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02 Jun
Caffeinated Coffee May Protect Your Body and Mind as You Age
Women who consume regular coffee in midlife are more likely to reach the age of 70 free of 11 major chronic diseases and with no cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
30 May
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs May Lower the Risk for 14 Obesity-Related Cancers
A new study finds women taking GLP-1 Receptor agonists were significantly less likely to develop obesity-related cancers.
29 May
U.S. Mothers Struggling With Mental Health Challenges
A new study finds more moms in the U.S. describe their mental health as fair or poor. Researchers say their physical health is also on the decline.
Traveling Abroad? CDC Now Says Get Measles Shots First
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Americans planning to travel outside the country should make sure they’re vaccinated against measles — no matter where they’re headed, U.S. health officials say.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance last week to recommend measles-mump...
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Study Finds Powerful Sweetener in Vapes Marketed to Teens
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found a super-sweet chemical in illegal flavored e-cigarettes that may make them more appealing to kids and teens.
The sweetener, called neotame, is up to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and is usually used in products like ice cream or lip gloss, STAT News report...
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How Can A Daily Cup Of Beans Improve Your Health?
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Beans aren’t just the musical fruit, they can be pure magic for your health, a new study says.
Eating a daily cup of beans significantly improved the health of a small group of people with prediabetes – a condition in which elevated blood sugar levels have nearly caused type 2 diab...
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Self-Employment Is Good For Heart Health, Especially For Women
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Being your own boss might seem potentially stressful, but self-employed women appear to have better heart health than those toiling for a company, a new study says.
Women working for themselves had lower rates of obesity, physical inactivity, poor diet and sleeplessness, researchers reported r...
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More Seniors Are Regular Weed Users
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Add weed use to goofy jokes, outdated clothes, old music and other things Grandpa and Grandma enjoy that could potentially embarrass their kids and grandkids.
Marijuana use has increased dramatically among seniors 65 and older in the United States, researchers reported June 2 in JAMA Inter...
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Vape Package Warnings Can Deter Use, But Current Rules Are Lacking
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Warning labels placed on e-cigarettes can effectively discourage vaping, but the warning now required in the U.S. could be better, a new evidence review concludes.
Warnings that point out specific health risks of vaping are generally more effective than those that point out the addiction threa...
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Breast Cancer Screening In Women's 40s Can Save Lives, Study Says
TUESDAY, June 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Starting breast cancer screening in women’s early 40s will save more lives, a new study argues.
Nearly 3 in 4 women (73%) in their 40s find out they have breast cancer only after they’ve developed symptoms, researchers reported May 30 in the journal Radiology: Imaging Cancer
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Measles Vaccinations Declining Throughout U.S.
Declining vaccination rates are making more and more U.S. children vulnerable to measles and mumps, a new study says.
A national decrease in MMR (measles/mumps/rubella) vaccinations among American children has occurred since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported June 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Associati...
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FDA Issues Highest Alert Over Tomato Recall in 3 Southern States
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Salmonella-tainted tomatoes in three southern states could cause severe illness or even death, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.
The FDA has updated an ongoing recall of tomatoes distributed in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to Class I — its highest warning le...
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Cucumber-Linked Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Dozens Across 18 States
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A growing salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers has made at least 45 people sick across 18 states, U.S. health officials have warned.
The cucumbers came from Bedner Growers, a Florida-based company, and were distributed by Fresh Start Produce Sales, Associated Press reported.
The...
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Exercise Cuts Colon Cancer Recurrence and Boosts Survival, Study Finds
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A structured exercise program helped colon cancer survivors live longer and lowered their odds for a relapse, a major international study shows.
The program lasted three years and included regular meetings with a fitness coach, Associated Press reported.
Over the period, pe...
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Eating Healthier Can Protect Aging Brain
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It’s never too late to start eating right as a means of protecting your brain health, a new study says.
People who improved their healthy eating in middle-age had a 25% lower risk of lower risk of dementia, compared to those whose diets got worse, according to findings reported today at a...
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Cancer Treatment 'Brain Drain' Occurring In Rural Areas
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. rural communities could be experiencing a “brain drain” when it comes to cancer care, a new study says.
Most new radiation oncologists — docs who treat cancer with radiation — are choosing to work in big metropolitan areas rather than in rural locales, researchers f...
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Fluoride Ban Could Create Cavities For 1 Of Every 3 U.S. Kids
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Removing fluoride from the U.S. water supply could result in more than 25 million more decayed teeth in children and teenagers within five years, a new study warns.
That’s the equivalent of a decayed tooth for 1 of every 3 kids in America, according to researchers from Mass General Brigha...
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Wildfire Smoke Dents Survival Odds For Lung Cancer Patients
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke could make it harder for people with lung cancer to survive, a new study says.
Californians with lung cancer who breathed smoke from wildfires had a 20% increased risk of dying from their cancer, researchers reported Saturday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (...
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Can A Vegan Diet Reduce Menopause Symptoms?
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hot flashes, night sweat and other symptoms making menopause hellish for you?
You might consider going vegan, a new study suggests
Severe hot flashes decreased by 92% among a group of menopausal women assigned to eat a low-fat vegan diet for three months, researchers reported May 28 in th...
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Dads Help Shape Eating Habits of Their Children
MONDAY, June 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A dad’s eating habits can have a profound effect on their kid’s diets, even when those children are nothing but a twinkle in his eye, a new study says.
Men who established a healthy diet as teens were more likely to model healthy eating for their kids, and to keep a sharp eye on wha...
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How Caffeine Affects Your Brain While You Sleep
SUNDAY, June 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Your morning cup of coffee might help you power through the day — but could it be keeping your brain too alert at night, even while you sleep?
A new study suggests that caffeine doesn’t just affect your energy levels. It may also change how your brain functions during sleep, especia...
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Feeling Work Stress? Your Dog Might Be Feeling It Too
SATURDAY, May 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Stress from work doesn’t always stay at the office — and it may be affecting more than just your mood.
A new study finds that your dog may be picking up on it, too, especially if you have a hard time letting go of work worries at the end of the day, Psychology Today
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Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died.
He was 79, The New York Times reported.
His wife, writer Marilyn vos Savant, said he died Monday at their home in Manhattan due to complications from Parkinson&rs...
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