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20 Oct
More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
19 Oct
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
18 Oct
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns.
More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide survey said they are behind on at least one routine cancer screening, while nearly 1 in 5 admitted they don't even schedule their own health care appointments.
Pregnant women enrolled in a federal aid program have better outcomes than those who are struggling to put food on the table, new research shows.
More than 1 in 10 households nationwide lack access to adequate and nutritious food, U.S. government data show.
The U.S. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and ...
As Americans brace themselves for another summer of brutal heat and humidity, the American Heart Association (AHA) warns that heart patients need to take extra precautions to protect themselves.
According to the U.S. Centers from Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1,200 people die in this country each year as a direct cause of extre...
If you and your partner fall silent when vexing money issues arise, new research suggests you are not alone.
A team from Cornell University found that the more stressed people were about their finances, the less likely they were to discuss those concerns with their romantic partners.
The findings were published recently in the Jo...
Going to the gym is good for your overall health, but if you and the gym aren't practicing good hygiene you could still catch a nasty illness, an expert says.
“Good hygiene prevents sicknesses like a cold, influenza and even salmonella, but cleanliness can also indicate that a gym is well-maintained overall, including the quality of equi...
Millions of Americans struggle to fall or stay asleep, a new survey finds.
Some struggle more mightily than others: Roughly 12% of Americans polled said they have been diagnosed with chronic insomnia, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) survey revealed.
Who was the most likely to miss out on good sleep? Men (13%) were slig...
It may sound far-fetched, but new research suggests that living in dangerous neighborhoods could trigger an unintended health harm: higher smoking rates among residents.
"High levels of neighborhood threat shape perceptions of powerlessness among residents, amplifying a general sense of mistrust, that can promote maladaptive coping behavio...
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, a fourth case of H5N1 avian flu has been confirmed in another dairy worker, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.
The latest case was reported in Colorado, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a news release.
"As with previous cases, the person is a ...
Trendy weight-loss drugs appear to increase the risk of a rare and potentially blinding eye condition, a new study warns.
People with diabetes prescribed semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) were more than four times more likely to be diagnosed with NAION, researchers reported July 3 in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.
Further, tho...
People who are grateful for what they have tend to live longer, a new study reports.
Older women who scored highest on a questionnaire measuring gratitude had a 9% lower risk of premature death from any cause, compared to those with the least gratitude, according to findings published July 3 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
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A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) contains bromine, which is found in fire retardants. Small quantities of BVO have been used legally in some c...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is now investigating nearly 50 illnesses and one death that may be linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles.
Of the 48 people in 24 states who said they got sick after eating the chocolate bars, cones and gummies, one patient has died and 27 have been hospitalized, the FDA noted in an ...
Health officials in the Florida Keys have issued a dengue fever alert after two confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease were reported there.
In the alert, issued this week by the Monroe County Department of Health, officials said they were taking precautions to curb the spread of dengue fever. Those measures include stepping up door-...
Weight gain is a common side effect of antidepressants, but some types cause people to pack on pounds more than others, a new study says.
Bupropion users are 15% to 20% less likely to gain a significant amount of weight than those taking the most common antidepressant, sertraline, researchers reported July 2 in the Annals of Internal M...
Screening for chronic illnesses like diabetes or fatty liver disease could one day be as simple as checking the temperature of your nose, eyes or cheeks.
The temperature of different parts of the face are associated with various chronic diseases, researchers reported July 2 in the journal Cell Metabolism.
Armed with an AI-dr...
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 30-minute sauna or warm bubble bath every day might help women of a certain age fend off unwanted weight gain.
That's the promising takeaway from a study in mice that shows the potential of heat treatments in postmenopausal women.
Researchers found that older female mice who receiv...
Your children's never-ending colds and sniffles may have protected them from the worst effects of COVID-19, new research suggests.
Throughout the pandemic, it was clear that the SARS-CoV-2 virus tends to cause less severe symptoms in children than in adults, but it wasn't clear why.
Based on a new analysis of nasal swabs taken ...
The Mediterranean diet can help cancer survivors maintain their heart health and live longer, a new study says.
Cancer patients whose eating patterns stuck closely to the Mediterranean diet tended to live longer and have a reduced risk of heart-related death, researchers report in the journal JACC CardioOncology.
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Opioid addiction often starts with a prescription for post-surgery pain relief, and two new studies identify a handful of procedures that account for large shares of those prescriptions.
The findings were published recently in two major medical journals.
"Our findings suggest that surgical opioid prescribing is highly concentrated am...
A new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
In clinical trials, donanemab (Kisunla) modestly slowed the pace of thinking declines among patients in the early stages of the memory-robbing disease. But it also carried significant safety risks, including swelling and bleeding in th...