• Supreme Court Won’t Hear Big Tobacco’s Challenge to Cigarette Warning Labels
• Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked to Dementia Risk
• T-Day Dinner, Post-Election: Experts Offer Tips to Keep Things Calm
• Stroke Guidelines Updated, With Focus on Women and GLP-1s
• Vaping Immediately Changes Your Blood Flow
• Yoga Helps Women Deal With the Mental Stress of Cancer
• Illinois Study Finds Steep Rise in Serious Complications of Pregnancy
• Reaching Age at Which a Parent Died by Suicide Raises Risk in Adult Child
• Could a Common Thyroid Medicine Weaken Bones?
• Long COVID Hits the Young Harder Than the Old, Study Finds

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  FDA Clears 15-Minute Bedside Test to Gauge Soldiers’ Brain Injury

  When a soldier is rushed to medical care following a blast or other injury to the head, time is crucial in deciding just how extensive that injury is. Now, the U.S. Army has announced that the U.S....

  • Posted April 3, 2024
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  Vaping Could Raise Your Risk for Heart Failure

  Think vaping is the “healthy” alternative to smoking? Think again: A new study finds it raises people’s odds for heart failure. “More and more studies are linking e-cigarettes to harmful effects and finding that it might not...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Most Folks With Heart Disease Consume Too Much Salt

  Cutting back on sodium is crucial to treating heart disease, but most heart patients aren’t able to limit their salt intake, a new study finds. On average, people with heart disease consume more than double the daily...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Florida Supreme Court Backs Abortion Ban, But Allows Referendum on Issue

  In two separate rulings on Monday, the Florida Supreme Court backed that state’s abortion ban while also allowing a proposed constitutional amendment that could undo that ban to be placed on the November ballot. In a 6-1...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Women’s Heart Risks Rise Sharply After Menopause

  Menopause may cause a big shift in plaque buildup in women’s arteries, quickly bringing their heart risk to levels that equal men’s, a new study finds. “After menopause, women have much less estrogen and shift to a...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  One-Third of Americans Don’t Know Vision Risks From Solar Eclipse, Survey Finds

  A total eclipse of the sun is coming up next week, and many folks don’t know that watching it unprotected can cause permanent eye damage, a new survey finds. Nearly 30% of Americans don’t know that looking...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Could the Keto Diet Help Ease Psychiatric Conditions?

  Patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder tend to see their conditions ease after four months on the ketogenic (“keto”) diet, a small pilot study finds. While no one is saying the diet should replace standard medications, the...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Big Improvements Seen in Spotting, Treating Mental Health Issues Around Pregnancy

  Expecting or new mothers are much more likely these days to be diagnosed with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, new research shows. However, more women are also getting treated for these problems rather than roughing it...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Adult High Blood Pressure Could Begin in Childhood

  The seeds of high blood pressure in adulthood might be sown in youth, a new study suggests. Children and teenagers with excess weight were more likely to have high blood pressure in middle age, researchers report. In...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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  Better Eye-Tracking: A Hidden Advantage for Sportsmen, Gamers

  Smacking a 100-mile-an-hour fastball or shooting down a fast-moving alien invader in a video game might involve more than fast reflexes, researchers report. Elite gamers and pro athletes may also have a hidden vision advantage over others,...

  • Posted April 2, 2024
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