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PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Bottled and Tap Water Samples from Around the World
Researchers detect 10 PFAS chemicals in tap and bottled water samples collected from 15 countries.
Standing More Than Sitting May Not Help Your Heart
A new study finds standing without actual movement or exercise has no real cardiovascular benefits over sitting.
The Impact of Obesity on Certain Types of Breast Cancer May Be Underestimated
A new study finds nearly 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive cancers may be linked to excess body fat.
Want to Slowly Cut Down on Dietary Salt? Here's How
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 19, 2024
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Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills?
Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to make it easier for you and your family to eat food with less sodium.
A Cancer Diagnosis Takes Devastating Toll on Family Finances
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Ruined credit scores and big risks for bankruptcy: All part of the long-term financial fallout from the words "You have cancer," according to two new studies.
“These are the first studies to provide numerical evidence of financial toxicity among cancer survivors,&r...
Music Might Speed Your Recovery From Surgery
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Pop tunes, smooth jams and banging beats can help people more easily recover from surgery with fewer painkillers, a new review finds.
Listening to music reduces the anxiety, pain and heart rate of patients waking up from surgery, researchers found.
As a result, sur...
Some IUDs May Raise The Odds for Breast Cancer, But Overall Risk Remains Low
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research finds.
In the study of 150,000 Danish women, published this week in the Journal of the Ame...
Texas AG Sues Dallas Doctor Over Transgender Care for Minors
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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A Dallas doctor has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for allegedly providing transgender care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.
In the lawsuit filed Thursday, Paxton claimed that Dr. May Chi Lau, who specializes in adolescent medicine, p...
Love Bread & Pasta? Humans' Hunger for Carbs Has Ancient Roots
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Folks who struggle to reduce their carb intake might be able to blame ancient DNA still lurking in humans, a new study suggests.
Humans carry multiple copies of the salivary amylase gene (AMY1), which helps begin breaking down starch in the mouth -- the first step in dig...
Real-World Study Confirms RSV Vaccine's Protective Power for Seniors
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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A global real-world study of the vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) finds it offers folks aged 60 and over 80% protection against severe illness and/or hospitalization.
With U.S. vaccination rates falling, "I encourage older adults to follow CDC guidance and g...
Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found.
Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social and emotional connections, rese...
Fitness, Activity Boosts Kids' Mental Health, Too
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Kids with good physical fitness are more likely to grow into teens with better mental health and brain function, a new study has found.
Children who performed better at shuttle sprints scored better on cognitive tests as teenagers, researchers found.
In addition, b...
Global Study Finds PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Common in Tap, Bottled Water
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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PFAS “forever chemicals” can be found in drinking water around the world, whether it comes from a tap or a bottle, a new study warns.
Ten specific PFAS chemicals were found in samples of bottled and tap water sourced from 15 countries around the world, resear...
Sports Concussion Outcomes Can Be Made Worse By Depression
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Depression can make it tougher for athletes to recover from a concussion, and vice versa, a new study finds.
Student athletes who have both concussion and depression have significantly worse symptoms for both conditions, researchers reported recently in the journal B...
An Ill Kitten in Nebraska Sparked Efforts to Stamp Out Rabies' Spread
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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The 2023 illness and death in Nebraska of a stray kitten infected with rabies set off a large-scale effort to discover how the feline became infected in the first place.
That's because the strain of rabies the 6-week old kitten carried had never been detected so far west...
Vaping Rates Hit Record Lows for U.S. High School Students
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Is vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens?
The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in 2024.
Vaping rates fell from 10% of high school students in 2023 to 7.8% this year, "reachin...
New Drug Regimen Extends Survival for Cervical Cancer Patients
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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In some good news for women battling locally advanced cervical cancer, new research shows that adding six weeks of chemotherapy to standard treatment cuts the risk of death by 40 percent.
“This is the biggest improvement in outcome in this disease in over 20 years,...
Listeria Recall Expands to Include Nearly 12 Million Pounds of Meat, Poultry
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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A national recall of meat and poultry has been expanded to include close to 12 million pounds of products that may have been contaminated with listeria, U.S. health officials announced.
In addition, the updated recall noted that some of the affected products "were distri...
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Weight-Loss Meds Like Wegovy Could Battle Alcoholism
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro or Zepbound appear to help people battle alcoholism and opioid addiction, a new study finds.
People taking this class of drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1), have a 50% lower rate o...
Older People More Prone to Relocating After Dementia Diagnosis
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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A new diagnosis of Alzheimer's or other dementia often spurs a person to move from their home, new research shows.
“One possible explanation is that individuals with dementia and their caregivers may choose to move closer to family or informal caregivers, either wi...
Dad's Use of Diabetes Med Metformin Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk
- October 17, 2024
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A new, reassuring study finds that men can take the diabetes drug metformin without worrying that their offspring will suffer from birth defects.
Recent research raised concerns that metformin could promote birth defects in children by damaging the quality of a man&rsqu...
Are Stroke Survivors Getting Too Many Sedatives Like Xanax, Valium?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Doctors might be overprescribing sedatives to stroke survivors, a new study warns.
About 5% of people are prescribed a benzodiazepine following a stroke, to help calm anxiety and improve sleep, researchers found. Benzodiazepine meds include Valium, Ativan and Xanax.
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Silent Damage First: Alzheimer's Disease Could Have Two Phases
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 17, 2024
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Alzheimer’s disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests.
An early phase that occurs slowly and silently appears to lay the groundwork for a second, more widely destructive phase of Alzheimer’s, according to sophisticated brain ...
