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Doctor-Patient Connection: The Eyes Have It
Doctors might be authority figures, but a new review suggests hospital patients feel more comfortable when their physician comes across as less imposing. Getting to a patient’s eye level while talking about their diagnosis or care makes...
- Posted July 30, 2024
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Pickleball: A Tendency for Tendon Injuries
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, particularly among older adults. It’s also a quick way for seniors to hurt themselves, unless they watch their form and warm up properly, experts say. “We are seeing...
- Posted July 30, 2024
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Tooth Loss Could Point to Serious Heart Issues
A healthy mouth also means a healthy heart, a new review suggests. People who’ve lost teeth are more likely to die from heart problems – and the more teeth lost, the higher the risk, researchers found. “Our...
- Posted July 30, 2024
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Avoiding One Nutrient Can Keep Your Cells Young
Added sugar can cause your cells to prematurely age, a new study warns. Each gram of added sugar is associated with an increase in a person’s cellular age, even when they eat healthy otherwise, researchers found. On...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Grief Can Truly Age People, Study Finds
Losing someone close to you can make you age faster, a new study finds. People who lost a parent, partner, sibling or child showed signs of older biological age compared with those who hadn’t experienced such a...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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FDA Approves Another Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blood test that can spot colon cancer. In late May, an FDA advisory panel had voted 7-2 that the benefits outweigh the risks when using the...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Will Olympians Soon Be Swimming in the Seine? Paris Officials Track Water Quality
Paris officials said Sunday they are confident the Seine will be clean enough for Olympic triathletes to swim in the storied river this week, despite the fact that officials had to cancel a practice run Sunday over...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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U.S. Measles Cases Are Already Triple Those of Last Year
With five months still to go, the number of U.S. measles cases reported so far this year already triple that of all the cases seen in the country last year, federal health officials report. A total of...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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Blood Test 91% Accurate at Predicting Alzheimer’s, Outperforming Doctors
A new test gauging levels of key proteins in the blood was far more accurate than doctor assessments in spotting Alzheimer’s disease in people with early-stage illness. The test, called APS2 (the amyloid probability score 2), was...
- Posted July 29, 2024
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A Little Drinking Won’t Help You Live Longer, New Research Shows
A new review challenges the long-held belief that moderate drinking can have health benefits. The analysis, conducted by a team of researchers in Canada, points out flaws in several studies that seemed to support moderate drinking and...
- Posted July 29, 2024