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You've Lost the Weight -- Now Keep It Off to Keep Diabetes at Bay
After losing weight with a yearlong intervention, blood sugar and blood pressure levels go down and cholesterol results improve. People who kept at least 75% of that weight off for another three years...
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Some Blue Bell Ice Cream May Contain Plastic Pieces
The recalled ice cream was sold in nine states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. No injuries have been reported from ice cream...
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Could Eating Healthier Be a Natural Antidepressant?
Those who embraced healthier food choices reported less anxiety and much better moods within weeks, according to findings published Oct. 9 in the journal PLOS ONE.
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Standard Memory Tests for Seniors Might Differ by Gender
More women than men were diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) when sex-specific scores were used on memory tests, researchers report.
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How Does Early Menopause Affect a Woman's Heart?
Researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 women who were part of 15 studies around the world, and found that women who reached menopause before age 50 were more likely to have a nonfatal heart...
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Nearly 5 Million American Kids Are Obese, New Study Finds
About 4.8 million American kids aged 10 to 17 -- just over 15% -- were obese in 2017-2018, according to a new report.
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Tying the Knot Is Tied to Longer Life Span, New Data Shows
The age-adjusted death rate for the married declined by 7% between 2010 and 2017, according to a new study from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
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NYC Sues Flavored Online E-Cigarette Sellers
The defendants created "a public nuisance" by selling e-cigarettes to people under 21 even though such sales have been illegal in the city since 2013, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday, CNN...
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Pet Turtles Linked to Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Seven people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported, the CDC said in an update about the ongoing investigation.
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By Mid-Century, Heat Waves Could Cover Far Bigger Areas
Previous research has predicted that the number and intensity of heat waves will increase, but this study is the first to examine changes in their potential physical size.
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Nurse Pens Powerful Post About Flu Shot
A nurse’s Facebook post is going viral after she penned a powerful statement urging everyone to get a flu shot.
View ArticleWhat are Dental Bridges and How Do They Work?
If you have recently lost your tooth, whether due to an injury, medical condition, or natural causes, you may be wondering what your options are to restore your smile. A missing tooth can create an...
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Suicide Attempts Rising Among Black Teens
Researchers at New York University found that between 1991 and 2017, there was an increase in the number of black teenagers who said they'd attempted suicide in the past year.
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Vision Problems Strike More Than 2 Billion Globally
Untreated distance vision impairment in low- and middle-income regions is about four times higher than in high-income regions, and $14.3 billion (U.S. dollars) is needed to treat the 1 billion people...
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Is Melanoma Suspected? Get 2nd Opinion From Specialist, Study Says
Getting a second opinion from a pathologist specially trained in skin lesions -- a dermatopathologist -- yields the most accurate results, the new study found.
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Taco Bell Recalls Beef Tainted with Metal Shavings
The company says a customer reported finding a metal shaving in their food. Two other complaints have since followed.
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Steroid Shots for Painful Joints May Make It Worse
Researchers found that among patients who had the treatment at their center, 8% had complications. Most often, that meant a worsening in cartilage breakdown in the joint. But a small number of...
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Diabetic Eye Disease
They found that patients with diabetic macular edema had a much higher rate (80.6%) of severe sleep apnea than those without the eye condition (45.5%).
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Beyonce's Dad Puts Spotlight on Male Breast Cancer
It's an extremely rare form of cancer in men, and male breast cancer accounts for just 1% of all breast cancer cases, said Dr. Siddhartha Yadav, a hematology-oncology fellow with the Mayo Clinic in...
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Hospitals Work to Better Spot Deadly Sepsis in Kids
While sepsis overwhelmingly strikes the elderly -- up to 85% of all cases are in seniors -- every year in the United States, more than 75,000 children get sepsis, according to the Sepsis Alliance....
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