• Adult ‘Picky Eaters’ on What Parents Did Right and Wrong

    As many parents know, children can be notoriously picky eaters. In some cases, their chronically fearful approach towards food amounts to what is considered a serious psychiatric condition. But a new survey of adults who were, and...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury

    Severe spinal cord injuries are incurable today in humans, but a new injectable therapy that restored motion in laboratory mice could pave the way for healing paralyzed people. The therapy — liquid nanofibers that gel around the...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study

    FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021Weight-loss surgery sliced the risk of severe liver disease or liver cancer in obese people with fatty liver disease, a new study finds. It included more than 1,100 patients with an aggressive type of...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Health Highlights, Nov. 12, 2021

    Mouse study offers hope for breakthrough against spinal cord damage. A new injectable ‘nanofiber’ therapy that restored motion in laboratory mice might pave the way for healing paralyzed people, researchers say. Read more Exercise can help ease...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

    Arm and shoulder pain are common for women after breast cancer surgery, and beginning a supervised exercise program soon afterwards can go a long way to easing the discomfort, new research suggests. As the team of British...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • More Evidence That COVID Vaccines Are Safe for Cancer Patients

    COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for most cancer patients, a new study confirms. Cancer patients have an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID because their immune systems have been weakened by their disease...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study

    Parent-collected nasal swab samples from kids could be as good at detecting respiratory infections such as COVID-19 as those taken by nurses, but that’s not the case with saliva samples, British researchers say. Respiratory infections such as...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

    Older women with muscle loss are less likely to have menopause-related hot flashes, a new study finds. The loss of muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) is one of the most significant changes that occurs with age, and...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study

    If they have diabetes, people with atrial fibrillation (a-fib) are less likely to notice symptoms of the common heart rhythm disorder. They also tend to have a higher risk of serious complications, a new study finds. “It...

    • Posted November 12, 2021
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  • Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans

    A new program to help U.S. veterans with lung problems caused by inhaling toxins while deployed was announced on Veterans Day by President Joe Biden. It will also assess the potential connection between cancers and time spent...

    • Posted November 11, 2021
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