• Fermented Foods Could Boost Your Microbiome

    Fermented foods may seem like just another health fad, but a small trial suggests they can help strike a healthier balance in the body’s gut bacteria. In a study of 36 people, researchers found that those randomly...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?

    Glaucoma is a leading cause of vision loss in older people, and early detection can bring better treatment. Now, researchers in Australia say their experimental genetic test for glaucoma can identify 15 times more people at high...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally

    There were academic, social and emotional consequences for U.S. high school students who attended classes remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study included more than 6,500 students in Orange County Public Schools in Florida,...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • Why Many Black & Hispanic Americans Distrust COVID Vaccines

    Language barriers and distrust of the health care system are among the reasons why many Black and Hispanic Americans are reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds. The two groups — which have been disproportionately...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months

    How long can some COVID symptoms linger? New research suggests that more than a quarter of adults who had COVID-19 in 2020 weren’t fully recovered six to eight months later. There’s growing evidence that COVID-19 can cause...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • Statin’s Health Benefits Far Outweigh  Any Potential Harms: Study

    The heart benefits of cholesterol-lowering statins in people without heart disease far exceed the risks of any side effects, a new review finds. Statins are widely prescribed to people with heart disease, and recent guidelines recommend greater...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease

    No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns. Low levels of lead in drinking water are widespread in the United States. These findings suggest that U.S. Environmental...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • Chinese Man Hospitalized With H5N6 Bird Flu

    A man in China has been hospitalized with the H5N6 strain of avian flu, which is one of several potentially dangerous strains that can infect humans. The 55-year-old man came down with a fever and tested positive...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • Drowning Deaths for U.S. Kids Have Fallen 38% Since 1999

    There’s some good news as millions of American children head back to the nations’ lakes, beaches and pools: Newly released numbers for 1999 through 2019 show steady progress in reducing the number of young lives lost to...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?

    Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is causing deadly pneumonia infections among large numbers of children in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh, a rising threat that could one day reach American shores, experts warn. Doctors found these “superbug” bacteria in...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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