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Your Most Awkward Friends May Save Your Life

Keeping your insecure and anxious friends around may be a good strategy to protect yourself, according to a recent study. The results show that people who are anxious ...
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Living Alone May Increase Death Risk from Alcohol

People who live alone are at increased risk of dying from alcohol-related diseases and accidents, according to a new Danish study. Of the 18,200 alcohol-related deaths that researchers ...
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Think You’re in Good Health? Then Your Dementia Risk is Lower

Thinking that you are in poor health may increase your risk for dementia, a new study suggests. People in the study who rated their health as poor or ...
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Meditating May Make People Feel Less Lonely, Study Says

Meditation can reduce loneliness in older adults and can have a positive overall effect on their health, according to a new study. Healthy adults who participated in an ...
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Mental Ability May Fade as Heart Disease Risk Factors Rise

Middle-aged people with risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol may also be at risk for memory decline, according to a new ...
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Eczema: Symptoms and Treatment

Up to 15 million Americans are afflicted with the chronic skin disorder eczema, the vast majority of them infants and children who have a strong chance of eventually ...
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High C-Section Rates Not Linked to Newborns’ Health Outcomes

High rates of induced labor and Caesarean sections (C-sections) among low-risk women don’t seem to make a difference in the health outcomes of newborns, according to a new ...
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Midwives Make Home Births Safer for Babies

Babies born at home are at increased risk for health problems immediately after birth compared with babies born in hospitals, according to a new study. However, a certified ...
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Tiniest Infants Need Delivery in Specialized Hospitals, or Face Increased Chance of Death

Premature and low birth weight infants face increased odds of dying early in life if they are not born in hospitals specially equipped to care for serious newborn ...
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Hospitals Need to Increase Support of Breastfeeding Moms: CDC

Only 3.5 percent of hospitals in the U.S. are providing the full range of support measures that mothers need to breastfeed, a new report from the Centers for ...
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