60-Second Health

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Bedroom TV Linked to Kid Weight Gain Mar 04, 2014

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The mere presence of a TV in a child's bedroom is linked with weight gain—regardless of how many hours per week a youngster watches it. Dina Fine Maron reports

Store Receipts on Thermal Paper Can Transfer BPA Feb 25, 2014

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Volunteers who handled receipts containing the hormone-altering compound bisphenol A for two hours showed elevated BPA levels in their urine. Dina Fine Maron reports

Concussions Abound in Soccer, Too Feb 12, 2014

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A meta-analysis finds that concussions accounted for between 6 and 9 percent of all injuries sustained on soccer fields. Dina Fine Maron reports

Dengue Fever Makes U.S. Inroads Feb 03, 2014

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The CDC reports that locally acquired Dengue killed a Texas woman in 2012 who had been misdiagnosed with West Nile virus. Dina Fine Maron reports

Secondhand Smoke Exposure Doubled Asthmatic Kids' Hospital Readmissions Jan 28, 2014

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A study of more than 600 asthmatic children at one Ohio hospital found that if the kids’ saliva tested positive for markers of nicotine exposure, the children were about twice as likely to be readmitted over the next year for breathing issues. Dina Fine Maron reports

Diet Soda Mixers Up Breathalyzer Readings Jan 14, 2014

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People who drank vodka with a diet mixer had breath alcohol levels 18 percent higher than when they drank alcohol with full-calorie soda. Sophie Bushwick reports

The Mercury's Falling...in Women's Seafood Consumption Jan 06, 2014

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Between 1999 and 2010 changes in seafood consumption meant that blood levels of mercury in women of childbearing age dropped by a third, and the percentage of such women who have worrisome blood levels of mercury dropped by two thirds. Dina Fine Maron reports

Teens and Docs Abstain from Sex Talk Dec 31, 2013

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In annual physicals teens and docs failed to talk sex a third of the time and usually too briefly when the subject was addressed. Dina Fine Maron reports

Older Couch Potatoes Benefit from Even a Little Exercise Dec 24, 2013

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Middle-aged to elderly adults with no history of exercising still saw significant health benefits from even small additions of regular physical activity to their schedules. Dina Fine Maron reports

Apple a Day Could Keep Statins Away Dec 17, 2013

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A population model suggests that a small dietary change, such as eating a daily piece of fruit instead of the equivalent calories in less healthful fare, may stave off as many heart-related deaths as would statins. Christopher Intagliata reports

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