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24 Oct

Vigorous Exercise Helps Control Hunger, Especially in Women, New Study Finds

Researchers say vigorous exercise suppresses a hormone called ghrelin, which stimulates your appetite and tells your brain it’s time to eat.

23 Oct

More Seniors Splitting Up. Gray Divorce Rate Hits New High, Study Finds

The divorce rate among people 65+ nearly tripled from 1990 to 2022, and it looks like Baby Boomers are driving the trend.

22 Oct

People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Follow a Low-Carb Diet May Be Able to Discontinue Medication, New Study Finds

Eating low-carb may help patients with mild type 2 diabetes recover function in their beta cells, which produce and release insulin, researchers say.

Over 50? How Long You Can Stand on One Leg Is Important

Over 50? How Long You Can Stand on One Leg Is Important

There's a simple test available to seniors who want to quickly check how well they’re aging: see how long you can stand on one leg.

Folks over 50 who can stand on one leg for 30 seconds are aging gracefully, particularly if it’s not their strong leg, a new study finds.

This test worked better than tests of hand grip, knee...

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  • October 24, 2024
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Newborn Genome Analysis Spots More Health Issues Than Standard Screening

Newborn Genome Analysis Spots More Health Issues Than Standard Screening

DNA analysis of newborns can detect many more preventable or treatable health problems than standard newborn screening does, a new study shows.

Genome sequencing identified 120 babies with serious and treatable health conditions out of 4,000 newborns, researchers reported Oct. 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association....

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  • October 24, 2024
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CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50

CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50

The recommended first age at which Americans should get the pneumococcal vaccine has been lowered from 65 to 50, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

"Lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination gives more adults the opportunity to protect themselves from pneumococcal disease at the age when risk of in...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 24, 2024
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More Kids With Food Allergies Are Needing Psychological Care

More Kids With Food Allergies Are Needing Psychological Care

Anxiety is driving more children with potentially dangerous food allergies to seek out psychological care, a new study finds.

Focusing on one Ohio hospital, the researchers found a more than 50% jump in psychology referrals for kids with food allergies between 2018 and 2023.

“Our center has devoted significant resources to ad...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 24, 2024
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EPA Finalizes Tough New Standards on Lead Paint Dust

EPA Finalizes Tough New Standards on Lead Paint Dust

In a move that further toughens safety standards for lead paint dust, the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced the finalization of a rule that declares any detectable amount of the toxin in a home or child care center to be hazardous.

“Too often our children, the most vulnerable residents of already overburdened comm...

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  • October 24, 2024
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Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People With Diabetes

Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People With Diabetes

Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that might benefit from the revolutionary diabetes drug Ozempic, a new study says.

People with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide appeared to have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s compared to patients taking seven other diabetes drugs, researchers reported Oc...

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  • October 24, 2024
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One Day of the Week Has Highest Suicide Risk

One Day of the Week Has Highest Suicide Risk

A “case of the Mondays” is more perilous than just the return-to-work blues, a new study warns.

Suicide risk is highest on Monday in the United States and around the world, an international team of researchers has discovered.

“Mondays and New Year’s Day were both associated with increased suicide risk in most ...

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  • October 24, 2024
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Greater Access to New Weight Loss Meds Could Save More Than 40,000 Lives Per Year

Greater Access to New Weight Loss Meds Could Save More Than 40,000 Lives Per Year

Expanding access to cutting-edge diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could prevent more than 42,000 deaths a year in the United States, a new study claims.

Obesity and all its attendant ills -- type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer among them -- have had a dramatic impact on American health, researchers said.

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 24, 2024
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Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose

Implant Might Prevent Opioid Overdose

Naloxone can save a person’s life by reversing a potentially fatal opioid overdose, and is now available as an over-the-counter medication.

Unfortunately, there’s a very significant catch.

A knowledgeable bystander needs to be on hand to deliver the drug, either by nasal spray or injection.

Now, researchers have dev...

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  • October 24, 2024
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Bad Sleep in Middle Age Unhealthy for Aging Brains

Bad Sleep in Middle Age Unhealthy for Aging Brains

If you're in your 40s or 50s and have trouble getting and staying asleep, that's not a good sign for brain health as you age, new research suggests.

