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Apr22018

Cardiac Defects in Baby Tied to Later Heart Trouble in Moms

Health News FeedApril 2, 2018

MONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women who have a baby with a congenital heart defect may face a heightened risk of heart disease years later, a large study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 1 million women, those who’d given birth to a baby with a heart defect were up to 43…

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Apr22018

Living Near Green Space May Make for a Healthier You

Health News FeedApril 2, 2018

MONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Planning a move in the future? You might want to make sure there are parks nearby. Research suggests that people who live near parks and green space are happier and healthier. For instance, one study in the journal Health & Place looked at the relationship between parks and…

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Apr22018

Baby Sitters, Relatives Often Unaware of SIDS Risk

Health News FeedApril 2, 2018

MONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — A baby’s risk of death from being placed in an unsafe sleeping position or location is higher when they’re under the care of a baby sitter, relative or friend, a new study found. The finding shows the need for parents to educate anyone who cares for their infants…

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Apr12018

Put Your Best Feet Forward, Despite Diabetes

Health News FeedApril 1, 2018

SUNDAY, April 1, 2018 (HealthDay News) — If you have diabetes, it’s time to think about your feet. “Diabetes is a multisystem disease,” Dr. Ronald Lepow explained in a news release from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. “Circulation in the feet and legs may be diminished because there are problems with blood vessels…

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Mar312018

Prenatal Test Advance May Help Spot Serious Gene Mutations

Health News FeedMarch 31, 2018

SATURDAY, March 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Scientists who found a way to use amniotic fluid to sequence the entire genome of a fetus say the breakthrough could significantly increase detection of genetic conditions during pregnancy. Researchers tweaked a common prenatal test called amniocentesis. In that procedure, amniotic fluid is taken from a pregnant woman’s…

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Mar302018

Many Grad Students Struggle With Anxiety, Depression

Health News FeedMarch 30, 2018

FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Depression and anxiety is nearly seven times more common among graduate students than in the general population, a new study finds. Researchers surveyed nearly 2,300 graduate students — 90 percent who were working on their Ph.D. and 10 percent pursuing a master’s. They found that 41 percent had…

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Mar302018

Brain Cell Development Differs in Those With Autism: Study

Health News FeedMarch 30, 2018

FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Neurons in a brain area involved with social and emotional behavior normally increase as children become adults, but this does not occur in people with autism, new research contends. Instead, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have too many neurons in this part of the brain — the…

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Mar302018

With Warmer Weather Comes Wrap-Up of Severe Flu Season

Health News FeedMarch 30, 2018

FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Spring continues to take the bite out of this year’s brutal flu season, new numbers show. For starters: yet another drop was seen in doctor visits, and less severe strains of influenza are becoming ever more dominant. But hospitalizations for the flu are still a problem, and there…

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Mar302018

Arnold Schwarzenegger Undergoes Emergency Heart Surgery

Health News FeedMarch 30, 2018

FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Film star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has had emergency open-heart surgery to replace a heart valve, TMZ reports. According to the celebrity-news agency, sources close to Schwarzenegger say the 70-year-old was admitted Thursday to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, in Los Angeles, for a catheter-based heart valve replacement.…

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Mar302018

More Women Die of Lung Cancer in 2 U.S. 'Hot Spots'

Health News FeedMarch 30, 2018

FRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer death rates among women have fallen in much of the United States, but have increased in two regions where smoking is more common, a new study finds. The first cluster or “hot spot” comprises 669 counties in Appalachia and the Midwest, and the second is 81…

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