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Chicago – Using multiple intervention approaches to minimize your child’s sun exposure can increase proper sun protection, results suggest from a new study.
Dublin – Recent research shows that smoking bans appear to be having a positive health effect, helping to reduce heart disease among smokers and non-smokers alike.
Washington – Despite what they believe, most Americans aren’t making the diet and fitness choices that can help protect them from cancer, according to the results of a survey conducted by the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Boston – Women who who eat more fiber during adolescence and early adulthood may help lower their risk of breast cancer, according to a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
New Orleans – Teens who are overweight or have poor physical fitness may have high blood pressure by middle age, according to research from Ochsner Medical Center.
Washington – Zika, a mosquito-borne virus new to North and South America, could spread into the United States, the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Americas warned Jan. 24.
New York – Diets that are high in saturated fat and sugar and low in fiber may contribute to sleep that’s lighter, more disrupted and less restorative to health, according to researchers at Columbia University.
Los Angeles – People younger than 45 may take stroke symptoms lightly and postpone going to a hospital for treatment, according to the results of a survey from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.