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• After Pot Legalized, Colorado's Teens Moved From Smoking to Edibles, 'Dabbing'

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• AHA News: Diabetes and Heart Failure Are Linked; Treatment Should Be Too

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• AHA News: Diabetes Remains Dangerous Despite Modern Medicine

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• AHA News: Medical School Project Pushes Healthy Habits 'Beyond Hospital Walls'

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• All That Screen Time Won't Hurt Your Kid's Grades - Maybe

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• All That Twitter, Snapchat May Not Be Bad for Teens

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• Almost All U.S. Teens Falling Short on Sleep, Exercise

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• Almost Half of Global Cases of Childhood Cancer Go Undiagnosed

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• Alzheimer's Genes Might Show Effects in Your 20s

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• Americans Need to Tackle Youth Obesity: U.S. Task Force

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• Anti-Addiction Meds Can Help Teen Opioid Abusers, Too

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• Are Shorter Folks at Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes?

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• As Finals Draw Near, College Kids' Diets Worsen

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• Asian Study Finds Diabetes, Heart Failure a Dangerous Duo

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• Aspirin, Antihistamines: Kids Often Use OTC Drugs in Suicide Attempts

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• At the Barbershop, a Trim -- and a Diabetes Screening

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• Backpacks Shouldn't Be a Back-to-School Burden on Health

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• Better Sleep Equals Better Grades in College

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• Blood Donation by Teen Girls May Raise Anemia Risk

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• Brain Condition CTE Seen in H.S. Football Players: Study

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• Can You Live Well With Type 1 Diabetes for 81 Years? Just Ask Don Ray

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• 'Cannabis Use Disorder' Up in States That Legalized Recreational Pot

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• Carbs Count When Managing Diabetes

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• Caring Doctors Can Be Life-Changing for Diabetic Patients

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• Changing Timing, Frequency of Meals May Help With Diabetes

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• College Students Picking Pot Over Drinking in States Where It's Legal

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• Common Diabetes Test May Often Miss the Mark

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• Common Infant Vaccine May Also Shield Kids From Type 1 Diabetes

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• Concussions Strike College Students Far More Often Than Thought

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• Could a Concussion Raise a Teen Athlete's Suicide Risk?

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• Could a 'Tickle' a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

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• Could Carb-Heavy Meals Keep You From Good Sleep?

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• Could Diabetes Drug Metformin Help Keep People Slim?

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• Could Eating Healthier Be a Natural Antidepressant?

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• Could Fish Oil Be an ADHD Remedy for Some Kids?

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• CPR Less Likely for Black Kids in Poor Neighborhoods: Study

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• Crash Risk Much Higher for Teen Drivers With ADHD

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• Deaths Due to Suicide, Homicide on the Rise Among U.S. Youth

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• Diabetes Control Has Stalled Across U.S.

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• Diabetes Raises Heart Failure Risk More in Women Than Men

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• Diabetes Technology Often Priced Out of Reach

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• Diabetes Tougher on Women's Hearts

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• Diet Sodas May Not Help Kids Cut Calories

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• Differences Found in Brains of Kids Born to Depressed Parents

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• Does Social Media Push Teens to Depression? New Study Says No

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• Does Taking Screens Away Help Sleep-Deprived Teens?

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• Don't Blame Technology for Young People's Mood Problems: Study

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• Don't Miss Mental Health Issues in Your College Student

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• Don't Open Medical Pot Dispensaries Near Schools: Poll

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• Don't Want a 2nd Heart Attack? Lose the Belly Fat

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• Drug Experimentation and Summer a Dangerous Duo

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• Drug May Help Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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• Easing Depression Can Bring Longer Life to People With Diabetes

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• Eat This, Not That to Manage Your Chronic Disease

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• Encourage Your Teen to Work Out for Better Learning

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• Facebook Falls Short for College Kids Battling Depression, Study Finds

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• 'Failure to Launch': Poll Finds Many Older Teens Still Too Reliant on Parents

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• Family Therapy Best for Youth at Risk for Bipolar Disorder

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• Family's Social Standing May Be Key to Happiness for Teens

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• Fatal Drug ODs Surging Among Young Americans

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• Fewer Boys Are Suffering Head Injuries, But Rate Rises for Girls

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• First Steps After a Diabetes Diagnosis

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• For Kids With Asthma, Depression Makes ER Visit More Likely

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• For Kids, Obesity and Mental Health Woes Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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• For Older Adults, More Exercise Lowers Heart Disease Risk

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• Get Moving to Control Your Blood Sugar

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• Good Sleep a Must for Teens With ADHD

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• Gut Bacteria Supplements Might Boost Obese People's Health

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• Head Off the Blues When Your Teen Heads to College

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• Head, Neck Melanomas Show Alarming Rise in Young Americans

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• Health Cautions for Young Male Athletes

