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Surviving Cold and Flu Season
By: Ashmar Mandou There have been may more flu cases in recent weeks, according to the CDC, which issued a health advisory on Wednesday. The CDC is recommending people take… Read more
Risky Teen Behavior May Increase Odds of HIV in Adulthood
Drug use, mental distress and exposure to violence in the teen years appears to raise the odds for later HIV infection, a new study suggests. Teens who engage in risky… Read more
Collective Health Heading to Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Collective Health announced the company is opening a new office in Chicago. The rapidly growing company selected Chicago for its second office due to the area’s… Read more
How Blueberries Help to Kill Cancer Cells
Blueberries are sometimes branded a “superfood,” and for good reason; they are packed full of antioxidants that offer a wealth of health benefits. Now, a new study has uncovered another… Read more
Alzheimer’s: ‘Triple-action’ diabetes drug shows promise as treatment
In a new paper published in the journal Brain Research, the researchers explain how the “triple-action” drug resulted in a significant reversal of memory loss in mice that were genetically… Read more
Young Gardeners Eat More Greens in First Year at College
First-year college students who have gardening experience eat more fruits and vegetables while they’re away at school compared with peers who don’t have green thumbs, U.S. researchers say. The more… Read more
Excessive Video Gaming to be Named Mental Disorder by WHO
The World Health Organization is adding an unexpected to its list of mental health conditions in 2018. Next year, people who play an excessive amount of video games could find… Read more
Smartphone Addiction Creates Imbalance in Brain, Study Suggests
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological… Read more
Pot-smoking on the Rise Among U.S. Pregnant Women
A growing number of pregnant women are using marijuana, and the habit is expanding fastest among teens and young adults, a U.S. study suggests. Among teen mothers under age 18,… Read more
Diet is the Key to Kids’ Health and Happiness
A new analysis finds that children who eat healthfully are more likely to be happy, and those who are happy are more likely to eat healthfully. Interestingly, these links were… Read more
