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  Weight-Loss Surgery for Teens Brings Lasting Benefit

  Hillary Fisher thinks receiving weight-loss surgery as a teenager put her on the path to a better life. Fisher is one of 260 teens who participated in a long-term study which recently concluded that weight-loss surgery can...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  Sleep Apnea Could Raise Dementia Risk, Especially for Women

  Sleep apnea appears to increase a person’s odds of developing dementia, a new study finds. The effect seems stronger among women compared to men, noted a research team from the University of Michigan. Luckily, there are treatments...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Boosts Survival by Up to 26%

  Smokers diagnosed with cancer often shrug and keep lighting up, figuring a few more butts won’t make much difference. They’re very mistaken, a new study finds. Smokers are 22% to 26% less likely to die if they...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  When Is It OK to Undergo Routine Surgery After a Heart Attack?

  Seniors who’ve had a heart attack should probably delay any elective surgeries for three to six months, a new study advises. People aged 67 and older face double to triple the risk of life-threatening complications — like...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  Money, Education Helps Determine Your Odds for Dementia

  Folks with more money and better education are at less risk for developing dementia as they grow older, a new study shows. People with advantaged backgrounds are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, and to progress...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  Scientists Successfully Reverse Liver Fibrosis in Mice

  Cirrhosis, hepatitis infection and other causes can trigger liver fibrosis — a potentially lethal stiffening of tissue that, once begun, is irreversible. For many patients, a liver transplant is their only hope. However, research at Cedars-Sinai in...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  No Evidence Adults With Autism Are More Vulnerable to Criminals, Study Finds

  Are people with autism less able to “read” the nefarious intent of criminals, leaving them more vulnerable to scams or coercion into criminal activity? It’s been a common notion among trial lawyers, the Australian researchers behind a...

  • Posted November 1, 2024
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  Doctors Report First U.S. Cases of Sexually Transmitted Ringworm Rash

  Doctors in New York City are describing the first known U.S. cases of sexually transmitted ringworm, which can cause a nasty rash that can take months to bring under control. Despite the name, ringworm isn’t any kind...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Study Suggests Earlier Is Better for Heart Valve Replacement Procedures

  In a finding that challenges conventional thinking on when people with failing heart valves but no symptoms should get surgery, a new study suggests these patients would fare far better if they had their valves replaced right...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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  Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in a Pig for First Time in U.S.

  Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in poultry and dairy cows in the United States, a case of H5N1 has now been confirmed for the first time in a pig. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

  • Posted October 31, 2024
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