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23 Jan
Organized Sports Help Kids Score Big in the Classroom
A new study finds adolescents involved in organized team sports are more likely to stay in school and earn their high school diploma.
22 Jan
Muscle Strength Linked to Improved Survival Among Cancer Patients
In a new study, cancer patients with high muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were significantly less likely to die from any cause.
21 Jan
Just Like Belly Fat, Muscle Fat May Increase the Risk of Serious Heart Disease
A new study finds people with pockets of fat inside their muscles are at increased risk of hospitalization of death from heart attack.
Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island
The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks.
The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, was detected at the farm last week prompting a government-mandated quarantine and disinfection process.
“This has spr...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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FDA Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Products on Hold Once Again
A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products -- linked to cancer and other health risks -- has hit a roadblock after an executive order from President Donald Trump paused all new regulations.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been considering banning formaldehyde and ingredients that release formalde...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Abortion Pill Alternative Found in Morning-After Pill
When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be waiting in the wings, a new study suggests.
The study, published Jan. 23 in the journal NEJM Evidence, has found a potential alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, offering yet another option at a time when access to reproductive health care faces increasing legal and p...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Does Sleep Apnea Contribute to Car Crashes?
Many major maladies have been linked to disturbed slumber caused by sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes.
Add car wrecks to that list, a study published Jan. 21 in the journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, says.
People with untreated sleep apnea are more likely to wind up in a vehicle c...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Certain Meds and Diet Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
People can reverse their type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says.
Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a calorie-restricted diet and taking the prescription diabetes drug dapagliflozin, researchers reported Jan. 22 in The BMJ
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Eating Right, Exercising Before Surgery Improves Outcomes
Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called “prehabilitation,” a new evidence review shows.
Surgical patients who prehabbed had fewer complications and shorter hospital stays, also recovered better and had a higher quality of life, r...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations
Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children.
Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are about 25% less likely to get the standard measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, researchers reported in a new study published recently in the American Journal of Publ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction
People using weed for medical purposes are as likely – or more – to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says.
Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have cannabis use disorder than those who get high recreationally, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Premature Aging in Brains of Sickle Cell Patients
People with sickle cell disease often struggle with memory, focus, learning and problem solving, setting them back in school and the workplace.
That could be because their brains are older than expected for their age, a new study published recently in JAMA Network Open says.
Brain scans reveal that sickle cell patients have ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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Adults With ADHD Linked To Shorter Life Expectancy, Study Shows
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, may face a shorter life expectancy than their peers.
On average, men with ADHD died seven years earlier than men without it, while women with ADHD died nine years earlier than their counterparts, according to a study of more than 30,000 people published Thursday...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Why Sparkling Water May (Or May Not) Help You Lose Weight
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Chalk up a partial win for health influencers who tout the slimming benefits of sparkling waters.
New research out of Japan affirms that carbonated water may, indeed, promote weight loss by lowering blood sugar levels, allowing cells to burn fat between meals for energy more efficiently.
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- January 23, 2025
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Pregnancy Increases Mental Health Risk in MS Patients
Pregnancy increases the risk of mental illness among women with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Pregnant MS patients have a higher risk of mental illness both during gestation and in the first years after they give birth, researchers reported in a new study published Jan. 22 in the journal Neurology.
Overall, women with MS have a 2...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Controlling Infections Might Lower Dementia Risk
Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says.
Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and anti-inflammatory drugs are all associated with a reduced risk of dementia, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 21 in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Transla...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Fitter Folks Have Better Odds Against Cancer
Pumping iron and hitting the treadmill can improve your odds against cancer, a new evidence review says.
People with more muscle strength and better cardio fitness are less likely to die from cancer, researchers reported recently in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
This survival benefit extends even to people with adv...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Fatty Muscles Increase Heart Disease Risk
A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a new study says.
People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 20 in the European Heart Journal....
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Nutrition Labels Only Slightly Effective in Cutting Calories
It's easy these days to see how many calories a cheeseburger will set you back, or how many added sugars are in a jar of pasta sauce.
But nutrition labels haven't been as helpful at helping people cut calories as might have been hoped, according to a new evidence review published Jan. 17 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Higher Stroke Risk Among Children of Divorce
A broken home seems to set a ticking time bomb in the brains of some children of divorce.
Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke if their parents divorced when they were children or teenagers, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 22 in the journal PLOS One.
The level of added risk is on par with that posed by two...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 23, 2025
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Federal Judge Revives Legal Effort To Limit Access to Abortion Pill
Efforts to limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone have gotten boost from a federal judge who took the bench during President Donald Trump's first term.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that Missouri, Kansas and Idaho can move ahead with a lawsuit seeking to revamp prescribing and use of the drug. Kaczmaryk, of the Northe...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- January 22, 2025
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High-Fiber Diets Linked to Gut Health & Fewer Harmful Bacteria
Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes.
The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Microbiology, analyzed gut microbiomes from more than 12,000 people in 45 countries. It found that individuals with higher levels of beneficial gut bacterium called Faecalibacterium...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 22, 2025
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Trump-Era HHS Website Makes Term ‘Abortion’ Harder To Find
Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second Trump administration.
ReproductiveRights.gov, a site launched under the Biden administration to provide resources on abortion and contraception, now redirects to an error page.
The site previously incl...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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- January 22, 2025
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