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Could Moms of Low-Birth-Weight Babies Face Higher Dementia Risk Later?
Women who deliver low-birth-weight babies could be more likely to have memory and thinking problems later in life, a new study warns. As seniors, these women had brain test scores that indicated one to two years of...
- Posted June 13, 2024
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People Are Living Longer With Type 1 Diabetes
People with type 1 diabetes are 25% less likely to die early now than they were in 1990, a new global tally finds, and the number of people who’ve lived into their senior years with the autoimmune...
- Posted June 13, 2024
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Nearly 1 in 4 People With Bipolar Disorder Achieve Complete Mental Health
Bipolar disorder doesn’t have to be a lifelong challenge, a new study says. Nearly 1 in 4 people with bipolar disorder wind up achieving complete mental health, researchers found. Further, more than 2 in 5 become free...
- Posted June 13, 2024
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Secondary Tumors After CAR-T Cancer Therapies Are Rare: Study
CAR-T cell therapy to treat blood cancers is safer than previously thought, with little risk that the immunotherapy will create secondary cancers, a new study finds. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in November...
- Posted June 13, 2024
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9/11 Responders May Face Higher Odds for Dementia
After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia. A new study looks at the health of thousands of firemen, construction...
- Posted June 12, 2024
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More Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Bars, Cones and Gummies
The number of people severely sickened after consuming mushroom edibles sold as Diamond Shruumz-brand Chocolate Bars, Cones or Gummies has risen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. As of Monday, “a total of 12 illnesses...
- Posted June 12, 2024
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Biden Administration Pushes for Rule Wiping Medical Debt From Credit Reports
In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove health care bills from consideration in credit checks. Along with...
- Posted June 12, 2024
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About 1 in 6 U.S. Adults Practice Yoga
Nearly 1 in every 6 U.S. adults have engaged in the ancient practice of yoga over the past year, new government data shows. In fact, as Americans increasingly turn to alternative or complementary health approaches, “the largest...
- Posted June 12, 2024
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There’s Another ‘Magic’ Mushroom Being Sold in Gummies — But It Can Kill
Growing public fascination with “magic” psilocybin mushrooms as a trendy treatment for depression had led to increased interest in another type of psychedelic mushroom, a new study reports. Unfortunately, this second sort of shroom — known as...
- Posted June 12, 2024
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Scientists Find Possible Antidote to Black Widow Spider Bite
A potential human-specific antidote to black widow spider venom has been discovered, researchers report. They have identified an antibody that effectively neutralizes black widow venom in lab tests of cell cultures, according to a study published June...
- Posted June 12, 2024