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  Blood Clot Risk From Contraceptive Pills Ends Soon After Women Stop Taking Them

  Women and their doctors have long known that taking birth control pills can elevate the risk for a blood clot. Now, some good news: That added risk will disappear within a few weeks of stopping an oral...

  • Posted November 10, 2023
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  Black Patients With Early-Stage Colon Cancer Get Worse Care Than Whites: Study

  FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay) — Rates of colon cancer among relatively young Americans continue to rise, and a new study suggests that a patient’s race might determine the quality of cancer care they receive. Being a...

  • Posted November 10, 2023
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  Science Reveals Link Between Obesity, Diabetes & Pancreatic Cancer Risk

  Having high insulin levels may be more than tough to manage when you have diabetes: New research shows it also appears to raise the risk of pancreatic cancer. In the study, scientists found excessive insulin levels overstimulated...

  • Posted November 10, 2023
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  Americans Are Now Getting Far Fewer Opioids for Dental Pain

  FRIDAY, Nov. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – If you’re getting a tooth pulled or having another painful dental procedure, you’re much less likely to get opioids than you were just a few years ago, new research reveals....

  • Posted November 10, 2023
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  How Much Vision Loss Impairs Your Driving? New Study Has Answers

  A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous while driving....

  • Posted November 10, 2023
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  Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye

  KEY TAKEAWAYS: An Arkansas man has received the world’s first whole-eye transplant, along with a partial face transplant The man suffered horrific injuries in 2021 when his face touched a live wire His surgery took 21 hours...

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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  Majority of Workers at America’s Nursing Homes Unvaccinated Against Flu, COVID

  Health care workers at America’s nursing homes are woefully under-vaccinated for both flu and COVID-19, threatening their own health and that of the frail elderly patients under their care, a new report finds. Looking at 2023 data...

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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  COVID-Linked Loss of Smell, Taste Resolves by 3 Years After Infection

  There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection. Italian researchers looked...

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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  Special Toothpaste Might Curb Peanut Allergy in Adults

  THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Researchers are testing a toothpaste that aims to let patients who are sensitive to peanuts and other foods simply brush their allergies away. Doctors already treat some food allergy patients...

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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  Salt Water Gargling, Nasal Irrigation May Keep COVID From Worsening

  If you’re suffering from COVID, you might want to grab a glass of warm water and a shaker of salt. New research suggests that gargling and rinsing your nasal passages with a saline solution may help keep...

  • Posted November 9, 2023
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