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Ultra-Processed Foods Raise Parkinson's Disease Risk
Fast food and ready-made packaged eats could be doing slow damage to people's brains. Ultra-processed foods like breakfast cereals, soft drinks, hot dogs and ketchup appear to increase a person's risk of developing Parkinson's disease, a new study says. People who ate about...
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New Dietary Guidelines to Come in Early Fall
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday that new dietary guidelines developed with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will come in "hopefully early fall."The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are...
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Electric Pulses to Intestine Improve Diabetes
High-voltage electrical pulses to the upper region of the small intestine in a minimally invasive procedure can significantly improve Type 2 diabetes, researchers reported at the Digestive Disease Week meeting. The magnitude of improvement is comparable to the diabetes...
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New Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Backyard Poultry
A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six states, health officials said Monday. Two cases were identified in Missouri, and one each in Florida, Illinois, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin, the Centers for Disease Control...
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Study: Nuts, Seeds Don't Raise Diverticulitis Risk
Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet. But that's not necessary, a new study has found. Nuts and seeds do not increase the risk of diverticulitis, according to findings published...
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6 Tips to Prevent Memory Loss
There are days when you feel like you're losing your mind. You leave your phone at home. You walk into a room without knowing why you're there. You can't remember the name of your best friend's daughter - the one who is getting married next month. But neurologist Dr. Daniel...
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More Than 1.8M Ninja Pressure Cookers Recalled
More than 1.8 million Ninja Foodi pressure cookers are being recalled due to a risk of burns, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall affects roughly 1,846,400 Ninja Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers. These cookers have a...
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Eat These Four Fruits to Sleep More Soundly
According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than half of American adults do not get enough sleep and 82% wish they could get better sleep. Late-night snacking on low-fiber, high-fat foods such a dish of ice cream, a left-over slice of cheesecake, or a chocolate-covered...
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Boost Exercise in Middle Age to Protect Brain
Want to protect your aging brain? Get off the couch and get moving, researchers urge. Boosting exercise in middle age might help people prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People who increased their physical activity to meet recommended guidelines between ages 45...
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Common Diabetes Drug Reduces Knee Arthritis Pain
A common diabetes drug can be repurposed to help overweight and obese people with knee arthritis, a new study says. Metformin reduced knee arthritis pain during a six-month treatment period, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, researchers reported...
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Athletes With ADHD Have Longer Concussion Recovery
High school athletes with ADHD take longer to recover from a sport-related concussion, a new study says. Those with a concussion took about 16% longer to return to the classroom and 17% longer to return to sports, compared to athletes without ADHD, researchers reported April...
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WHO to Back Weight-Loss Drugs for Adults Globally
The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem. The UN agency also called...
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Ozempic Effective Against Fatty Liver Disease
The cutting-edge weight-loss drug Ozempic/Wegovy can stop and even reverse fatty liver disease, a new clinical trial has found. Nearly twice as many people taking semaglutide stopped their fatty liver disease without further scarring of the organ - 63%, compared with 34% of...
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Foods that Help Minimize Varicose Veins
As warmer weather approaches, so do shorts, skirts and dresses that reveal more leg. But unsightly varicose veins that plague up to 30% of adults, especially women and older individuals, can be embarrassing. To minimize and prevent these large, twisted veins that appear...
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Adult Acne Increases Risk for Eating Disorders
People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says. Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Even after...
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Florida Set to Be 2nd State to Ban Fluoride in Water
Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities. Florida lawmakers gave final...
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Recalls are Rising: The Top 10 Riskiest Foods
If you are concerned by the number of food recalls in the news, you're not alone. There was a 41% increase in food recalls in 2024 due to contamination with salmonella, E. coli, and listeria according to the U.S Public Interest Research Group Education Fund. In addition...
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Study: Sitting Too Long Increases Neck Pain Risk
If you spend hours a day glued to your phone or seated at a desk, you're setting yourself up for serious neck pain, a recent study warns. Researchers in China looked at data from 25 studies involving more than 43,000 people across 13 countries. The upshot: Longer periods of...
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Smart Insoles Could Spot Injuries, Early Dementia
Imagine if your shoes could tell you when something's wrong with your health. A new "smart insole" system might make that possible, helping spot early signs of dementia, orthopedic injuries and other health problems, a recent study shows. The technology, described in the...
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Novo Nordisk to Sell Wegovy Via Telehealth Firms
Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it was partnering with telehealth firms Hims & Hers , Ro and LifeMD to sell branded versions of Wegovy, ahead of potential restrictions on selling compounded versions of the obesity drug.
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Better Lifestyle Could Prevent Most Cardiac Arrests
Nearly two-thirds of cardiac arrest cases could be prevented by managing lifestyle, environmental and personal health risks, a new study says. Researchers found that addressing 56 everyday risk factors for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) could prevent up to 63% of cases,...
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Study Discovers Why Our Bellies Expand With Age
Call it the middle-aged spread or a beer belly, but most of us experience increased girth around our mid-section as we age. Now science has found a reason. A newly discovered type of fat cell precursor appears around middle age, causing increased belly fat no matter how...
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Bugs, Beet Juice Could Replace Artificial Food Dyes
As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, the shift may well start at Abby Tampow's laboratory desk. On an April afternoon, the scientist hovered over tiny dishes of red dye, each a slightly different ruby hue. Her task? To match the synthetic...
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Peanut Allergy Exposure Therapy Effective in Adults
Adults with peanut allergies can be safely treated using exposure therapy to increase their resistance, new clinical trial results show. More than two-thirds of participants (67%) gained the ability to tolerate at least five peanuts without an immune reaction, researchers...
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USDA Withdraws Plan to Limit Salmonella in Poultry
The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat. The department on Thursday said it was withdrawing a rule proposed in August...