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• Health Tip: Living With Hypoglycemia

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• Health Tip: Managing Reactive Hypoglycemia

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• Health Tip: Parenting Adopted Teens

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• Health Tip: Reading Food Labels for Diabetics

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• Health Tip: Snacks for People With Diabetes

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• Health Tip: Understanding Prediabetes

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• Heart Disease Is Lasting Threat to Breast Cancer Survivors

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• Heavy Teen Boys May Face Higher Heart Disease Risk as Adults

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• Here's How Too Much Social Media Can Harm Girls

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• High-Fiber Diet Tied to Lower Heart Risk in Diabetes Patients

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• Hookah Smoke Can Contain More Toxins Than Cigarettes, Experts Warn

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• How Belly Fat Is Sabotaging Your Health

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• How Kids Benefit From Doing Chores

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• How to Get Your College Years Off to a Healthy Start

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• How to Help Your Kids Achieve a Healthy Weight

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• How to Help Your Teen Use Social Media Safely

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• How to Protect Your Kids From Drowning

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• Inactive Lifestyle Begins as Early as Age 7: Study

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• Irregular Periods, Shorter Life Span?

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• Is Your Child Depressed or Suicidal? Here Are the Warning Signs

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• Is Your Daughter, the Athlete, Eating Enough?

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• Just 2 Weeks on the Couch Starts to Damage Your Body

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• Just 300 Fewer Calories a Day Brings a Health Benefit

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• Just a Little Weight Loss Can Put Diabetes Into Remission

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• Keeping Blood Sugar Steady Helps You Live Longer With Diabetes

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• Keto Diet May Help Control Type 2 Diabetes

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• Kids Can Get 'Stuck' on Traumatic Event, Leading to PTSD

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• Kids Getting Too Many Opioids After Tonsillectomy

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• Kids of Opioid-Using Parents May Be More Likely to Attempt Suicide

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• Later Bedtimes Could Mean Wider Waistlines for Teen Girls

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• Later School Start Time Pays Off With More Attentive Students

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• Legalizing Marijuana Not a Trigger for Teen Toking

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• Lifestyle May Matter More Than Your Genes in Early Heart Disease

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• Looks Like Guys Are More Prone to Pack on the 'Freshman 15'

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• Lots of Teens Are Breathing in Others' Vaping Fumes

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• Lots of Time on Social Media Linked to Anxiety, Depression in Teens

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• Low-Carb Diets Linked to Higher Odds for A-Fib

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• Make a Healthy Game Plan for Super Bowl Partying

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• Many Teens Don't Know They Are Vaping Nicotine

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• Many U.S. Parents Can't Find a Psychiatrist to Help Their Child

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• Many Young Adults Misusing Medical Marijuana, Study Suggests

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• Many Young Men Putting Health at Risk to Bulk Up

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• Marijuana Use by U.S. Teens Has Jumped 10-fold Since 1990s

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• Mental Health Woes Are Rising in Young Americans -- Is Social Media to Blame?

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• Microbes in Diabetic Foot Ulcers May Help Predict Treatment Success

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• Midlife Diabetes Can Really Raise Your Odds for Stroke Years Later

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• Military Tourniquets Might Save Kids' Lives During School Shootings

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• Mom-to-Be's Diabetes May Up Odds of Heart Disease in Her Kids

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• More Americans Are Eating Whole Grains, But Intake Still Too Low

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• More Education Could Mean Less Heart Disease

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• More Hot Flashes Could Mean Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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• More Kids, Teens Landing in ERs After Opioid Overdoses

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• More Smoking, Heart Woes Boost Native Americans' Stroke Risk

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• More Teen Time on Social Media, More Eating Disorders?

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• More Teens Learning to Drive in Safer Conditions

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• More Than 1 in 4 High School Students Now Vape: CDC

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• More Than 600,000 Opioid Abusers Raising Kids in U.S.

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• More TV, Smartphone Time Means More Sugary Drinks for Teens

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• More U.S. Teen Girls Are Victims of Suicide Than Thought, Study Finds

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• More U.S. Teens Are Overdosing on Valium, Xanax

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• More U.S. Teens Are Vaping Pot

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• More U.S. Teens, Kids Seeking Mental Health Care in ERs

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• Most Parents Struggle to Spot Depression in Teens

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• Most Parents Want Age Limits on Football Tackling

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• Most Young Vapers Aren't Using E-Cigs to Quit Smoking: Survey

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• New Gene Variants for Type 2 Diabetes Found

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• New Tool Predicts Odds of Kidney Disease

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• Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens

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• No 'One-Size-Fits-All' Diet for Diabetics, Expert Panel Says

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• 'No Quick Fix' for A-Fib, But Cardiologist Says You Can Help Prevent It

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• Obese Teen Boys More Prone to Heart Attacks in Middle Age