“Our study, which used brain scans to determine participants’ brain age, suggests that poor sleep is linked to nearly three years of additional brain aging as early as middle age,...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 24, 2024
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FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices

FDA Appoints New Head of Medical Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has appointed Dr. Michelle Tarver to head its division that oversees medical devices.

The appointment of a new director for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health comes at a time of great innovation and change in the medical device field, with AI playing an increasing...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 23, 2024
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Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds

Abortions Have Increased, Even in States With Bans, Report Finds

A new report shows the number of women getting abortions in the United States has actually increased since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Since March 2023, the #WeCount report found a small, consistent increase in abortion rates. In the first six months of 2024, the monthly national abortion count averaged nearly 98,000 abo...

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  • October 23, 2024
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One Dead, 10 Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

One Dead, 10 Hospitalized in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

An E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has sickened 49 people in 10 states, killing one and landing 10 more in the hospital.

Most of the illnesses have been reported in Colorado and Nebraska, and one child developed a serious complication known as hemolytic uremic syndrome, according to the U.S. Centers of Disease Control ...

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  • October 23, 2024
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Poll Finds Most Americans Stressed Over Election, Future of Nation

Poll Finds Most Americans Stressed Over Election, Future of Nation

Most Americans say they’re stressed out over the future of the United States and the presidential election, a new poll shows.

The Stress in America poll, conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), found that 77% of adults are stressed about the future of the nation, and 69% are worried about the upcoming elec...

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  • October 23, 2024
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Election Stressing You Out? An Expert Has Coping Tips

Election Stressing You Out? An Expert Has Coping Tips

Stress is flooding the nation as the 2024 U.S. presidential election nears its climax.

This stress is only natural, but it can be managed, said Eric Storch, vice chair of psychiatry and behavioral sciences with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

“There is uncertainty with change,” Storch said in a Baylor news release....

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  • October 23, 2024
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Even at Low Levels, Arsenic in Drinking Water Could Raise Heart Risks

Even at Low Levels, Arsenic in Drinking Water Could Raise Heart Risks

Long-term exposure to even low levels of arsenic in drinking water can raise a person’s risk of heart disease, a new study warns.

Even folks exposed to arsenic levels below the federal limit of 10 micrograms per liter (ug/L) had an increased risk of heart disease, researchers reported Oct. 23 in the journal Environmental Health P...

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  • October 23, 2024
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Cutting Back on Carbs Could Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Cutting Back on Carbs Could Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is caused in part by the failure of pancreatic beta cells to respond as they should to blood sugar.

Now, new research suggests that switching to a low-carbohydrate diet might correct that beta cell dysfunction, boosting patients' health.

"People with type 2 diabetes on a low-carbohydrate diet can recover their beta ce...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 23, 2024
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Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Common Post-Injury Action by Players Signals Concussion, Study Shows

Maybe you've seen a cartoon character shake their head back and forth following a sharp blow -- clearing away whatever stars or birds are circling their noggins.

Turns out, that same move might help coaches and physical trainers identify a concussion that’s occurred on the field.

About 72% of athletes -- and 92% of football pla...

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 23, 2024
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Could Dirty Air Raise Kids' Odds for Peanut Allergy?

Could Dirty Air Raise Kids' Odds for Peanut Allergy?

Babies who breathe in polluted air tend to have higher rates of peanut allergy as they grow up, but the same wasn't true for immune-based conditions like egg allergy or eczema, Australian researchers report.

Why the connection to peanut allergy in particular?

That's not yet clear, said study lead author Dr. Diego Lopez, of the Unive...

  • Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 23, 2024
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COVID in Pregnancy Won't Lead to Neurodevelopmental Issues in Kids

COVID in Pregnancy Won't Lead to Neurodevelopmental Issues in Kids

New research offers some comfort to pregnant women who become ill with COVID: Brain development doesn’t appear to be impaired in children exposed to the virus while in the womb.

There’s no significant difference in development at one year, a year and a half and two years after birth between children whose moms had COVID while p...

  • Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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  • October 23, 2024
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