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Can Video Game Playing Cost You Gray Matter? 08/07/2017 07:00 PM EDT Style of playing action games could impact your brain, researchers suggest Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Brain Diseases, Mental Disorders '12-Step' Strategy Boosts Success of Teen Drug Abuse Program 08/07/2017 05:00 PM EDT Messages from recovering peers made an impact, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Drugs and Young People, Underage Drinking Blood Pressure Fluctuations Tied to Dementia Risk in Study 08/07/2017 04:00 PM EDT But the research only found an association, not cause-and-effect connection Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, High Blood Pressure Most People Not Bargain Hunters When It Comes to Health Care 08/07/2017 04:00 PM EDT While they believe in price shopping, they don't follow through, researchers report Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Insurance 'Loneliness Epidemic' Called a Major Public Health Threat 08/07/2017 02:00 PM EDT Social isolation tied to increased risk for premature death, research suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Statistics, Mental Health Angioplasty Outcomes Almost Equal Among Hospitals 08/07/2017 02:00 PM EDT 'Safety-net' facilities do as well as other hospitals with the artery procedure, researchers find Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Angioplasty, Health Disparities, Health Facilities Instagram Shows How Diabetics Really Wear a Glucose Monitor 08/07/2017 12:00 PM EDT 2 out of 3 use a device that continuously tracks blood sugar on 'unapproved' body part, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Sugar, Diabetes Type 1, Diabetes Type 2 Midlife Behaviors May Affect Your Dementia Risk 08/07/2017 12:00 PM EDT Of greatest importance are diabetes, blood pressure and smoking, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Heart Diseases--Prevention Decline in Kids' Ear Infections Linked to Pneumococcal Vaccine 08/07/2017 09:00 AM EDT The shots are effective in killing the main bacterial cause, but other germs are growing, researchers find Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Ear Infections, Pneumococcal Infections How Preschoolers Begin Learning the Rules of Reading, Spelling 08/07/2017 09:00 AM EDT Exposing them to written words early on will give them a strong start, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Development, Toddler Development Health Tip: Don't Use Sunscreen on Newborns 08/07/2017 07:00 AM EDT Infants aged 6 months and younger should avoid the sun Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Infant and Newborn Care, Sun Exposure   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656