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For young women with iron deficiency anemia

Iron Deficiency Seems to Affect Many Metabolic Pathways

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Treatment of iron deficiency anemia linked to improvements in vitamin B12, folate, lipids
One in 10 children and teens have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

CDC: Rates of ADHD Diagnoses Essentially Unchanged

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Unchanged since 2007; boys still twice as likely to have the condition as girls
An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that was traced back to an Oregon lake has led U.S. health officials to issue guidelines on swimming hygiene.

CDC: Untreated Swimming Water Can Foster Norovirus

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Safe hygiene practices can prevent norovirus outbreaks, CDC says
A little exercise late in life may help men live longer

Physical Activity Boosts Longevity in Older Men

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Study links activity in older men to longer lives
Many probiotic products contain traces of gluten and could cause problems for patients with celiac disease

DDW: Many Probiotics Testing Positive for Trace Gluten

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Tests of 22 top-selling probiotics revealed that 12 had detectable gluten
Safe levels of exercise differ for men and women with atrial fibrillation

‘Safe’ Levels of Exercise With A-Fib Differ by Gender

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Vigorous exercise may be risky for men
Patients with hypertension who sleep less than five hours or more than eight hours each night may have significantly higher odds of a stroke

ASH: ‘Short’ and ‘Long’ Sleepers Seem to Have Higher Stroke Risk

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Odds about 80 percent higher among people with hypertension and insufficient sleep
Paying smokers to quit seems to work better than offering them free counseling and nicotine replacement therapy

Financial Incentives Effective in Smoking Cessation

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Found to be better alternative than free counseling, cessation aids
A form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) is linked to a reduction of non-melanoma skin cancers by 23 percent when taken twice daily

ASCO: Nicotinamide May Help Prevent Non-Melanoma Skin CA

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Preliminary Australian study saw association between nicotinamide and lower rates
Testing hand-grip strength could be an inexpensive and simple way of identifying people at increased risk for myocardial infarction

Grip Strength Could Be Useful Indicator of CVD, Mortality Risk

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Decrease in strength linked to higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and premature death