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• AHA News: The Head Is Connected to the Heart – and Can Influence Health

  

  01/25/2021—A growing body of research shows good mental health can improve heart health and reduce cardiovascular risks, while poor mental health can increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new scientific report. More

• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

  

  01/25/2021—Full doses of blood thinners can benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19, but the severity of their illness matters, researchers say. More

• Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

  

  01/25/2021—Giving melanoma patients a "personalized" vaccine can prompt an anti-tumor immune response that lasts for years, an early study finds. More

• Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters

  

  01/25/2021—Low-dose aspirin may help some people curb their risk of developing colon cancer -- but not if they wait until age 70 to start, a large, new study suggests. More

• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

  

  01/25/2021—Here's one reason why past or current smoking may handicap you if you are battling breast cancer: New research suggests that nicotine promotes the spread of the disease to your lungs. More

• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic

  

  01/25/2021—People with anxiety and depression are more likely to step up their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic than those without these mental health issues, an online survey revealed. More

• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients

  

  01/25/2021—Electronic 'early warning systems' for kidney damage in hospital patients don't improve outcomes, researchers say. More

• Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes, Often Seriously

  

  01/25/2021—The explosive rise in use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a dangerous, unintended consequence: eye injuries among children. More

• Frustrations Mount for U.S. Seniors Seeking Access to COVID Vaccines

  

  01/25/2021—Exasperation is building among seniors across the United States, many of whom are encountering similar roadblocks trying to line up a potentially life-saving vaccination, experts say. More

• AHA News: Anxiety Is Linked With Smoking – But How Is Still Hazy

  

  01/22/2021—In these stressful pandemic times, health experts have more reason to circle back to the link between anxiety and smoking: Does anxiety cause people to smoke? Or does smoking cause anxiety? More

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