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Dr. Birx to Newsmax: We Need Low-Cost Healthy Food
Former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx gave Newsmax on Tuesday some suggestions to get local healthy food while also calling for an efforts to bring the cost of food down
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Use a Food Thermometer to Prevent Food Poisoning
Each year, one in six people suffer from food poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And because turkey can harbor Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens and other bacteria that can cause foodborne illness, it is important to follow food...
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US Alcohol-Linked Deaths Doubled in 20 Years
Alcohol-related deaths have surged in the United States, nearly doubling over 20 years, and a growing number of victims are women, a new study warns. "Our study found significant gender differences in alcohol-related [death rates]," said senior author Yiota Kitsantas, head...
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Half of Americans May Be Candidates for Ozempic
More than half of all American adults, almost 137 million people, could be candidates for the blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide, a new analysis finds. Sold as Ozempic for treating diabetes and Wegovy to spur weight loss, the medication could be indicated for those two...
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Eat These Vegetables for Lower Blood Pressure
Three out of four Americans over the age of 60 have high blood pressure, also called hypertension. Often called the 'silent killer,' high blood pressure typically has no symptoms. Heart disease, sexual dysfunction, stroke, kidney failure and aneurysms can all be caused by...
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Cocoa, Green Tea May Counter Fatty Food Bingeing
Folks who stress-eat fatty foods like cookies, chips and ice cream might be able to protect their health with a nice cup of cocoa or green tea, a new study says. Drinking cocoa that's high in healthy flavanols along with a fatty meal can counteract some of the impact of fats...
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Dr. Crandall: The 'Super 5' Supplements to Ward Off Colds, Flu
Winter and holiday gatherings are fast approaching, and so are those nasty germs that cause miserable colds and flu. So now is the time to boost your immune system to prevent and fight seasonal illness. Chauncey Crandall, M.D., world-renowned cardiologist and director of...
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Diabetes Cases Have Doubled: Protect Yourself
Diabetes rates have doubled worldwide in the last 30 years, according to new statistics published this week in The Lancet journal. The study authors note that this is the first global analysis of the number of diabetes cases and treatment rates that includes all...
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4 in 5 People Could Be Overweight or Obese by 2050
Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns. About 213 million Americans aged 25 and older will be carrying around excess weight within 25 years, along with more than 45 million children...
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Increasing Exercise After 40 May Add 5 Years to Life
If you're over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates. For over-40 folks in the lowest level of daily activity, a similar move could bring an average 11 extra...
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How GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Curb Alcohol Abuse
There have been a slew of studies recently supporting the notion that the same mechanisms that help folks lose weight with Ozempic and its kin also work to curb problem drinking. Now, a new study out of Britain adds to that growing pile of evidence. "Our findings show that...
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Lilly Weight-Loss Drug Keeps Patients Diabetes-Free
Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free after three years of weekly injections. The results suggest that tirzepatide - the active ingredient in Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight-loss treatment Zepbound -...
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Alcohol Intake Rose During Pandemic, and Continues
Even as the pressures of the pandemic began to ebb, Americans' growing dependence on alcohol did not, a troubling new study shows. Two years into the globe-altering health crisis, the percentage of Americans who consumed alcohol - which had already spiked between 2018 and...
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Top 7 Foods Most Likely to Cause Food Poisoning
There is nothing worse than contracting food poisoning. The resulting nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea can last for days. Most people have mild illness and get better on their own, but sometimes food poisoning can cause severe illness and complications says the Mayo...
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Vitamin D May Lower Blood Pressure in Obese People
Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide additional health benefits, researchers report in the Journal of the Endocrine...
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Obesity Meds Help Prevent Stroke Recurrence, Death
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says. GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or SGLT2 diabetes medications like Jardiance or Farxiga both helped protect the health of people following a stroke,...
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Dr. Crandall: Fall Superfoods Ward Off Colds, Flu
As we head into the cold winter months when colds, flu and COVID peak, it is important to give our immune systems an extra boost. And a powerful and natural way to do that is by eating superfoods - foods that are nutrient dense and packed with vitamins, minerals, and...
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This Supplement May Help You Sleep Better
A recent study found that middle-aged men and women who suffer from poor sleep had an average brain age that was as much as three years older than sound sleepers. The researchers also found an association between sleeping less than six hours nightly and developing...
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Vitamin D in Pregnancy Gives Kids Stronger Bones
Women who take vitamin D supplements during a pregnancy may be giving their kids the legacy of stronger bones, new British research suggests. Children whose moms took vitamin D supplements when pregnant had stronger, denser bones at the age of 7 compared to the kids of women...
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Psilocybin Effective at Alleviating Anorexia
The active chemical in "magic mushrooms" may help treat anorexia, a new study has found. Following psilocybin treatment, 4 of 10 study participants showed clinically significant reductions in their anorexia-driven eating habits, researchers report. "Our findings suggest that...
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5 More Minutes of Exercise Daily Drops Blood Pressure
It doesn't take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows. "The good news is that whatever your physical ability, it doesn't take long to have a positive effect on...
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New Dietary Recommendations May Limit Red Meat
A committee of scientists is recommending that the government's dietary guidelines restrict the consumption of red meat in preference to plant-based foods. According to The Wall Street Journal, the draft recommendations have elicited protests from the meat industry who are...
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US Diabetes Rates Rise to Nearly 1 in 6 Adults
Nearly 16% of American adults - that's close to 1 in 6 - now has diabetes, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increasing age and widening waistlines greatly increase the odds for the disease, which happens when the body...
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This Vitamin Reduces Nighttime Leg Cramps
A new clinical trial found that people who received vitamin K2 experienced a significant reduction in the frequency of nocturnal leg cramps (NLC). The vitamin also decreased the severity of the cramps and their duration. This is good news for leg cramp sufferers as there...
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Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Obesity Meds in Just 13 States
Poorer folks' access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) medications, researchers discovered. Under...