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- Scientists Discover the Brain’s Waste-Disposal System, With Clues to Alzheimer’s Disease
- Were FDA’s ‘Black Box’ Warnings on Antidepressants a Mistake? Youth Suicides Rose Afterwards
- Breast Cancer Treatments Might Speed Aging, Study Finds
- Damage to Brainstem Could Be Driving Long COVID
- Could Music Lessons Help Clear the ‘Brain Fog’ of Chemotherapy?
- New Hope Against Breast Cancers That Spread to the Brain
- AI May Not Be Ready to Run Emergency Rooms
- Epinephrine: Tips to the ‘EpiPen’ Ingredient and How It Treats Anaphylaxis
- Marijuana Use Tied to Worse School Outcomes for Teens
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Health Tip: Herbal Medicine Considerations
Herbs are plants or plant derivatives that can be used for their scent, flavor or therapeutic properties. Herbal medicines are sold in many forms including tablets, powders, teas, extracts and fresh plants. MedlinePlus urges people to remember...
- Posted July 31, 2019
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Health Tip: Understanding Prediabetes
Before developing type 2 diabetes, people may have prediabetes, says the American Diabetes Association. Prediabetes is marked by higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that aren’t quite high enough to qualify as diabetes. Prediabetes can be difficult to recognize....
- Posted July 31, 2019
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A Change of Address During Early Pregnancy May Not Be Best for Baby
If moving is never easy, then moving while you are pregnant has got to be a grueling experience. But could it actually harm your baby? Yes, a new investigation warns. The researchers found that switching homes during...
- Posted July 31, 2019
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Salsa’s a Zesty Alternative to Sauces
Looking for a fresh way to top your burger, seafood and other proteins? Use hot peppers to create a zesty alternative to mayo or butter-based sauces. Homemade pepper-based salsas are a healthy and flavorful way to liven...
- Posted July 30, 2019
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The 411 on Unsaturated Fats
Doctors may be as confused about what dietary advice to pass on to their patients as the patients themselves — even when it comes to protecting against heart disease through diet, according to U.S., British and Italian...
- Posted July 30, 2019
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Childhood Cancer Steals Over 11 Million Years of Healthy Life: Study
Researchers are closing in on the toll of childhood cancer, finding it stole 11.5 million years of healthy life lost worldwide in 2017. Premature death took 97% of that toll, and impaired quality of life about 3%,...
- Posted July 30, 2019
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Clogged Leg Arteries May Not Require Invasive Surgery
Less invasive treatment of severely clogged leg arteries appears to be as effective as open surgery, according to a new study. Researchers followed patients with critical limb ischemia, which is the most severe form of clogged leg...
- Posted July 30, 2019
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Health Highlights: July 30, 2019
Experts Warn of Mosquito-Borne Brain Infection in Florida
- Posted July 30, 2019
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Health Tip: Causes of Swollen Glands
Swollen glands are part of the body’s reaction to illness or infection, says Cleveland Clinic. Aside from the neck, lymph nodes in the groin, armpits and under the chin can swell, too. Illnesses that cause swollen glands...
- Posted July 30, 2019
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Living With Repetitive Strain Injury
Repetitive strain injury (RSI) can affect anyone who uses his or her hands a lot and repeats the same movements over and over again. It can develop whether you’re working at a computer all day or spending...
- Posted July 29, 2019