• Drinking Lots of Water Really Is Good for You, Study Finds
• Most Americans Don’t Know Alcohol’s Links to Cancer
• Kids From Poorer Homes May Have Worse Outcomes If MS Strikes
• Premature Birth Could Impact Life Span for Decades
• Twice-Yearly Injection 96% Effective in Preventing HIV Infection
• Some HRT Pills May Pose Special Risk for Blood Clots
• Your Old Pacemaker Could Be Recycled to Save a Life
• Scientists Develop Whole New Form of Effective Asthma Treatment
• U.S. Abortion Numbers Dipped Slightly in 2022
• Ultraprocessed Foods Might Help Trigger Psoriasis

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  Warm Waters Raise Risk for Flesh-Eating Bacteria. Here’s Tips to Stay Safe

  As waters warm across the United States and hurricanes and flooding season begins, the odds of being infected by flesh-eating bacteria are also rising, U.S. health officials warn. According to a Sept. 1 health alert from the...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Cancers Among the Young Are Rising Worldwide

  Cancer is surging among people under 50, a new global study reveals. Over the past 30 years, new cases have increased 79% worldwide in that age bracket, according to a report published Sept. 5 in BMJ Oncology....

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Fitter Folks Need Fewer Psychiatric Meds, Study Finds

  Being fit doesn’t just help your body — it also helps your mind, a new study reports. People in better physical condition appear to have less need for drugs to treat mood disorders, Norwegian researchers have found....

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Mitch McConnell’s Recent Episodes Weren’t Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says

  The two “freezing” episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren’t strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday. “My examination of you following your August 30, 2023, brief episode included several...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion

  Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that gap. The study...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  Eye-Tracking Device Could Be More Accurate Test for Autism in Toddlers

  Just 1 in 4 children with autism is diagnosed before age 3, but a new eye-tracking technology may allow for earlier diagnosis and intervention, according to three clinical studies of more than 1,500 kids. Autism is a...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  Gun Suicides Keep Rising Among U.S. Youth

  Suicides by Americans aged 10 to 24 are continuing to climb and guns are increasingly the method of choice in these tragedies, a new report finds. Easy access to firearms can mean suicide is often impulsively done...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  Normal Body Temperature Varies Between People

  You might think you know what a normal body temperature is, but there is no such thing. Analyzing the age-old belief that 98.6 Fahrenheit is normal human temperature, scientists at Stanford Medicine found that your temperature is...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They’re More Potent Than Fentanyl

  In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller. But experts now warn that the threat posed by fentanyl may ultimately pale in...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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  New COVID Variant May Be Less Threatening Than First Feared

  TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – When new COVID variant BA.2.86 emerged in late July, scientists had concerns about its ability to evade immunity. But early lab tests seem to be easing those fears, as well...

  • Posted September 5, 2023
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