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Having Diabetes Raises Risk of Failure With Spinal Fusion Surgery
Diabetes can make lumbar spinal fusion surgery much more likely to fail, a new study says. People with diabetes are nearly three times more likely to have their vertebrae fail to properly heal and fuse together, what...
- Posted July 12, 2024
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Cigarettes Worse Than Vaping for Secondhand Smoke Exposure
Secondhand smoke from cigarettes is much worse than that from vaping, in terms of exposing children to nicotine, a new study finds. Children exposed to vaping indoors absorb less than one-seventh the amount of nicotine as kids...
- Posted July 12, 2024
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Four in 10 Cancer Cases, Nearly Half of Cancer Deaths Linked to Lifestyle
Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person’s lifestyle, a new study says. Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing to 30% of cancer deaths and 20%...
- Posted July 12, 2024
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Older Adults More Stressed About Inflation, Hold Off on Health Care
Financial stress persists even though rising inflation rates have eased, and the group feeling the pinch most acutely is in its peak earning years, a new poll shows. “Our biggest surprise from this poll is that the...
- Posted July 12, 2024
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Know a Narcissist? They May Become Less So as They Age
Your schoolmate who acted like he was better than everyone else has probably shed some of that narcissistic behavior an adult. New research shows people tend to be less narcissistic as they age. Still, those who were...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Only 1 in 4 Still Taking Ozempic, Wegovy for Weight Loss Two Years Later
Three of four patients stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy two years after being prescribed the blockbuster drugs for weight loss, a new analysis shows. Conducted by Prime Therapeutics and Magellan Rx Management (MRx), the review sifted through...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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At Least 58 Have Now Been Sickened After Eating Diamond Shruumz Edibles
Nearly 60 illnesses, including 30 hospitalizations, have now been linked to eating Diamond Shruumz edibles, U.S. health officials reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted in an update issued Tuesday that of the people...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Survey Shows Loneliness Haunts Over 1 in 5 People
Loneliness strikes more than a fifth of people worldwide, a new survey warns. In the Gallup survey published Wednesday, 23% of people said they felt lonely “a lot of the previous day.” Those experiencing feelings of loneliness...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Scientists Spot Cause of Lupus, Way to Reverse It
Lupus is caused by a specific defect in the immune system that can be reversed, potentially curing the autoimmune disorder, a new study claims. The disease appears to be caused by malfunctions in an immune system pathway...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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New Research Points Towards Potential Treatment for Anorexia
Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder. Mouse studies have revealed that a deficit in acetycholine, a neurotransmitter...
- Posted July 11, 2024