Lymphedema Treatment: Why Do Women Skip Heart Health Check-Ups?

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Why Do Women Skip Heart Health Check-Ups?

NBC News—Most women report having seen their health care provider within the past year, but only about 40 percent say their check-up included a heart health assessment. This is significant because heart disease is the leading cause of death for women (and men) in the United States.

Fewer Teens Are Sexually Active, Says the CDC

CDC—

Slightly fewer teens ages 15 to 19 are sexually active than in the past, and more teens who are having sex are using contraception, according to a new report from the CDC.

Legalizing Pot Doesn't Raise Risk of Traffic Fatalities

Live Science—

Since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado and Washington in 2012, car-crash fatality rates have not increased in those states, according to a new study.

Why Your Brain Can't Multitask

Berkeley Wellness—Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD, professor of neurology, physiology, and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and co-author of The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World, talks about the clash between what our brains can do and today's high-tech demands.

Sharing a Bed With a Partner: Bad for Your Sleep?

Health Central—

Co-sleeping is associated with sleep disturbances in children, but few studies have examined the effects of sharing a bed with an adult partner—even though well over half of the adult population in the United States sleeps with a significant other, according to the National Sleep Foundation.