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• Fibroids, Endometriosis Linked to Shorter Life Spans

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  Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss

  Heavy-duty endurance exercise can cause body fat levels to drop without any accompanying weight loss, a new small-scale study indicates. A group of eleven middle-aged men who cycled 710 miles in seven days lost only about 1%...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  Fussy Eater? It Might Be in Your Kid’s Genes

  Pulling your hair out in frustration with your finicky youngster? Don’t blame your parenting style — genetics likely played a huge role in their eating habits, a new twins study FINDs. Fussy eating is mainly influenced by...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  Yoga, Other Exercise Can Curb Urinary Incontinence in Women

  Millions of women struggle with the discomfort and stress of urinary incontinence, and many turn to medications for help. Now, new research suggests that yoga and other exercise regimens might work just as well to control these...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  Parents, Know the Nursery Products Most Linked to Infant Deaths

  Each year, an average of 174 U.S. kids under the age of 5 lose their lives over causes linked to nursery products. Many of these tragedies could be prevented, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  Are Antidepressants Being Overused to Treat Seniors’ Pain?

  Doctors sometimes turn to antidepressants as a means of easing older people’s physical pain, but a new expert review finds there’s little evidence to support the practice. Antidepressants may even come with hazards for seniors who don’t...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  Arthritis Can Flare Up in Colder Weather: Tips to Easing the Pan

  An arthritis sufferer’s joints start to get ornery when the weather turns colder, getting stiff and achy as the mercury drops. Cold weather doesn’t cause arthritis, but it can make it worse, experts say. “Our joints operate...

  • Posted September 20, 2024
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  U.S. Wastewater Tests Show Bird Flu Virus Limited to Areas With Farm Animals

  An extensive look at wastewater samples taken across the United States from May to July found traces of the H5N1 bird flu popping up — but only in areas populated by farm animals. The avian flu virus...

  • Posted September 19, 2024
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  New Data Supports Animal Market Origins for COVID Pandemic

  The Hunan Seafood Wholesale wet market in Wuhan, China, has long been considered the most likely source of the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. That theory is now supported by a new study analyzing more than...

  • Posted September 19, 2024
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  Breastfeeding Crucial to a Healthy Infant Microbiome, Lowering Asthma Risk

  Breastfeeding through the first year of infants’ lives can lower their risk of asthma by colonizing their bodies with a healthy mix of microbes, a new study finds. Results show that breastfeeding beyond three months supported the...

  • Posted September 19, 2024
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  Do You Know the MIND Diet? It Might Keep You Sharp With Age

  It’s called the MIND diet and its primary aim is to help guard against thinking and memory declines as you age. But does it work? Yes, claims new research that found following the MIND diet for 10...

  • Posted September 19, 2024
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