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Marijuana’s 4/20 holiday tied to rise in fatal car crashes

CHICAGO – Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on w...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health

Not just boy and girl; more teens identify as transgender

CHICAGO – Far more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, with many rejecting the idea that girl and boy are the o...

DATE: Feb 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study says

CHICAGO – Children’s injuries and deaths from window blinds have not stalled despite decades of safety concerns, according to a new U.S. study that recommends a complete ban on blinds with c...

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Is your own doctor the best in the hospital? Study eyes hospitalists

CHICAGO – The old-fashioned, family doctor style of medicine could be lifesaving for elderly hospitalized patients, a big study suggests, showing benefits over a rapidly expanding alternativ...

DATE: Nov 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Self-harm, suicide attempts climb among U.S. girls, study says

CHICAGO – Attempted suicides, drug overdoses, cutting and other types of self-injury have increased substantially in U.S. girls, a 15-year study of emergency room visits found. It...

DATE: Nov 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Drugstore pain pills as effective as opioids in ER patients

CHICAGO – Emergency rooms are where many patients are first introduced to powerful opioid painkillers, but what if doctors offered over-the-counter pills instead? A new study tested that app...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Hormone pills don’t shorten older women’s lives, study shows

CHICAGO – Taking hormone pills for several years after menopause didn’t shorten older women’s lifespans, according to the longest follow-up yet of landmark research that transformed thinking...

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Brain disease seen in most football players in large report

Study reveals disease in 110 of 111 NFL brains examined

DATE: Jul 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A quiet, unsmiling little girl with big brown eyes crawls inside a carpeted cubicle, hugs a stuffed teddy bear tight, and turns her head away from the noisy classroom. ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day

CHICAGO – Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persisten...

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Drones carrying defibrillators could aid heart emergencies

CHICAGO – It sounds futuristic: drones carrying heart defibrillators swooping in to help bystanders revive people stricken by cardiac arrest. Researchers tested the idea and found...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Health

Sweet sizzlin’ beans! Fancy names may boost healthy dining

CHICAGO – Researchers tried a big serving of food psychology and a dollop of trickery to get diners to eat their vegetables. And it worked. Veggies given names like “zesty ginger-...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food