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Junk Food Bans Help Schoolkids Avoid Unhealthy Snacks: Study
Junk Food Bans Help Schoolkids Avoid Unhealthy Snacks: Study MONDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Elementary schools are less likely to sell unhealthy snack foods and drinks if school districts or states have rules that limit the sale of such products,...
Joblessness Tied to Shortened Lifespans for Less-Educated Women
Joblessness Tied to Shortened Lifespans for Less-Educated Women THURSDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Life expectancy among less-educated white women is decreasing while their better-educated peers are gaining longevity, a new study finds. According to...
Just How Might Exercise Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
Just How Might Exercise Lower Breast Cancer Risk? WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise appears to change the way women's bodies metabolize the hormone estrogen, and this could help explain how aerobic activity reduces a woman's breast cancer ...
Judge: Make Morning-After Pill Available to All Females
Judge: Make Morning-After Pill Available to All Females FRIDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) -- A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make the so-called "morning-after pill" -- an emergency contraceptive -- available to all ...
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life TUESDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Although most people get a total hip or knee replacement to decrease pain and move around more easily, a team of orthopedic surgeons has discovered an unexpected benefit...
Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression
Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- There's a link between depression and anxiety symptoms and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder pain, a condition that affects the jaw, according to a new study. TM...
Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?
Just How Severe Is This Flu Season? WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- If the headlines are any indication, this year's flu season is turning out to be a whopper. Boston and New York state have declared states of emergency, vaccine supplies are ru...
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Juxtapid (lomitapide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat a rare inherited disorder in which the body is unable to remove low-density...
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds TUESDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Taxing soft drinks and foods high in saturated fats and providing subsidies for fruits and vegetables might encourage people to change their eating habits and possibly improve t...
Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds
Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The key to a slimmer figure is not necessarily dieting, but just cutting back on fat intake, a new British study suggests. Researchers from the University of Ea...