• Health Experts Support End to Masks, Tests for Air Travel

    U.S. airline companies want an end to mask and COVID testing rules for air travel — and many top infectious disease and public health experts agree with them. The chief executives of the country’s largest airlines asked...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • FDA Authorizes More E-Cigarette Products

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized several tobacco-flavored vaping products made by the company Logic on Thursday, and added that it would soon announce whether other big-name brands can continue to sell their products in this...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Higher Cancer Risk

    “Sugar-free” might sound healthy, but a new study hints that people who consume a lot of artificial sweeteners may face a slightly higher cancer risk. Experts stressed that the findings do not prove sugar substitutes are the...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack

    As if recovering from a heart attack wasn’t hard enough, new research shows many patients may suffer severe thinking declines. Researchers in Poland found that in the six months after a heart attack, 50% of patients experienced...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: March 25, 2022

    Health experts support end to masks, tests for air travel. Earlier this week, major airlines asked the Biden Administration to end U.S. rules for COVID protections on planes. Experts on COVID transmission and control agree the time...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • TB Cases Declined in U.S. During Pandemic

    Reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) dropped significantly across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but delayed or missed diagnoses may have contributed to the decline. “Delayed or missed tuberculosis disease diagnoses are threatening the health of...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • Noisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack

    Living in a noisy neighborhood may not only cost you sleep, it could also increase your odds for a heart attack, researchers say. They concluded that 1 in 20 heart attacks in New Jersey were associated with...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • Not Just COVID: Humans Pass Many Illnesses to Wild Animals

    The spread of a virus from animals to people and back again is not unique to COVID-19 and has occurred at least 100 times, according to a new study. This so-called disease “spillback” has recently attracted significant...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • You’ve Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You’re Active Again?

    Most people who have had major foot surgery are able to return to the activities they enjoy, but it may take a long time, new research suggests. The study included 82 adult patients who had surgery to...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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  • ‘Magic Mushroom’ Therapy: Does It Interact With Other Medicines?

    Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic” mushrooms, is generating lots of interest as a potential treatment for a host of mental ills, but new research warns there is little data on how it might interact with more...

    • Posted March 25, 2022
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