WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — For people with type 2 diabetes, better blood sugar control may be as easy as getting up off the couch and standing every so often, or taking a leisurely walk, a new study shows.
Dutch researchers noted that “moderate to…
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Month: November 2016
Testosterone Therapy May Be Linked to Serious Blood Clots
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Testosterone treatment can increase a man’s risk of potentially fatal blood clots, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that men taking the male hormone seem to have a 63 percent increased risk of a blood clot forming…
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Demi Lovato Wants to Change the Face of Mental Illness
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Since her 2008 breakthrough role in the Disney Channel musical “Camp Rock,” singer and actress Demi Lovato has released five best-selling albums and a slew of hit singles. Numerous music awards have followed, as has a…
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Fertility Treatments Marketed in U.K. Without Proof They Work: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Some fertility clinics in the United Kingdom offer little evidence to back up claims about treatments other than standard in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a new study.
Researchers examined the websites of 74…
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US to Ban Smoking in Public Housing
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Smoking will be banned in public housing residences starting next year, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
The federal government’s “historic” decision to make all public housing properties smoke-free will protect…
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U.S. to Ban Smoking in Public Housing
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Smoking will be banned in public housing residences starting next year, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
The federal government’s “historic” decision to make all public housing properties smoke-free will protect…
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Wider Low-Dose Aspirin Use Would Save U.S. $692 Billion: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Taking low-dose aspirin daily can reduce older Americans’ risk of heart disease and cancer, and lead to significant savings in health care spending, a new study contends.
University of Southern California researchers used…
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Web-Based Help for Insomnia Shows Promise
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — People find help for all sorts of maladies online. Now, insomnia might be one of them.
A web-based interactive program may help chronically sleepless individuals get needed shuteye without taking medication or spending…
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Fewer Americans Struggle With Medical Bills: Report
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — Fewer Americans are struggling to pay medical bills now than five years ago, a new government report shows.
The number of people in families having problems paying medical bills fell by nearly 13 million from 2011 through…
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Kidney Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2016 — An experimental drug may show promise in treating kidney cancer, researchers say.
The drug CB-839 is the first to target an enzyme that cancer cells require to stay alive, researchers said. This stage 1 clinical trial…
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