Health Highlights: Feb. 24, 2022

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Why is cancer-linked benzene in so many personal care products? The chemical is being found in the propellants of many deodorants, sunscreens and other products Americans use every day, leading to numerous recent recalls. Read more

CDC to update criteria guiding COVID-19 restrictions. The revisions may be announced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention later this week or early next week, a CDC scientist involved in the process told CNN. Read more

Common blood pressure meds might help curb pancreatic cancer. Patients who took either an ACE inhibitor or a family of drugs called ARBs did see a slight rise in survival, a new study finds. Read more

Your dog may help keep disability at bay. New research suggests the extra exercise and companionship might lower your chances of developing physical ills. Read more

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