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A high IQ in childhood is associated with lower risk of mortality due to coronary heart disease and stroke

Higher IQ in Childhood Associated With a Longer Life

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Lifestyle choices may explain why children with a higher IQ tend to outlive their peers
A dramatic decrease in cardiac arrest has occurred among Oregon residents who gained access to health insurance through the Affordable Care Act

ACA Health Insurance Expansion Tied to Fewer Cardiac Arrests

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'Extraordinary reduction' seen among middle-aged adults after enactment of health care law
Air pollution may shorten the lives of American seniors

Even Low Levels of Pollution Raise Mortality Risk for Seniors

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Research suggests blacks, men, and the poor are especially vulnerable
Care should be taken when conveying electronic messages to patients

Doctors Urged to Take Care With Electronic Communications

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Sensitive information should be discussed in person or over the phone
The health of the United States is summarized in the 40th annual report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Health of the Nation Presented in 40th Annual CDC Report

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Report includes trends of data for past 40 years, with increase in life expectancy, drop in infant mortality
The number of Americans hospitalized for heart failure has dropped substantially since 2002

Number of Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Declining

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But blacks still face far greater odds than whites, researchers find
Teens and young adults who use electronic cigarettes are almost four times as likely as their non-vaping counterparts to begin smoking traditional cigarettes

E-Cigarette Use Ups Odds Teens Will Smoke Tobacco Cigarettes

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Strong e-cigarette regulation could limit future population-level burden of cigarette smoking
New measures to increase the number of generic prescription drugs available to Americans have been taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

FDA Seeks to Increase Number of Generic Drugs on Market

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Agency will now give priority reviews to new generic drugs until there are at least three available
Patients with head and neck cancer have reduced life expectancy

Reduced Cancer-Independent Life Expectancy in Head, Neck Cancer

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Cancer-independent life expectancy 6.5 years shorter for patients with head and neck cancer
Capacity to repair everyday damage to cell DNA could be impaired in people who work the night shift

Shift Work May Affect the Body’s Ability to Repair DNA Damage

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Lower levels of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine noted in the urine of those who worked at night