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  AHA News: Her Research Is Getting Worldwide Attention. But For Now, She Needs to Finish High School.

  THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Explaining her research, Maria Balhara sounds like a typical scientist: She had a hypothesis. She recruited participants to evaluate. She analyzed the data. Soon, she’ll present her work...

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  Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

  An experimental drug that has been shown to treat rashes in people with lupus may also help with lupus-related joint pain. Affecting as many as 1.5 million people in the United States, lupus is an autoimmune disease...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Doctors ‘Concerned’ About Health of Queen Elizabeth II

  Buckingham Palace on Thursday announced that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision following “concern” from her doctors over her health. The queen, 96, is still residing at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk

  Sitting on the couch or behind a desk could be increasing your risk of breast cancer, a new genetics-driven study suggests. People more likely to engage in physical activity based on their DNA had a 41% lower...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Nurse Practitioners Are Filling the Gap in U.S. Psychiatric Care

  While mental health care has become a full-blown crisis in the United States, a new study finds that psychiatric nurse practitioners are helping to fill the gap. The researchers discovered that the mental health system in the...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Vitamin D Supplements Won’t Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find

  While vitamin D got some attention early in the pandemic, it does not reduce the risk of either COVID-19 or other respiratory infections, two new clinical trials found. Both studies, one done in the United Kingdom and...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review

  THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – In a rare second review, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on Wednesday recommended approval for an experimental drug for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). The FDA is not obligated...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Health Highlights: Sept. 8, 2022​

  Too little exercise, too much sitting could raise breast cancer risk. People more likely to engage in physical activity based on their DNA had a 41% lower risk of invasive breast cancer, a new study found. Read...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can’t Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV

  THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Hundreds of thousands of Americans take medications intended to prevent infection with HIV, but a federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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  Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for Poor Pregnant Women

  While exposure to smog is a known risk factor for preterm birth and low-birth weight, new research suggests it also may heighten risk of COVID-19 infection for pregnant low-income women. Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of...

  • Posted September 8, 2022
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