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• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
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• AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
• AHA News: RAPIDO – a New Spanish Acronym to Raise Stroke Awareness
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing
• Alcohol Kills Men More Often, but Women's Death Rates Are Catching Up
• Alcohol Might Speed Alzheimer's Progress in Brain, Animal Study Suggests
• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report
• Alcohol Still a Threat in Too Many American Pregnancies: Study
• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020
• Alcohol to Blame for 1 in 5 Young Adult Deaths in U.S.
• Alcohol-Linked Deaths Soared During Pandemic, CDC Says
• Almost 700,000 Rocking Sleepers Recalled After 15 Babies Die
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Another Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021
• Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
• Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?
• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic
• Army Reservists Can Face Alcohol Issues After Deployment, With Little Support
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• Beer Might Do a Man's 'Microbiome' Good
• Binge Drinking in Middle Age: Has 'Wine Mom' Culture Gone Too Far?
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Blind People Are Better at Sensing Their Heartbeats
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend
• Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breathing Dirty Air Can Cause Teens' Hearts to Skip a Beat
• Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
• Can Heavy Drinkers Really 'Hold their Liquor'? Study Shows Maybe Not
• Can You Exercise Your A-fib Away?
• Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Climate Change's Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol, Drug Crises
• Coffee Won't Upset Your Heartbeat. It Might Even Calm It
• College Freshmen Drank Less as Pandemic Began
• Common A-Fib Treatment May Be Riskier for Women
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Could a Few Glasses of Wine Per Week Help Ward Off Cataracts?
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
• Could Video Games Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythms in Kids?
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide
• COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.
• COVID Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June
• COVID Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918
• COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Damar Hamlin Showing 'Signs of Improvement' After Cardiac Arrest
• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses
• Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
• Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
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• Don't Let Heartburn Ruin Your Holiday Feast
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drink Up: Coffee Won't Affect Your Heart Rhythms
• Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drinking at Home: Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic
• Drinking May Not Raise Risk of Breast Cancer's Return
• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• Drinking Too Much During the Pandemic? You're Not Alone
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Elections Can Be Tough on Americans' Hearts
• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
• Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex
• Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Exercise No Threat to People With an Inherited Form of Enlarged Heart
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses
• Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
• First U.S. Monkeypox Death Reported in Texas
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
• 'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
• Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study
• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
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• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show
• Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
• Heart Defects Don't Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
• Heart Issue Spotted in a Few Young COVID Vaccine Recipients; Experts Say Shots Still Needed
• Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Drinking Could Lower a Woman's Odds of Conception
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
• High-Tech Pacemaker Reads Body Signals, Dissolves After Use
• 'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Home Delivery of Alcohol Expanded During Pandemic, With Permanent Effects on Health
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• How a 'Dry January' Could Help Your Health
• How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
• How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How to Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• In New Documentary, Michael J. Fox Describes Hiding Parkinson's, Struggles With Alcohol
• Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
• Irregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies
• Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
• Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Living With HIV Raises Odds for Sudden Cardiac Death
• Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
• Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
• Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia
• Many Stroke Survivors Have Ongoing Irregular Heart Rhythms
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• 'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
• More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
• New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
• No 'Beer Goggles': Drinking Doesn't Make Others Seem More Attractive, Study Finds
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
• Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
• Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll
• Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
• Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
• Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Rapid Heartbeat Condition 5 Times More Likely With COVID Than With COVID Vaccine
• Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
• Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
• Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
• Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
• Teen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
• There Are No Hangover Cures, Scientists Say
• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study
• Too Much Auld Lang Syne: Avoiding That New Year's Hangover
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• 'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
• U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
• U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
• U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
• U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic
• U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Use of Ritalin, Other Stimulants Can Raise Heart Risks for Older Adults
• Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
• Vaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
• Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
• Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health