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Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
People who get COVID-19 are at risk for long-term health consequences, but a healthy lifestyle may protect against long COVID, a new study suggests. Women who maintained six healthy habits — a healthy weight, didn’t smoke, exercised...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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AHA News: Improving Heart Health at Midlife and Beyond Could Lower Future Risk of Stroke, Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Good heart health promotes better brain health and can help reduce the risk for stroke and dementia. But is it ever too late to make a difference? New...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Vitamin D Could Be Weapon Against Type 2 Diabetes
Vitamin D supplements are typically used to guard against bone loss and fractures, but new research offers up another possibility: For folks with pre-diabetes, they may help lower the chances of a full diabetes diagnosis. Across three...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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More Than 400 Snacks, Sandwiches Recalled Over Listeria Concerns
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A variety of sandwiches, salads, wraps, snacks and yogurt made by the company Fresh Ideation Food Group have been recalled because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. All of the products...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health
Electric cars are still in the minority on America’s roads, yet researchers are already seeing health benefits from reduced tailpipe pollution. In a new California study, neighborhoods with the most all-electric cars — called zero-emission vehicles —...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Kisspeptin: Is Injected Hormone the Remedy for Flagging Libido?
If you are one of the millions of people distressed by low libido, help may be on the way in the form of a new hormone shot. Two new British studies suggest that injections of the hormone...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide
It’s a little safer to get into the water: Unprovoked shark attacks dropped to a 10-year low worldwide in 2022, shark watchers say. A total of 57 unprovoked bites occurred in 2022, tying with 2020 for the...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
The heart health of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is similar to that of their naturally conceived peers, researchers have found. The large study found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Knowing Someone Who’s Been Ill or Died of COVID Pushes Folks to Get Vaccine: Study
A new study shows the importance of the messenger when trying to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccines. People who know someone who was sickened by the virus or who died from it were twice as...
- Posted February 7, 2023
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Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2023
Vitamin D could be a weapon against type 2 diabetes. For folks with pre-diabetes, supplements may help lower the chances of a full diabetes diagnosis, a new study shows. Read more Kisspeptin: Is injected hormone a remedy...
- Posted February 7, 2023