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Fitness in Middle-Age Linked with Fewer Diseases Later in Life

People who are physically fit during middle age have not only a higher chance of living longer, but also are less likely to suffer from chronic diseases later ...
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High Anxiety Linked to Sign of Faster Aging

High levels of anxiety might really make you age faster, a new study suggests. The study found a link between a common form of anxiety called phobic anxiety ...
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Depression: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Despite the fact that 17 million adult Americans experience depression in any given year, the condition is still misunderstood and stigmatized, preventing many from seeking treatment. Far from ...
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A Generous Marriage Is a Happy Marriage, Study Suggests

Generosity between spouses is a key element to a happy marriage, a new study says. In essence, generosity is the amount of giving that goes on within a ...
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Middle-Age Obesity Invites Old-Age Dementia

Being overweight in middle age increases the risk of eventually developing a form of dementia, according to a new study. People who are overweight in middle age are ...
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Diabetes, Obesity During Pregnancy Linked with Autism, Developmental Delays in Children

Women who are obese or have diabetes while they are pregnant may be more likely to have a child with autism or developmental delays, a new study reports. ...
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Top 10 Leading Causes of Death

Intro While some might harbor fears of dying from a lightning strike or shark attack, the cause of your ultimate demise is likely to be much less conspicuous. ...
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Prescription Narcotics Overdoses Kill More Than Heroin and Cocaine Combined

Prescription narcotics were involved in more drug overdose deaths in 2007 than heroin and cocaine combined, according to a new article. And in some states, the number of ...
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Abuse of Prescription Opioid Pain Medication A ‘Vast Problem’

Americans are using too many opioid pain relievers such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, doctors have noted, and the use of these drugs is leading to deaths through accidental ...
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Marijuana Use by Teens Isn’t a ‘Gateway’ to Later Drug Use

Marijuana’s reputation as a “gateway drug” for illicit drug use in young adulthood may be undeserved, according to a new study. Sociologists at the University of New Hampshire ...
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