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  Weight Changes After Parkinson’s Diagnosis May Signal Thinking Declines

  THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Weight loss soon after a person is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may be a sign that mental declines are likely to follow, new research suggests. “Early weight loss is a...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  ‘Friends’ Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey

  THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Just a few years ago, “Friends” actor Matthew Perry almost died from opioid overuse that nearly destroyed his colon and almost killed him. Now, he’s sober and wants to tell...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment

  A study testing drugs that are used for other conditions for their potential in treating COVID-19 has found that the antidepressant fluvoxamine (brand name Luvox) offered no benefit, at least at an initial smaller dose. Study participants...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Even Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’

  Alligators along North Carolina’s Cape Fear River have high blood levels of 14 toxic chemicals, along with signs of immune system damage, new research shows. The study of levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyls (PFAS) in the reptiles’...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Black Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People’s Health Today

  The Black Death pandemic wiped out as many as half of the people living in some of the Middle Ages’ most densely populated places, sweeping through Europe, Asia and Africa nearly 700 years ago. Now genetic analysis...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Homicide a Leading Cause of Death for Pregnant U.S. Women

  It’s not high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis that is more likely to kill pregnant women — it’s their husbands and boyfriends. Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women in the United States, and...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2022​

  Your hospital room affects outcomes after surgery. A new study finds key factors about hospital rooms that are tied to higher or lower survival rates in the days or weeks after surgery. Read more Marijuana, meth, cocaine...

  • Posted October 20, 2022
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  Did Boston University Conduct Dangerous COVID Experiments? NIH Investigating

  The U.S. National Institutes of Health is investigating COVID experiments at Boston University that have sparked a media firestorm, with some news outlets alleging that scientists created a “killer” strain of the coronavirus as part of their...

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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  FDA Panel Votes for Removal of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births

  A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday voted to recommend that a controversial drug meant to prevent premature births be pulled from the market. FDA officials have said they want to withdraw the medication,...

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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  Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments

  A person with advanced heart failure may often need a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump to survive. But white patients are twice as likely as Black patients to get this critically important care, a new...

  • Posted October 19, 2022
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