• Your Smartphone Is a Haven for Allergens

    That smartphone in your hand could be triggering your allergies, a new study by an 18-year-old high school student suggests. A science fair project by Hana Ruran, of Hopkinton, Mass., found that cellphones are often loaded with...

    • Posted November 10, 2022
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  • U.S. Immigrants’ Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study

    In a finding that challenges the notion that immigrants are freeloaders in the American health care system, a new study shows they are paying a lot more through health care premiums and related taxes than they actually...

    • Posted November 10, 2022
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  • Health Highlights: Nov. 10, 2022​

    Can sex trigger an asthma attack? When it comes to the risk of having an asthma attack, vigorous sex is akin to walking up two flights of stairs, the author of a new study noted. Read more...

    • Posted November 10, 2022
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  • Could ‘Food Stamps’ Program Give Memory a Boost?

    Signing up for “food stamps” might help lower-income seniors preserve their mental capabilities, a new U.S. study suggests. Researchers found that eligible older adults who used the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — commonly called food...

    • Posted November 10, 2022
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  • Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans

    The U.S. opioid epidemic has been heartbreaking — literally. Young adults’ risk of dying from a devastating infection of the heart has doubled to tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a new study...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again

    In an advance in treating spinal cord injuries, researchers have pinpointed nerve cells that are key to allowing people with paralysis to walk again. The findings come, in part, from nine patients involved in an ongoing Swiss...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • Voters in 4 States Move to Safeguard Abortion Rights

    U.S. voters spoke up for abortion rights Tuesday through ballot measures in four states in what was seen as a win for abortion rights supporters. In Michigan, California and Vermont, voters approved measures that would amend their...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned health care workers to look out for patients who may have been exposed to a potentially deadly animal sedative, possibly through illicit drug use. The veterinary medication xylazine...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • AHA News: Teens’ Research Highlights Lasting Heart Health Effects of Redlining

    WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Science is about discovery. It’s about answering questions and, often, raising new ones. For Elise and Demir Dilci – 16-year-old twins whose research was presented Sunday at the...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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  • Leg Artery Disease Can Lead to Amputation, But a Surgery May Help Prevent That

    Doctors know a lot about the best ways to treat heart attacks and strokes, but until now they really didn’t have this kind of information for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Affecting as many as 10 million people...

    • Posted November 9, 2022
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