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  Toxic Metals Could Harm a Woman’s Ovaries

  Exposure to toxic heavy metals could cause middle-aged women to have more health problems as they grow older, a new study finds. The study links toxic metal exposure to women having fewer eggs in their ovaries as...

  • Posted January 26, 2024
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  Hearing Loss Hits Many Americans, With Rural Areas and Men Most Affected

  Folks think of big city life as an ear-blasting festival of noise — taxi horns honking, jackhammers pounding, police sirens wailing and jet planes roaring overhead. But rural residents actually have a higher rate of hearing loss...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  FDA Issues Another Warning on Tianeptine Products, Which Can Cause Seizures and Death

  Reiterating a warning first issued in November, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is urging Americans to stay away from supplements containing tianeptine, known on the street as “gas station heroin.” The supplements, sold under the brand...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Gene Therapy Brings Hearing to Kids With Congenital Deafness

  Five of six Chinese children born deaf due to a rare genetic defect now have the ability to hear, thanks to an experimental gene therapy. The therapy involved a hollowed-out virus loaded with a healthy version of...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Losing Weight for No Reason? See Your Doctor

  If you ever find yourself losing weight, even though you’re not dieting or upping your exercise, go see a doctor. It can be a sign of cancer, researchers report. “Unexpected weight loss can come from cancer or...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  High-Tech Ultrasound Might Predict Risk for Premature Delivery

  Ultrasound scans that pick up “microstructural” changes in a woman’s cervix could point to her having a higher risk for preterm birth, researchers report. The scans were done as early as week 23 of pregnancy and could...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Putting the Lid Down Won’t Cut Germ Spread From a Toilet Flush

  THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDay news) — It’s been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  How Do Americans Die? New Study Looks at Last Few Years of Life

  A sampling of the last three years of life spent by people who died in 2018 is giving a picture of what dying looks like in the United States. The analysis was conducted by a team at...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat

  THURSDAY, Jan . 25, 2024The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups. The products, which are made by Haleon, may be contaminated...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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  Nearly 65,000 Pregnancies From Rape Have Happened in States With Abortion Bans: Study

  THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 (HealthDayNews) — In the 14 states with abortion bans, there have been nearly 65,000 pregnancies resulting from rape during the time since those bans went into place, a new study estimates. To arrive...

  • Posted January 25, 2024
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