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Work Boredom May Cause Employees to Call in Sick

Though the stress of an especially hectic work day may make you wish you’d stayed in bed, a new study shows that it’s actually a slow day at ...
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Elderly Brains Stay Sharp After a Low Trans Fat Life

Older people with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins B, C, D, and E in their blood do better on cognitive tests than those with lower ...
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Meningitis Outbreak Grows to 169 Cases, 14 Deaths

The number of people with a rare fungal form of meningitis tied to tainted steroid injections is now up to 169, including 14 who have died, the Centers ...
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Anxiety Over Meningitis Diagnosis Can Cause False Symptoms

Thousands of people who received recalled steroid injections linked to fungal meningitis have been thrown into a state of limbo — they’re being told to watch and wait ...
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Diet Struggles? Change Your Kitchen, and Fool Your Brain

WASHINGTON — Good news for those who struggle with diets: Eating less may be easier than you think, psychologists say. By making simple changes to your environment, you might ...
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Nutrition Labels on Menus Don’t Alter Habits

Letting consumers know exactly how many calories are in their food might do little to change their eating habits, a new study suggests. The results show that, in ...
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Myth or Truth: 7 Wonders of Cultural Health

Some ideas of health lore seem based purely on superstition. Swallowing a pumpkin seed won’t cause an actual pumpkin to grow in your stomach. And cats can’t steal ...
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When Flying, the ‘2 Seat Rule’ Might Keep You Healthy

A new study of influenza and air travel shows that passengers seated in the two rows either in front of or behind someone with the flu are at ...
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Researcher’s Death from Plague Prompts CDC Warning

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding laboratory workers to be diligent about wearing protective gear, after it found that an Illinois researcher died in 2009 ...
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U.S. Teen Birth Rates Decrease Over Last 20 Years

Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the United States in the last two decades, though the U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than ...
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