• Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver

    Do your liver a favor and steer clear of fast food, new research urges. People with obesity or diabetes who consumed 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food had severely elevated levels of fat...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • AHA News: Uric Acid Linked to Later Risk For Irregular Heart Rhythm

    THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — High levels of uric acid in midlife may significantly raise the risk for a serious type of irregular heartbeat in the decades that follow, even in people without...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • FDA Approves New 2-Drug Combo Medicine for Asthma

    Adults with asthma now have a new rescue medication to turn to after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Airsupra on Wednesday. The drug is the first approved to combine albuterol (a beta-2 adrenergic agonist) and...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay

    THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Nearly one quarter of hospitalized people experience a harmful event during their stay, a new study finds. However, most of the bad outcomes are not preventable because they’re related to...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds

    American adults who have epilepsy and are Black or Hispanic are less likely than white adults to be prescribed the latest medications, according to new research. “While finding the right medication is often a trial-and-error process that...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • How Much Weight Loss Per Month Is Safe?

    So, after a month of holiday eating, your pants are too tight and you’re desperate to lose the extra weight as quickly as possible, but how much can you lose in a month? Experts say there is...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • Vaccinated Moms’ Breast Milk Could Protect Baby From COVID

    Infants too young to be vaccinated for COVID-19 get some protection from their mothers’ breast milk, researchers say. The new study follows up on findings published in 2021 that showed the breast milk of vaccinated people contained...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • Could 6 Minutes of Exercise Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer’s?

    Six minutes of high-intensity exercise might prolong the lifespan of a healthy brain, perhaps delaying the start of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, a new, small study suggests. Researchers found that short but intense cycling increased the production...

    • Posted January 12, 2023
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  • Bivalent COVID Boosters Offer No Extra Protection, Studies Suggest

    The updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters intended to defend people against emerging Omicron variants don’t appear to provide any better protection than the original shot does, two new studies find. The new mRNA bivalent boosters produced by Moderna...

    • Posted January 11, 2023
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  • 5 Moves for the Ultimate Calisthenics Workout, According to a Personal Trainer

    Whether you realize it or not, you’re probably already familiar with calisthenics. Put simply, calisthenics is just bodyweight exercises. Calisthenics exercises are great for beginners because they can help build strength throughout the entire body, and you...

    • Posted January 11, 2023
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