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Kids Who Feel Left Out Are Less ActiveMon, 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 DeclineMon, 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 SnacksMon, 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 FatMon, 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 StatesMon, 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 CarsMon, 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 RiskFri, 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 PeopleFri, 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. |
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