Health News 

Truth telling about tobacco and nicotine

March 4, 2019 about, and, nicotine, telling, tobacco, truth

Debate among public health professionals over approaches to tobacco and nicotine regulation has intensified with the rise of vaping in

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Health News 

Get in shape for tennis and other racquet sports

March 4, 2019 and, for, get, in, Other, racquet, shape, Sports, tennis

(HealthDay)—Playing singles tennis is a great way to have fun and exercise, and if you have access to an indoor

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Health News 

Google translates doctor’s orders into Spanish and Chinese with few significant errors

February 26, 2019 and, Chinese, Doctors, errors, Few, Google, into, Orders, significant, Spanish, translates, with

In multicultural areas like San Francisco, doctors are increasingly looking to Google Translate to provide written instructions their patients can

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Health Problems 

Troubling extent of trauma and PTSD in British young people revealed

February 22, 2019 and, British, extent, in, of, people, PTSD, revealed, trauma, Troubling, young

New research from King’s College London suggests one in 13 young people in the UK have had post-traumatic stress disorder

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Health Problems 

Untangling the where and when of walking in the brain

February 20, 2019 and, brain, in, of, the, Untangling, walking, when, where

Imagine walking on two treadmills at the gym, one side moving faster than the other. Would you be able to

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Health News 

15 wrist and hand stretches for strength and mobility

February 19, 2019 $15, and, for, hand, Mobility, strength, stretches, wrist

Exercises can improve mobility and decrease the chance of injury or reinjury. Wrist stretches are easy to do at home

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Health Problems 

Link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer ignored by women most at risk

February 13, 2019 Alcohol, and, at, between, breast, By, cancer, consumption, ignored, Link, Most, risk, women

Middle aged women in Australia aren’t getting the message about the proven link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, at

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Personal Health 

Another early-onset Alzheimer’s gene mutation is found in a Colombian family, and is traced back to Africa

February 12, 2019 A, Africa, Alzheimer's, and, another, back, Colombian, early-onset, family, found, gene, in, is, mutation, to, traced

For some of us, they carry the bright blue of our grandfather’s eyes. For others they result in the characteristic

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Health News 

4-7-8 breathing: How it works, benefits, and uses

February 12, 2019 4-7-8, and, Benefits, Breathing, How, It, Uses, works

This breathing pattern aims to reduce anxiety or help people get to sleep. Some proponents claim that the method helps

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Health News 

What do we really know about e-cigarettes and vaping?

February 12, 2019 about, and, do, e cigarettes, know, Really, Vaping, we, What

E-cigarettes get teenagers hooked on nicotine. Or they aid cigarette smokers seeking to quit. Or they may be harmful in

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