As you age, you may notice you have less muscle and energy and more fat. Carrying those extra pounds may be harming…
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WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — A short-lived optical sensation can lead some smartphone users to mistakenly believe they’ve lost sight in one eye, British doctors report. The temporary vision loss can affect people who read their smartphone in the dark while lying on their side, explained Dr. Gordon Plant, an ophthalmologist with Moorfields […]
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Behavior Woes Hamper More Boys vs. Girls in School
by explainingmedicine June 27, 2016WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Behavior problems are more likely to hold boys back in school than girls, a new study shows. “When I compared 4- and 5-year-old boys and girls who had the same levels of behavior problems — including difficulty sustaining attention, regulating emotions, delaying gratification, and forming positive relationships with […]
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WEDNESDAY, June 22, 2016 (HealthDay News) — U.S. laws designed to curb abuse of opioid painkillers haven’t reduced misuse or overdoses by disabled Medicare beneficiaries, a new study suggests. Between 2006 and 2012, states enacted 81 laws to control use of powerful opioids such as Oxycontin and Vicodin. But even with these new prescription-drug monitoring […]
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THURSDAY, June 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Americans may have to do without the easier, nasal spray form of flu vaccine next flu season, a panel of experts decided Wednesday. That’s because the medicine, called FluMist, has been largely ineffective in children in recent years and should not be used in the United States during […]
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Sprained Ankle May Have Longer-Term Health Effects
by WebMD June 27, 2016THURSDAY, June 23, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans have suffered through an ankle break or sprain, but new research suggests these injuries might have a larger effect on health. The study, based on a survey of thousands of adults, found that people with injured ankles tend to have higher rates of disability and arthritis, […]
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Looking for the path toward a healthier you? It’s not hard to find. The journey begins with some simple tweaks to your lifestyle. The right diet, exercise, and stress-relief plan all play a big role. Follow a Heart-Healthy Diet There’s an easy recipe if your goal is to keep away problems like heart disease and […]
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Diabetes Ups Risk of Heart Attack Death
by WebMD June 27, 2016FRIDAY, June 24, 2016 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes are much more likely to die after a heart attack than people without the blood sugar condition, a new study finds. Researchers included 700,000 people in the study. All of them were hospitalized with a heart attack between January 2003 and June 2013. About 121,000 […]