• Florida Man Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection

    (HealthDay News) – A brain-eating amoeba has killed a Florida man, state health officials reported. The man may have acquired this very rare infection after rinsing his sinuses with tap water, the Florida Department of Health in...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Cats, Dogs ‘Part of the Family’ for Most American Pet Owners: Poll

    It won’t come as a surprise to those who love their furry friends, but a new poll finds many Americans saying their pets offer them mental health benefits and are a part of the family. Roughly 86%...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Many U.S. Gun Owners Keep at Least 1 Gun Intentionally Unlocked

    Locking up firearms can help prevent injury and death, yet a majority of gun owners say they keep at least one gun unlocked in case of emergency. Rutgers University researchers surveyed more than 2,100 adult gun owners...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: March 3, 2023​

    Tough journeys: When cancer strikes people with dementia.The number of people suffering with both conditions is expected to rise as America’s population continues to age. Read more Dozens of medical groups form coalition to counter misinformation. Composed...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Make Efforts to Protect Your Hearing

    About 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but there are ways to preserve this important sense. Together, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) offer some tips for...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Sea Spray Can Waft Polluted Coastal Water Inland

    Sewage-polluted Southern California coastal waters become airborne in sea spray aerosol, and can spread to people on land, even beyond the beach, according to a new study. For this research, scientists sampled coastal aerosols at Imperial Beach...

    • Posted March 3, 2023
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  • Two Bird Flu Cases in Cambodia Did Not Spread Person-to-Person

    Two cases of bird flu in Cambodia, in a girl and her father, were not spread from one to the other. Both got the virus from poultry, according to health officials, easing concerns about a potential public...

    • Posted March 2, 2023
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  • AHA News: Doing These 8 Things May Greatly Lower Risk For Heart Disease and Stroke

    THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — People who strongly adhere to a set of eight lifestyle behaviors and heart-health metrics may have a lower risk for coronary heart disease and stroke than those who...

    • Posted March 2, 2023
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  • 70 or Older? An Extra 500 Steps a Day Could Do Wonders for Your Heart

    While the idea of getting 10,000 steps a day is bandied about as a good walking goal, that can be intimidating to some people, depending on how fit they are. Now, new research in adults between the...

    • Posted March 2, 2023
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  • COVID Lockdowns Linked to Decline in Premature Births

    Premature births dropped during lockdowns in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. A groundbreaking study, which included a group of mostly high-income countries — including the United States, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Denmark and Switzerland — found...

    • Posted March 2, 2023
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