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Kids Who Feel Left Out Are Less Active


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:11 EST

Children who feel left out, even for a little while, may be less active.



Smoking in Men Speeds Up Mental Decline


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:10:47 EST

Men who smoke tend to have a more rapid mental decline than men who do not smoke, a new study shows. But the findings did not reveal a similar link between smoking and mental decline in female smokers.



School Vending Machines Still Offer Too Many Sugary Snacks


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:10:35 EST

About half of elementary school students still have access to sugary snacks and other unhealthy options in school vending machines, according to a new study.



Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:18 EST

You may have heard about brown fat -- a unique type of fat that acts like a furnace in the body to burn calories instead of storing them as excess weight.



Hard-Boiled Egg Recall Hits 34 States


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:23:29 EST

Listeria contamination of hard-cooked eggs has led to recalls of prepared salads, sandwiches, and other products in 34 states.



Teens Exposed to Less Secondhand Smoke in Cars


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:06:16 EST

Secondhand smoke exposure in cars has declined in U.S. middle and high school students between 2000 and 2009.



Does Online Dating Make You Luckier at Love?


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:13:30 EST

A new study shows that Internet dating sites help us get together, but they probably don’t make us any luckier in love, despite some companies’ claims to the contrary.



Little Blows to Head Add Up to Big Risk


Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:03:14 EST

Small hits to the head may add up to injuries for high school football players, according to a new study by the Purdue Neurotrauma Group at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.



Purple Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in Overweight People


Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:10 EST

When overweight people included two servings of purple potatoes a day in their diet for a month, they not only reduced their blood pressure, but they also didn't gain weight in the process, a small study shows.



Can Too Much Texting Make Teens Shallow?


Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:51 EST

Teens and young adults who text frequently -- such as more than 300 text messages a day -- may be risking more than sore thumbs, according to a new study.