• Thanksgiving Turkey is Good for Body and Mind
  
  If you're planning a turkey feast for Thanksgiving, enjoy the bird and the many health benefits it provides. Turkey is packed with muscle-building protein, essential vitamins and minerals that boost immunity, mood and energy as well as being extremely versatile. And no,...
• Dr. Small: Be Mindful of Mental Health This Thanksgiving
  
  With Thanksgiving just days away, many Americans are already anticipating their favorite holiday comforts - turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie. While the meal and the gathering often bring joy, experts say the holiday can also have real effects on...
• Advanced Drugs Should Be Used First With Crohn's
  
  New guidelines recommend doctors tackle Crohn's disease head-on, calling for the use of cutting-edge drugs as early as possible to quell the autoimmune GI disorder as quickly as possible. The updated American Gastroenterological Association guidelines reject a "step-up"...
• All About Fiber: The Next Food Fad
  
  U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fiber. Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years; even Pop-Tarts and Starbucks are selling protein-enhanced...
• Daily Orange Juice May Affect Heart Health Genes
  
  Your morning orange juice may be influencing your health in ways you can't see. In a new study published recently in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, researchers found that daily OJ intake altered gene activity connected to heart and metabolic function. For...
• Study: Microplastics Accelerating Heart Disease
  
  Scientists have discovered that microplastics may be silently fueling heart disease. Regular exposure to these ubiquitous tiny particles can speed up the development of atherosclerosis, a disease that narrows and hardens the arteries, according to researchers at the...
• Ultra-Processed Foods a Global Public Health Threat
  
  Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including the Brazilian professor who coined the term with colleagues...
• Lilly Weight-Loss Drug Suppresses Binge-Eating Signal
  
  Researchers monitoring the brain activity of a patient with a severe binge-eating problem reported that Eli Lilly's GLP-1 weight-loss drug appeared to temporarily suppress food-craving signals in the "reward center" of the brain. These are the first direct measurements of...
• First Confirmed Death From Tick Meat Allergy
  
  A rare tick-spread "meat allergy" has now been tied to its first confirmed death, according to researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA). Doctors reported that a healthy 47-year-old New Jersey man died in 2024 after eating beef, with symptoms...
• Eat These 4 Nutrients to Lower Blood Pressure
  
  High blood pressure, often called "the silent killer," typically has no symptoms but is responsible for nearly half of all heart disease and stroke-related deaths worldwide. Left untreated, hypertension can also raise the risk of kidney disease and other serious organ...
• How to Spot Ultra-Processed Foods in Grocery Store
  
  They're tasty, affordable and satisfy fast - ultra-processed foods (UPFs) dominate the American diet, accounting for more than half of the calories consumed by the average adult, and even more for children. These foods are a growing public health concern and federal health...
• Common Diabetes Drug Blunts Effects of Exercise
  
  A common diabetes drug could be sabotaging the health benefits that a patient might expect from a daily walk, a new study says. Metformin appears to blunt improvements in blood pressure, fitness and blood sugar control that normally come from regular exercise, researchers...
• Why You Should Wash Your Bananas
  
  Most people don't think twice about skipping the sink when it comes to bananas since they have a thick, protective peel. But food safety experts warn that the outside of the fruit can still carry bacteria, pesticides, and dirt that may cause foodborne illness. Even fruit...
• ByHeart Formula Recalled, Botulism Outbreak Grows
  
  ByHeart, a manufacturer of organic baby formula, recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday, days after some batches were recalled in an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with...
• Vitamin D3 Cuts Second Heart Attack Risk by Half
  
  Customizing vitamin D3 levels for heart attack survivors can cut the risk of another heart attack by 50%, according to new research. Researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City found that developing personalized vitamin D3 treatment plans and carefully monitoring...
• Lifting Weights Beats Running at Preventing Diabetes
  
  Strength training may actually do more than just help build muscle. It could be even better than running when it comes to protecting against diabetes and unhealthy weight gain. In a recently published study using mice fed a high-fat diet, scientists at Virginia Tech found...
• How and When to Clean Your Water Bottle
  
  You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need to wash it? Experts say reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they're filled with, and it's important to clean them regularly. Water bottles pick up germs from our...
• Oral Immunotherapy Alleviates Kids' Food Allergies
  
  Evidence is mounting that oral immunotherapy can help many children shake off food allergies. Children benefited from being fed small amounts of food allergens to desensitize them, according to a pair of studies presented over the weekend at a meeting of the American College...
• Daily Cup of Coffee May Benefit Those With A-fib
  
  Good news for coffee lovers with atrial fibrillation (A-fib): a new study suggests that a daily cup of coffee may actually reduce the risk of irregular heart rhythms. Researchers found that participants with A-fib who drank one cup of coffee each day were 39% less likely to...
• Exercise Benefits Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
  
  Exercise can help women with advanced breast cancer better withstand both cancer treatments and the ravages of the disease, a new clinical trial shows. A nine-month program of supervised aerobic and resistant exercise improved muscle mass and strength among women with...
• Air Pollution Linked to Slower Marathon Times
  
  Does the city you run in make a difference? Researchers say yes, it does. When marathon runners hit the wall or fall behind their goal pace, they often blame fatigue, weather or nutrition. However, a study from Brown University published in Sports Medicine suggests a less...
• Adrenaline Nasal Spray as Effective as EpiPen
  
  People with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says. Adrenaline delivered with liquid or powder nasal sprays is as effective, and sometimes even better, than...
• Weight-Loss Drug Prices Fall, Long-Term Still Costly
  
  Trump administration deal to cut prices for popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound will allow millions more Americans to give them a try, but the cost may still be too high to keep patients long term, U.S. obesity specialists said. President Donald Trump...
• FDA Awards More Vouchers to Speed Drug Reviews
  
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has awarded six more companies, including Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, special vouchers that will speed up the review of their medicines, bringing the total number of recipients to 15. The vouchers went to treatments...
• FDA Could Approve Lilly Oral Obesity Drug by March
  
  Eli Lilly expects the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve its experimental oral obesity drug, orforglipron, by March 2026, its chief executive said on Thursday....

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