The truth about how often you should wash your hair

A report about a cancer-causing chemical being detected in some dry shampoos may have led you to rethink your hair care routine. Experts weigh in on how often you should wash your hair — and what you can do to maintain it on off days.
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Women’s heart attacks are often missed: This gene may help explain why

Newly identified genes may help explain why women experience different heart disease symptoms than men do, which often leads to misdiagnosing serious problems.
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Children, their parents, and health professionals often underestimate children’s higher weight status

More than half of parents underestimated their children’s classification as overweight or obese — children themselves and health professionals also share this misperception.
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Viruses are found to be the most common cause of meningitis but diagnosis is often delayed

The first major paper looking at the causes and consequences of meningitis in the UK has found that viruses are now the most common cause of meningitis in adults and a cause of substantial long-term ill health. The paper also found that the management of many patients with meningitis is sub-optimal.
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Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Often Experience Delays in Returning to Work

Newswise imageForty-four percent of people who held jobs before contracting a condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome were jobless one year after they were discharged from the hospital, costing them an average of about $ 27,000 in earnings.
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