- Experts Concerned as NIH Axes Critical Vaccine Study Funds
- Brain Implant Lets Woman Talk After 18 Years of Silence Due to Stroke
- Major Job Cuts at NIOSH Pose Risks to Worker Safety, Critics Warn
- Microplastics Linked To High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Stroke
- Pregnant Women, New Moms Dying More Often From Heart Conditions
- Navigators Help Patients Get Colonoscopy For Suspected Cancer
- GLP-1 Drug Use For Weight Loss Has Soared, Costing Billions
- Fasting Outperforms Calorie Cutting, Clinical Trial Says
- Cardiac Arrest Deaths During Marathons Down By Half
- Local Outbreaks Can Motivate the Vaccine-Hesitant, Poll Finds
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Health Tip: Prepare Shredded Meat in a Slow Cooker
Shredded meat and poultry are a great start to a wide range of meals, from chili to Mexican dishes. But it’s important to prepare the meat safely to avoid foodborne illness. The U.S. Department of Health and...
- Posted February 21, 2018
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How to Maintain That Weight Loss
If you’ve been on a diet more than once, you know that it can be harder to maintain weight than to lose weight in the first place. In fact, many people feel that dieting is easier and...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Fatal Opioid ODs Drop for People Treated While Jailed
An opioid addiction treatment program for Rhode Island prison inmates appears to have significantly reduced overdose deaths among those who are released, researchers say. The program screens all inmates for opioid addiction and provides medications to treat...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Tobacco Kills, No Matter How It’s Smoked: Study
Smokers who think cigars or pipes are somehow safer than cigarettes may want to think again, new research indicates. The study tracked the health and habits of more than 357,000 Americans from 1985 to 2011. It found...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Flu Shot During Pregnancy Poses No Harm to Baby
There’s some good news for expecting moms who are trying to weather a brutal flu season — a new study shows that getting the flu vaccine during pregnancy causes no harm to newborns. Researchers reviewed records on...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2018
Moderate Drinking Tied to Long Life: Study Retina May Reveal Heart Attack Risk Possible Drug Contamination Triggers Dog Food Recall Measles Cases Jump 400 Percent in Europe
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Health Tip: Understanding Tonsillitis
If your child has had repeated bouts of tonsillitis (inflamed tonsils), he or she probably is a candidate for a tonsillectomy (tonsil removal surgery), the U.S. National Library of Medicine says. Tonsillitis occurs when the tonsils —...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Health Tip: Do You Need a Tetanus Shot?
Tetanus shots are recommended starting in infancy and continuing every ten years after age 5, the American College of Emergency Physicians says. But most adults don’t get boosters until they step on a rusty nail or suffer...
- Posted February 20, 2018
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Many Parents in the Dark on When Kids Should First See a Dentist
American parents are less likely to seek early dental care for their children if they don’t receive guidance from a doctor or dentist, a new national survey finds. The poll of 790 parents with at least one...
- Posted February 19, 2018
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Health Tip: Protect Baby from Whooping Cough
Vaccination is the best way to prevent whooping cough, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease that causes about half its victims aged 1 or younger to end...
- Posted February 19, 2018