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Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Your daily walk, cleaning the house and lunch with friends could together be keys to staving off dementia, according to researchers. A new study looked at lifestyle habits that could help lower risks, instead of factors that...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34, new federal data shows....
- Posted July 28, 2022
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COVID Crisis Has Stalled Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Efforts to end the global HIV epidemic have slowed as money and attention go toward fighting COVID-19, new report shows. “This is an alarm to the world to say that COVID-19 has blown the AIDS response significantly...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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Diets Heavy in ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods Could Harm the Brain
Eating lots of ultra-processed foods may dramatically increase your risk for dementia, according to a new study by researchers in China. Ultra-processed foods are high in sugar, fat and salt, but low in protein and fiber. Sodas,...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
A growing number of younger American adults are dying of heart failure, with Black Americans being the hardest-hit, a new study finds. Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart muscle cannot pump blood as...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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About 1 in 20 COVID-19 Patients Will Develop Long-Term Loss of Smell, Taste
Some 27 million people worldwide could suffer long-lasting damage to their sense of smell or taste following COVID-19 infection, and women are particularly vulnerable, a new study reports. “Our findings are likely to be of substantial relevance...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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AHA News: Fresh or Frozen, Wild or Cultivated? What to Know About Blueberries and Health
THURSDAY, July 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Let’s not beat around the bush: Blueberries are good for you. This will come as no surprise to many Americans, who have found their thrill with blueberries in...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Seniors who take vitamin D supplements to improve their bone health and ward off fractures are just wasting their time and money, a major new study has found. These supplements did nothing to reduce their average risk...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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US to Send Out 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
(HealthDay News) – Amid public concerns about a slow government response to monkeypox, U.S. health regulators on Wednesday signed off on the distribution of another 800,000 doses of vaccine to stem the outbreak. The additional shots of...
- Posted July 28, 2022
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Rare, Deadly Bacterial Illness Is Now in United States, CDC Warns
(HealthDay News) – A bacteria that causes a rare but serious disease has been discovered in soil and water samples in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi after two people who live near each other fell ill....
- Posted July 28, 2022