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24 Jan
Do Calorie Labels on Menus and Food Products Really Impact Your Diet?
A new study finds calorie labels make a small but potentially significant impact on food selection and calorie intake.
23 Jan
Organized Sports Help Kids Score Big in the Classroom
A new study finds adolescents involved in organized team sports are more likely to stay in school and earn their high school diploma.
22 Jan
Muscle Strength Linked to Improved Survival Among Cancer Patients
In a new study, cancer patients with high muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness were significantly less likely to die from any cause.
AI Virtual Therapists Could Improve Mental Health Care, Studies Find
Could a virtual avatar be the future of mental health care?
New research shows that artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) goggles could revolutionize therapy -- helping patients overcome addiction and receive unbiased care.
A recent study in the Journal of Medical Extended Reality focused on pati...
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How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses
SATURDAY, Jan. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In the throes of winter's yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you.
Wash your hands often, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough and stay away from folks who may be infected. And, of course, wearing a mask won't hurt.
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- January 25, 2025
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Bird Flu Outbreak Forces Culling of 100,000 Ducks, Threatening Last Duck Farm in Long Island
The last duck farm on New York's Long Island is facing an uncertain future after a bird flu outbreak forced the culling of nearly 100,000 ducks.
The highly contagious H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, was detected at the farm last week prompting a government-mandated quarantine and disinfection process.
“This has spr...
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- January 24, 2025
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FDA Formaldehyde Ban in Hair Products on Hold Once Again
A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products -- linked to cancer and other health risks -- has hit a roadblock after an executive order from President Donald Trump paused all new regulations.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been considering banning formaldehyde and ingredients that release formalde...
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- January 24, 2025
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Abortion Pill Alternative Found in Morning-After Pill
When one abortion pill faces lawsuits, another may be waiting in the wings, a new study suggests.
The study, published Jan. 23 in the journal NEJM Evidence, has found a potential alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, offering yet another option at a time when access to reproductive health care faces increasing legal and p...
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- January 24, 2025
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Does Sleep Apnea Contribute to Car Crashes?
Many major maladies have been linked to disturbed slumber caused by sleep apnea, high blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes.
Add car wrecks to that list, a study published Jan. 21 in the journal Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, says.
People with untreated sleep apnea are more likely to wind up in a vehicle c...
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- January 24, 2025
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Certain Meds and Diet Can Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
People can reverse their type 2 diabetes through a combination of calorie cutting and medication, a small clinical trial says.
Overweight and obese adults caused their diabetes to go into remission by following a calorie-restricted diet and taking the prescription diabetes drug dapagliflozin, researchers reported Jan. 22 in The BMJ
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- January 24, 2025
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Eating Right, Exercising Before Surgery Improves Outcomes
Patients can improve their odds for a successful surgery by actively preparing for the procedure through diet and exercise, a tactic called “prehabilitation,” a new evidence review shows.
Surgical patients who prehabbed had fewer complications and shorter hospital stays, also recovered better and had a higher quality of life, r...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- January 24, 2025
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COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Reducing Childhood Vaccinations
Hesitancy over the COVID-19 vaccine is leading some parents to skip important vaccinations for their children.
Young children of parents who declined the COVID vaccine are about 25% less likely to get the standard measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, researchers reported in a new study published recently in the American Journal of Publ...
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- January 24, 2025
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Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction
People using weed for medical purposes are as likely – or more – to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says.
Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have cannabis use disorder than those who get high recreationally, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry
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