
• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver
• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
• Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer
• Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis
• Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study
• Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine
• FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
• Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer
• Fewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
• Financial Planning With Your Parents
• Firefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers
• Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success
• Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Are No More or Less Likely to Be Overweight: Study
• Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
• For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
• For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study
• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
• Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
• Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
• Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
• Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November
• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
• Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
• Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
• Good Sleep May Help Babies Avoid Obesity as They Grow
• Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study
• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
• Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
• Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
• Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
• Health Officials Investigate Mysterious Hepatitis Cases Among Children in U.S., U.K.
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
• Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
• Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
• Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Drinking Could Lower a Woman's Odds of Conception
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
• Hepatitis Outbreak Spurs Recall of Frozen Strawberries Sold at Costco, Trader Joe's, Aldi
• High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
• Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
• High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
• History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
• 'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• How a 'Dry January' Could Help Your Health
• How a Lack of Sleep Can Widen Your Waistline
• How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Long Do People Want to Live?
• How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
• How Many Daily Steps Do You Need to Lose Weight?
• How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
• How Much Fasting Is Enough for 'Fasting Diet' to Work?
• How to Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide
• How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine
• How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
• In New Documentary, Michael J. Fox Describes Hiding Parkinson's, Struggles With Alcohol
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?
• Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
• Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
• Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Is Your Kid a Fast or Slow Eater? Personality Might Tell
• Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
• It's National Nutrition Month: Here's Tips to Eating Right
• Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies
• Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
• Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips
• Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
• Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
• Late-Night Meals Especially Bad for Weight Gain: Study
• Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
• Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
• Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health
• Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Living to Age 130:  New Study Projects It Could Happen
• Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
• Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That
• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
• Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely
• Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity
• Losing Weight Before Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Boosts Outcomes
• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
• Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia
• Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
• Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
• Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
• Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
• Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
• Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
• Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
• Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• 'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
• Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
• More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
• More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
• More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting  'Broken Heart' Syndrome
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition
• More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
• More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Need Accurate Info on Liver Disease? Don't Head to TikTok
• Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
• Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
• New Clues to Recent Hepatitis Outbreak in Kids
• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
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• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
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• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
• Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
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• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans
• Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
• Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
• Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
• Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients
• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
• Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
• Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
• Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
• Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Organic Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis Cases, FDA Warns
• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study
• Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
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• Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
• Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll
• Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
• Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
• Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
• Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
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• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
• Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
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• Pregnancy Undermines Body Image in Half of Women
• President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
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• Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
• Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
• Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
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• Researchers Identify Bacteria Responsible for Key Crohn's Complication
• Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
• Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
• Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
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• Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
• Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
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• Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
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• Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
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• Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
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• Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
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• Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
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• Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
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• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
• Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
• Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
• Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
• 'Spare Tire' in Middle Age Could Mean a Frail Old Age
• 'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
• Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
• Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
• Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
• Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
• Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
• Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
• Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
• Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
• Surprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19
• Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
• Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
• Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
• Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
• The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
• There Are No Hangover Cures, Scientists Say
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
• There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study
• Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
• Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Too Much Auld Lang Syne: Avoiding That New Year's Hangover
• Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
• Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
• Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
• Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
• Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
• Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
• U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
• U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
• Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
• Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
• Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• 'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
• Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
• Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
• Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
• Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
• Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
• Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
• Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• When a Parent Moves In
• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
• When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
• Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
• Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
• Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
• Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
• Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
• Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
• Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
• Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
• Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
• Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
• Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
• Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
• Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
• You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
• Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
• Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
• Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
• Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
• Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain