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• Sugar overload can damage heart
• Why are there so many youth baseball-throwing injuries?
• Automated 'coach' could help with social interactions
• Scientists explode the myth about running injuries
• Helping pet owners make tough choices
• Severe maternal complications less common during home births, study suggests
• Menopause may be an unintended outcome of men's preference for younger mates
• High prevalence of NSAID prescription in those at risk of heart attack/death in primary care
• From the mouths of babes: Toddlers' speech is far more advanced than previously thought
• Smile's better to boost small businesses, says new research
• Workplace and financial stress lead to poor health choices
• Cyberbullying puts teens at risk
• Walking leads to better health for older men
• Parents' activity unlikely to influence teen fitness
• Teens have unsupervised access to prescription drugs

Sugar overload can damage heart Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:51 PM PDT Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a new study.

Why are there so many youth baseball-throwing injuries? Posted: 14 Jun 2013 01:51 PM PDT Surgeons and sports medicine specialists may have some answers as to why youth baseball pitching injuries continue to rise despite the implementation of nationally recommended pitching limits.

Automated 'coach' could help with social interactions Posted: 14 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT A new software system could help people improve their conversational and interview skills.

Scientists explode the myth about running injuries Posted: 14 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT Ordinary running shoes function perfectly well for new runners regardless of how they pronate, according to new research. Healthy newcomers to running who overpronate/underpronate do not actually suffer more running injuries than other runners if their first pair of running shoes do not have any special support.

Helping pet owners make tough choices Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:28 AM PDT Perhaps the hardest part of owning a pet is making difficult decisions when a beloved companion becomes seriously ill. That's why researchers are developing a new tool to help people assess their ailing pets' quality of life, a key factor in decisions about when to order life-prolonging procedures and when an animal's suffering means it's time to let go.

Severe maternal complications less common during home births, study suggests Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:28 AM PDT Women with low risk pregnancies who choose to give birth at home have a lower risk of severe complications than women who plan a hospital birth, finds a new study.

Menopause may be an unintended outcome of men's preference for younger mates Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:26 AM PDT After decades of laboring under other theories that never seemed to add up, biologists have concluded that menopause is actually an unintended outcome of natural selection generated by men's historical preference for younger mates.

High prevalence of NSAID prescription in those at risk of heart attack/death in primary care Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:26 AM PDT A new study demonstrates a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease.

From the mouths of babes: Toddlers' speech is far more advanced than previously thought Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:25 AM PDT The sound of small children chattering away as they learn to talk has always been considered cute -- but not particularly sophisticated. However, new research has shown that toddlers' speech is far more advanced than previously understood.

Smile's better to boost small businesses, says new research Posted: 14 Jun 2013 05:21 AM PDT A simple smile and a friendly greeting can make customers feel much more loyal towards small independent companies, according to new research.

Workplace and financial stress lead to poor health choices Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:25 AM PDT Two studies highlight the impact work and financial stress can have on health behaviors. The lead author urges workplace wellness programs to consider such impacts as the economy sputters along.

Cyberbullying puts teens at risk Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:16 AM PDT Teenage victims of cyberbullying, defined as the use of the internet or cell phones to send hurtful and harassing messages, are more likely to develop symptoms of depression, substance abuse and internet addiction, reports a new study.

Walking leads to better health for older men Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:16 AM PDT The more an older man walks, the better his physical and mental health and his quality of life are likely to be, finds a new study.

Parents' activity unlikely to influence teen fitness Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:16 AM PDT Teens don't necessarily follow in their parents' footsteps when it comes to physical activity, finds a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Teens have unsupervised access to prescription drugs Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:16 AM PDT Most teens have unsupervised access to their prescription drugs at home, including drugs with potential for abuse, finds a new study.

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