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As More Smoke Pot, Are Their Jobs at Risk?
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- As increasing numbers of Americans use marijuana, there is a rising risk of job loss among those who use the drug, a new study suggests.
"Job loss may be an overlooked social cost of marijuana use," said study author Cassandra Okechukwu, from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and ...
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IVF Won't Cause Birth Complications: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- "Test tube" babies are more likely to be premature and have a low birth weight, but it's unlikely that assisted reproductive technology is the reason why, researchers say.
Their findings challenge the widely held belief that procedures such as freezing embryos, the delayed fertilization of eg...
- Robert Preidt
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AHA: Too Much of This in the Blood Could Predict Unhealthy Aging
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (American Heart Association) -- A hormone found in the blood that's commonly linked to heart disease also might signal when someone is more likely to grow weaker or lose their ability to balance before they're 70.
People in their early 60s with higher-than-normal levels of brain natriuretic peptide, or BNP, walk...
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Many Addiction Centers Lack Anti-Opioid Meds: Study
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Although the U.S. opioid epidemic dates back more than a decade, only 6 percent of treatment centers in 2016 offered the three medications approved to treat opioid addiction, new research reveals.
And only about a third offered even one of the three recommended drugs, the study found.
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Mindfulness Might Ease Menopause Symptoms
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are "mindful" in their everyday activities seem to suffer fewer menopause symptoms, new research suggests.
The study couldn't prove that it was the mindfulness that was keeping symptoms at bay, but it does add to evidence for a link, said lead researcher Dr. Richa Sood. She's a women...
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- January 22, 2019
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Body Size May Influence Longevity in Women, But Not Men
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a new study finding that's bound to make tall, thin women happy: Their body size and their gender make it more likely they will reach the milestone age of 90 than either men or shorter, heavier women.
If these women exercised an hour a day, the longevity benefits were even greater, the ...
- Steven Reinberg
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