• FDA Rescinds Ban on Juul E-Cigarettes

    A ban on Juul e-cigarettes has been reversed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. Why? The agency said it needs to review both new court decisions and updated data from the vape maker. While the...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Only About Half of Folks Would Tell New Sex Partner If They Had an STD

    Only about half of people with a sexually transmitted disease would tell a new partner about their infection before having sex, a new review finds. Fear prevents many people from revealing their STD to a new sex...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Younger Kids in Class Might Be Misdiagnosed With ADHD, Autism

    If your child is among the youngest in their school grade, it’s more likely they’ll be mistakenly identified by teachers as having ADHD or autism, a new study confirms. “Adults involved in identifying or raising concerns over...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Lifestyle Changes May Slow or Prevent Alzheimer’s in People at High Risk

    New research shows that a set of healthy lifestyle habits can help preserve brain function in folks with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia. About 71% of patients who ate healthy, exercised regularly and engaged in stress...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • 1 in 6 Patients Who Quit Antidepressants Get ‘Discontinuation Symptoms’

    Roughly 1 in 6 people who stop taking an antidepressant will experience symptoms caused by discontinuing the drug, a new review finds. However, only 1 in 35 will experience severe symptoms after dropping their medication, researchers report...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Have High Blood Pressure? Weekly Workout May Lower Risk to Your Brain

    Vigorous exercise more than once a week can lower the risk of dementia for people with high blood pressure, a new clinical trial shows. People who engaged each week in vigorous physical activity had lower rates of...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Texas Rancher Developed Anthrax From Butchered Lamb Meat

    Anthrax disease in humans is rare and when it does occur, it’s usually during hot, dry summers. That’s why the case of a Texas rancher who developed anthrax in January of this year piqued the interest of...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Could Brain ‘Overgrowth’ Contribute to Autism?

    Severe forms of autism could be linked to overgrowth of the brain’s outer layer that starts while a baby is in the womb, a new study finds. Toddlers with autism have cerebral cortexes — often referred to...

    • Posted June 7, 2024
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  • Mpox Is Still Circulating Among U.S. Gay Men

    Though not at numbers seen in the 2022 outbreak, mpox cases are still circulating in the United States, largely among gay and bisexual men, new government data shows. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...

    • Posted June 6, 2024
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  • Salmonella Illness Linked to Cucumbers Now Reported in 25 States

    An outbreak of salmonella illness linked to recalled cucumbers has now expanded to at least 162 cases in 25 states, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday. In an update issued from the the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...

    • Posted June 6, 2024
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