• Cooler Noses May Be Key to Winter’s Spike in Colds

    Researchers may have sniffed out why colds are more likely in wintertime: The answer may lie within the nose. A previously unidentified immune response inside the nose is responsible for fighting off the viruses that cause upper...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Concerns Around Sex, Fertility Often Ignored in Breast Cancer Care: Survey

    Shehzin Tietjen was 27 years old when she felt a lump in one of her breasts while in the shower. That discovery led to a confirmation of breast cancer, an unexpected jolt at her age. “I was...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Eating Lots of ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods Could Harm Your Brain

    Chips, pizza, cookies: Delicious, but a diet full of ultra-processed foods like these may contribute to brain deterioration, researchers report. Ultra-processed foods have lots of added and unhealthy ingredients, such as sugar, salt, fat, artificial colors and...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • AHA News: Keeping High Blood Pressure at Bay for the Holidays

    TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — No matter what winter holiday traditions you celebrate, you probably won’t find “think about blood pressure” on your to-do list, even after checking it twice. But that would...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Actress Kirstie Alley Dies of Cancer at 71

    Actress Kirstie Alley, best known for a breakthrough role in the TV hit “Cheers,” and on the big screen in “Look Who’s Talking,” has died at 71 from cancer. “We are sad to inform you that our...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Science Reveals 3 Keys to an Energized, Alert Day

    Advertising would have you believe that a big bowl of sugary cereal or a syrupy iced coffee drink will make you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in the morning. But that sort of sugar-laden breakfast may be one of...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Banning Flavored Vapes Didn’t Spur Folks to Quit

    When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned fruit-flavored vaping products in early 2020, the idea was to reverse the rapid rise in electronic cigarette use among youths. Now, a new survey of adult e-cigarette users finds...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • More States Are Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control

    Pharmacists can now. prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., giving women easier access to birth control, a new report says. Another 10 states have legislation in the works, according to research presented Monday...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise

    Experts are asking seniors to get their flu shots ASAP as an exceptionally nasty flu season unfolds across the United States. Already, 8.7 million flu cases have been reported, with 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths, according to...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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  • Risk of Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy

    One in 10 women will develop high blood pressure for the first time in their lives during the year after they give birth to a child, a new study finds. “The study findings have implications for postpartum...

    • Posted December 6, 2022
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