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Fewer Americans have high cholesterol

April 22, 2020 Americans, Cholesterol, fewer, Have, high

(HealthDay)—The number of American adults with high cholesterol dropped nearly 8 percentage points from 2000 to 2018, health officials reported

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Variety is key for the fittest Americans

February 25, 2020 Americans, Fittest, for, is, key, the, variety

(HealthDay)—Very fit American adults enjoy a wider range of physical activities than those who are less active, a new study

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Soaring rates of Americans hospitalized with cell phone injuries

December 5, 2019 Americans, cell, hospitalized, injuries:, of, phone, rates, Soaring, with

Rates of cell phone injuries have TRIPLED since the first iPhone was released in 2007 – with thousands hospitalized after

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More Americans trying to lose weight, but few succeeding

November 13, 2019 Americans, but, Few, lose, more, succeeding, to, trying, weight

(HealthDay)—Americans are more motivated to lose weight than ever before, with increasing numbers eating less, exercising, drinking water and trying

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Low grip strength linked to impaired cognition, memory loss in older Americans

August 22, 2019 Americans, cognition, grip, impaired, in, Linked, loss, low, Memory, Older, strength, to

For older Americans, poor handgrip may be a sign of impaired cognition and memory, a new study suggests. Researchers from

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Dozens more Americans contract measles – mostly in New York

June 24, 2019 -, Americans, contract, dozens, in, Measles, more, mostly, New, York

Dozens more Americans contract measles – mostly in New York – as officials struggle to contain the outbreak The 2019

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African Americans more likely to use aspirin to prevent heart attacks if peers support it

May 22, 2019 African, Americans, aspirin, attacks, heart, If, It, likely, more, peers, prevent, Support, to, Use

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States and disproportionately affects African Americans. For some

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Only 11 Americans are known to have received a 3rd double-lung transplant; this woman is preparing for the rare surgery

May 22, 2019 11, 3rd, A, Americans, Are, double-lung, for, Have, is, known, Only, preparing, Rare, Received, surgery, the, This, to, transplant, Woman

After her second double-lung transplant in 2012, Cassie Stanley was able to travel to Miami, Mexico and Las Vegas, root

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Poll: Americans among most stressed people in the world

May 1, 2019 Americans, among, in, Most, people, Poll:, stressed, the, world

(HealthDay)—Americans are more likely to be stressed and worried than people living in poorer parts of the world, and Americans’

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Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too much

April 23, 2019 Americans, despite, health, Much, sit, Still, too, warnings

Most Americans continue to sit for prolonged periods despite public health messages that such inactivity increases the risk of obesity,

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