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Mothers who follow five healthy habits may reduce risk of obesity in children

Children and adolescents whose mothers follow five healthy habits—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, drinking alcohol in moderation, and not smoking—are 75% less likely to become obese when compared with children of mothers who did not follow any such habits, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. When both mother and child adhered to these habits, the risk of obesity was 82% lower compared with mother and children who did not.

Fake News About Health You Need to Stop Believing

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Low-fat diets are good for your heart, and other dangerous lies that can hurt you.

Expanded HIV Treatment Eligibility Does Not Crowd Out Sickest

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In September 2015, the World Health Organization revised its antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment guidelines for HIV. Whereas before ART treatment only began when a patient’s HIV infection had reached a designated threshold, the WHO now recommends everyone diagnosed should begin ART immediately upon HIV diagnosis.

Why we sometimes stick with the wrong choice

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The behavior of people who remain committed to a choice, even when it is clear that an alternate choice would be a better option, has been a perplexing phenomenon to psychologists and economists.

Testicular cancer study reveals highest risk symptoms to aid diagnosis

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Testicular cancer is on the rise in the UK, with well over 2,000 new cases each year. The number of cases has increased by 27% since the late 1990s, and is expected to grow by 12% over the next two decades.

Enzyme’s key role in immune response to Chagas disease parasite

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In an article published recently in the journal Nature Communications, researchers affiliated with the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil describe the central role played by an enzyme called phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma (PI3Kγ) in regulating the immune response against Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease.