- FDA Approves New Antibiotic Against UTIs
- New School Lunch Rules Target Added Sugars, Salt
- Dairy Cows Moved Across State Lines Must Now Be Tested for Bird Flu
- TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study
- Emulsifier Chemicals Are Everywhere in Foods. Could They Raise Diabetes Risk?
- Opioids During Pregnancy May Not Raise Psychiatric Risks for Offspring
- Could Heartburn Meds Raise Your Migraine Risk?
- Drug, Alcohol Abuse Goes Untreated in Many Ex-Prisoners
- Watchdog Group Says U.S. Food Recalls Rose Again Last Year
- Genes Could Mix With Pesticide Exposure to Raise Parkinson’s Risk
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Relationship With Partner Affects Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors
A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds. Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners, researchers...
- Posted April 22, 2024
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Parents, Coaches: Help Young Athletes Avoid Summer Heat Hazards
Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids’ summer sports. It’s a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) have advice for kids, parents and coaches on how to keep...
- Posted April 20, 2024
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Hoping to Conceive? Experts Offer Tips to Better Female Fertility
Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive. Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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Stigma, Shame Hit Many Gay Men Affected by Mpox Outbreak
A British study finds that beyond the physical pain and turmoil of an mpox diagnosis, many of the mostly gay and bisexual men infected during the 2022 outbreak faced stigma, homophobia and shame. Mpox is spread largely...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss: Study
A head-to-head trial of obese, pre-diabetic people who ate the same amount of daily calories — with one group following a fasting schedule and the other eating freely — found no difference in weight loss or other...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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Dietary Changes May Beat Meds in Treating IBS
The right diet may be the best medicine for easing the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research shows. In the study, two different eating plans beat standard medications in treating the debilitating symptoms of...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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Screen Pregnant Women for Syphilis, Ob-Gyn Group Advises
All expecting mothers should get a blood test for syphilis three times during pregnancy, new guidance issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends. The practice advisory calls on doctors to test for syphilis at...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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Even With Weight Gain, Quitting Smoking in Pregnancy Still Best for Health
Women who smoke and become pregnant may worry that the weight gain that comes with quitting might bring its own harms to themselves or their baby. However, a new study confirms the health benefits of quitting smoking...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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A-Fib Is Strong Precursor to Heart Failure
The dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation is mainly known for increasing people’s risk of stroke. But people with A-Fib actually have a much higher risk of developing heart failure than suffering a stroke, a...
- Posted April 19, 2024
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One Neurological Factor Keeps Black, Hispanic Patients From Alzheimer’s Clinical Trials
Black and Hispanic patients with Alzheimer’s disease are greatly underrepresented in clinical trials, even though they’re more likely to get dementia than whites. However, racial discrimination may not be driving this disparity, a new study finds. Instead,...
- Posted April 19, 2024