The continuing pull out of health care companies from the individual insurance market is reducing health care coverage across the country. In some areas, the individual marketplaces may be left…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its sleep guidelines to recommend that infants should now sleep in their own bedroom at six months of age. Studies showed that…
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According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths in the United States attributed to Alzheimer’s disease increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, the latest…
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The Zika virus, which featured prominently in the news during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, may be making a resurgence this summer. No cases have been reported in…
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You may have heard that taking 10,000 steps a day is a goal that most people should set for themselves. The average American walks a little over 5,000 steps a…
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New research suggests that the commonly-held belief that consuming large amounts of salt in one’s diet leads to weight gain may not actually be true. A recently-published study by German…
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When you see a headline like, “Study finds link between blood sugar and brain cancer,” what do you assume? Probably a story about the dangers of high blood sugar and…
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What’s the number one cause of death in the U.S.? How about in the world? If you said heart disease, you’re right. In 2015, it was responsible for 8.76 million…
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You may have noticed that Lyme disease has become a popular news topic in recent years. A number of celebrities have contracted it, which makes it worth talking about. But…
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Everyone knows smoking is bad for you. There are a variety of PSAs, from TV commercials to billboards and print ads, which show the horrifying realities of life as a…