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Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia
Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed
Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
Survey Shows Mental Woes Spiked in U.S. Pandemic's First Months
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pandemic
Teen Moms at High Risk for Depression, Anxiety
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Texting Trauma: Many Teens Suffer 'Digital Dating Abuse'
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
Think You Gained Weight During Quarantine? You Might Be Wrong
Thrill-Seeking Fuels Many First Crimes
Tigers, Rhinos and Bears Help Raise Money for Conservation
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Time Spent on the Links May Lengthen Life
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping
'Tired, Stressed and Bored': Study Finds Most Teens Hate High School
Too Little Sleep Takes Toll on Kids' Mental Health: Study
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
Trying the Keto Diet? Watch Out for the 'Keto Flu'
Turning to Tofu Might Help the Heart: Study
U.S. Deaths From High Blood Pressure Soar, Especially in the South: Study
U.S. Kids Waiting a Little Longer to Try Alcohol, Drugs
U.S. Kids, Teens Eating Better But Nutrition Gaps Persist
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Unscrambling the Egg Data: One a Day Looks OK
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Up Your Steps to Lower Blood Pressure, Heart Study Suggests
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Videos Soaring on YouTube
Variety is Key for the Fittest Americans
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Your Kids to Eat Veggies? Both Parents Must Set Example
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Makes Your Food So Attractive to Seagulls?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Will a Jolt of Java Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Years of Endurance Exercise May Change Heart Structure
Yes, Bad Sleep Does Make People Grumpy
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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