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• Obesity a Heartbreaker for Kids

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• Obesity May Change the Teen Brain, MRI Study Shows

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• Older Diabetics May Be Getting Too Much Insulin

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• One-Third of U.S. Kids Too Sleepy to Succeed in School

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• Open Communication Helps Teens Manage Type 1 Diabetes

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• Opioid Addiction Med Under-Used in Younger People, Study Finds

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• Overdose Attempts Skyrocket Among Teens, Young Adults: Study

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• Pain Twice as Common for Kids With Autism: Study

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• Parents Can Help Their Sleep-Deprived Teens

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• Perfect Teeth Won't Guarantee a Perfect Life

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• Plant-Based Diet Helps Keep Diabetes at Bay

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• Post-Hospital Low Blood Sugar a Danger to Diabetics

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• Pot Poisonings Among Kids, Teens Double After Medical Marijuana Law Passed

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• Pressuring Kids to Diet Can Backfire, Damaging Long-Term Health

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• Raising Legal Smoking Age to 21 Works

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• Rising Obesity Rates Undermining Strides Made Against Heart Disease

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• Risk of Psychosis Varies With ADHD Meds, But Still Small: Study

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• School Bullying's Impact Can Last a Lifetime: Study

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• Severe Deprivation in Childhood Has Lasting Impact on Brain Size

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• Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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• Skiing, Snowboarding Injuries Most Severe Among Younger Kids

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• Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Eye Disease

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• Sleeping In on Weekends May Not Repay Your Sleep 'Debt'

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• 'Smart' Contact Lenses Might Also Monitor Eye Health

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• Sports Coaches Recruited to Help Stop Dating Violence

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• Sticking to One Sport Could Up Injuries Among Teen Athletes

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• Still Way Too Much Smoking in Movies Aimed at Kids

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• Study Points to Herd Immunity Against HPV in Unvaccinated U.S. Adults

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• Study Spots Ties Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Other Diseases

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• Suicide Rates Soaring Among Black Teens

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• Suicides Increase Among U.S. Kids, But More in Girls Than Boys

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• Supplements Don't Prevent Kidney Disease in Type 2 Diabetics

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• 'Swimmer's Shoulder' Strikes 3 in 4 Teen Competitors

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• TB Cases Drop Among the Young, But Racial Disparities Persist

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• Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults

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• Teen Drivers, Passengers Need to Be Safety-Conscious

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• Teen Opioid Users Face Same OD Risks as Adults

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• Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study

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• Teens Are Getting Hooked on Leftover Prescription Meds

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• Teens' Opioid Abuse May Be Gateway to Heroin

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• The Exercise Effect and Prediabetes

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• The New Battle of the Sexes: Diabetes Strikes Men and Women Differently

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• The Reality of Watching Reality TV

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• This Year's Flu Season Taking Deadly Aim at Kids

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• Three Tips for Getting Your Zzzzzz's

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• Tight Diabetes Control Alone May Not Benefit the Heart Long-Term

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• Time Change Tougher for Kids With Mental Health Issues

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• Too Much Social Media a Depression Risk for Teens

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• Troublesome Teen? Try Changing Your Tone

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• Type 1 Diabetes Might Affect Young Kids' Brain Development

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• Type 1 Diabetics Often Unaware of Low Blood Sugar Episodes

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• U.S. ERs See Doubling of Teen Sexual Abuse Cases

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• U.S. Minorities' Recent Health Gains May Be Slowing

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• U.S. Teen Opioid Deaths Soaring

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• U.S. Youth Suicide Rate Reaches 20-Year High

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• Vitamin D Supplements Don't Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Study

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• Walnuts, Almonds Help the Hearts of Those With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Weight Before Pregnancy Most Important to Risk for Complications

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Drops Heart Disease, Death Risk for Diabetics

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Is a Helpful Tool, Not the Whole Toolbox

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Just as Successful for Teens With Down Syndrome

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Work Even Better During Teen Years

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Often Overlooked for Kids, Teens

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Typically Pushes Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission

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• What and How You Eat Affects Your Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

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• What Parents Can Do to Prevent Teens From Driving Drunk

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• What Parents Overlook When Their Teen Is a Heavy Gamer

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• When a Chronic Disease Runs in Your Family

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• When E-Cig Makers Offer Promotional Items, More Teens Likely to Vape

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• When Your Teen Wants a Tattoo

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• Where Marijuana Is Legal, Many Teens Drive While High

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• Which Teens View Vaping as a Health Threat? Survey Offers Clues

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• Which Type of Exercise Might Lower Your Diabetes Risk?

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• Young Adults With ADHD More Vulnerable to Nicotine

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• Youth Vapers Often Use Nicotine or Pot, Not Just Flavoring

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• You've Lost the Weight -- Now Keep It Off to Keep Diabetes at Bay