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Risk of preterm birth reliably predicted by new test
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Lack of paid sick leave increases poverty
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South Asian-Americans at higher risk for heart disease and stroke
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Using Facebook to help young adults quit smoking
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Short bursts of intense exercise are a HIIT, even with less active people
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Vast majority of poor, urban women don’t use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy, study shows
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South Asian Americans are at high risk for heart disease and stroke
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Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death
Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, May 24, 2018 - The rising incidence of sepsis, a leading cause of in-hospital death, has...
Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour
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Kaiser Permanente researchers develop new models for predicting suicide risk
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Tau mutations may increase cancer risk
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Lung cancer incidence in young women surpasses that in young men
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In helping smokers quit, cash is king, e-cigarettes strike out
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