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Prevent Leading Cause of Young Adult Cancer Deaths
Colorectal cancer is increasing 2% to 4% annually in people ages 20 to 49. And it is expected to become the leading cause of cancer death in this age group by the year 2030. Researchers have observed a significant increase in colorectal cancer cases, particularly in those...
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Red Wine Does Not Protect Against Cancer
Red wine has been thought to potentially offer protection against cancer, given its high levels of the anti-inflammatory antioxidant resveratrol. But there's no clear evidence that red wine lessens cancer risk, a new evidence review has concluded. In fact, neither red nor...
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USDA Ends School Program That Purchased Farm Food
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers. About $660 million of that went to schools and childcare centers to buy food for meals through...
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Concussion Damage Lingers in Athletes Up to a Year
Concussion damage could linger in an athlete's brain for at least a year, long after they've rejoined their sport, a new study says. Concussed college athletes had brain changes that remained visible in brain scans up to a year after they'd been cleared to return to play,...
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Nose Cartilage Can Help Repair Knee Injuries
An awkward fall while running, skiing or playing sports can cause knee injuries that sideline players and increase their risk of future arthritis. But most of the time, there's nothing wrong with their noses, and that might prove the key to repairing their knees and getting...
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US Study Examines Effects of Ultraprocessed Foods
Sam Srisatta, a 20-year-old Florida college student, spent a month living inside a government hospital here last fall, playing video games and allowing scientists to document every morsel of food that went into his mouth. From big bowls of salad to platters of meatballs and...
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Slouching Harms Your Health: How to Improve Posture
Maintaining good posture is essential for overall health and well-being. It helps keep your bones and joints in correct alignment so that muscles are used properly, decreasing the abnormal wear and tear of joint surfaces. Good posture also prevents muscle fatigue and...
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Utah Will Be First to Ban Fluoride in Drinking Water
Utah will become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Republican Gov. Spencer Cox said he would sign legislation that bars cities and communities from deciding whether to add...
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Kennedy Asks FDA to Revise Food Ingredient Rule
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration to revise safety rules to help eliminate a provision that allows companies to self-affirm that food ingredients are safe. This would increase transparency for...
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Pregnancy Diet Might Increase ADHD, Autism Risk
A mother's diet during pregnancy can influence her child's risk of ADHD and autism, a new study says. In particular, the unhealthy hallmarks of a typical Western diet appeared to increase a child's risk of developmental disorders, researchers reported in the journal Nature...
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Next-Gen Novo Drug Shows 15.7 Percent Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk said on Monday its experimental next-generation drug CagriSema helped overweight or obese patients with Type 2 diabetes cut their weight by 15.7% after 68 weeks. The data is seen as crucial for the future potential for its experimental next-generation obesity...
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This Stance Measures How Well Your Body is Aging
Standing like a stork can help assess how well you are aging. A study published in PLOS One revealed that the single leg, or unipedal, stance could accurately measure the rate of our neuromuscular aging. Your neuromuscular system involves all the muscles and nerves in the...
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Dr. Crandall: Make These Lifestyle Changes Now to Boost Longevity
Make lifestyle changes now and you can enjoy a long, healthy life. Many of us grew up eating foods that were not heart healthy, but we can all change that now and reap the benefits, according to Dr. Chauncey Crandall, world-renowned cardiologist and director of preventive...
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Breastfed Children Have Lower Blood Pressure
Breastfeeding can promote lower blood pressure among children, a new study says. Longer-term breastfeeding appears to populate a baby's gut with diverse bacteria that could help lower blood pressure, researchers found. Children who were breastfed for at least six months had...
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Novo Nordisk to Study GLP-1 Drugs for Addiction
Novo Nordisk will explore how GLP-1 drugs could help patients struggling with addiction, its head of development Martin Holst Lange told an online press conference on Thursday. GLP-1 drugs on the market include Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic, its weight-loss treatment...
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Weight Training Best Exercise For Seniors' Insomnia
Seniors battling insomnia are best off picking up some dumbbells or doing some push-ups, a new evidence review suggests. Resistance exercise, activities that make muscles work against an external force, appears to be the best means of improving sleep in older adults,...
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More Than Half of Adults Will Be Overweight by 2050
More than half of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese by 2050, a comprehensive global analysis has concluded. Overweight and obesity rates in adults, children and teens more than doubled over the past three decades, afflicting 2.1...
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Coaches Are Abusive To 1 in 5 NCAA Athletes
Yelling. Taunts. Insults. Harsh words. Physical violence. About 1 in 5 college athletes receive such abuse from their coaches, researchers report. Overall, nearly 19% of more than 3,300 athletes on National College Athletic Association (NCAA) teams said they'd experienced...
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Glucose Monitors Overestimate Blood Sugar Levels
Continuous blood glucose monitors have been promoted as potentially life-changing for people with diabetes - allowing real-time updates on blood sugar levels without the need for repeated finger pricks. But a new small-scale study suggests these devices might not be as...
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Asthma Drug Resolved Food Allergy in a Third of Kids
More than a third of food-allergic kids were able to eat full servings of their trigger foods after treatment with an injectable asthma drug, new clinical trial findings report. In all, 36% of children treated with omalizumab (Xolair) for a year successfully ate full...
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Exercise Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health
Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego and online. Moderate to vigorous physical...
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An Orange a Day Protects Against Depression
A study published in the journal BMC Microbiome found a link between eating citrus fruit and a decreased risk of depression. In fact, researchers said this one daily practice lowered the risk of depression by 20%. According to Women's Health, the unique benefit of citrus in...
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Eating Fish May Slow MS Progression
A diet rich in fish might slow the progression of multiple sclerosis in some patients, a new study says. The nutrients found in fish can quell inflammation and protect brain cells, and this might be of particular benefit for MS patients, researchers reported in the Journal...
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Fruit, Veggies May Counteract Harmful Microplastics
A promising new study found that eating lots of fruit and vegetables that are naturally high in antioxidants may lessen the harmful effects of microplastics. Researchers with the Finland-China Food and Health Network published their findings on how anthocyanins, a type of...
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No Spike in Athlete Cardiac Arrest During Pandemic
A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic. The six-year study - published Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open - compared sudden cardiac arrests and...