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Healthy Eating and Exercising May Be Lifesavers If You Drink Alcohol
A new study finds daily alcohol intake and binge drinking raise the risk of liver-related mortality, but following a healthy diet and exercising offer significant protection.
High-Potency Pot and the Risk for Psychosis
Marijuana products with high levels of THC increase the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, according to a new evidence review, but their impact on anxiety and depression remains unclear.
Annual Mental Health Screenings Recommended for Children and Teens
With youth mental health at crisis levels, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines recommending mental, developmental and behavioral health screenings beginning at 6 months of age and continuing annually.
A Sense Of Purpose Can Protect Brain Health In Aging
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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Having a sense of purpose in life is not only personally fulfilling, but might also protect your brain against the ravages of dementia, a new study says.
People who reported a higher sense of purpose in life had about 28% lower odds of mild cognitive impairment or dement...
Fatty Foods Might Contribute To Childhood Asthma
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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Fatty foods might contribute to asthma in children, a new study says.
Fats found in certain foods are linked to neutrophilic asthma, a non-allergic type of asthma triggered by microbial and bacterial proteins, researchers reported Aug. 27 in the journal Science Trans...
CPR In Space? Best Method Identified, Researchers Say
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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As humans begin to colonize space, it’s inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest.
Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives – and researchers say they’ve now come up with a better method.
Automatic chest co...
Middle-Aged Folks At Risk For Irregular Heartbeat, Especially If They Don't Work Out
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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Middle-aged folks who don’t exercise are putting themselves at risk of life-threatening complex heartbeat irregularities, a new study says.
Adults 40 to 65 with low fitness levels had a 52% increased risk for irregular heartbeat disorders, also known as arrhythmias...
GLP-1 Drugs Are Good For Climate Change, Heart Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound don’t just enable people to drop pounds — they also are helping save the planet, a new study says.
These drugs translate into decreased greenhouse gas emissions when used to help heart failure patients l...
Diet, Exercise Protect Liver Health From Alcohol Damage, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2025
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Enjoy a pint of beer, a glass of wine or a dram of whiskey?
Then make sure you have some healthy eats and a good dose of exercise on the side, a new study says.
A healthy diet and regular physical activity can protect your liver at least partially from the harmful ...
New GLP-1 Pill Helps People Lose 23 Pounds in Study
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Eli Lilly says its new once-daily pill, orforglipron, helped people lose significant weight and lower blood sugar in a late-stage clinical trial.
The company plans to seek global regulatory approval later this year.
The study included people with overweight, ...
CDC’s Anti-Smoking Ads Set to End After 13 Years
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will stop airing its “Tips From Former Smokers” ads at the end of September, ending a 13-year campaign that helped millions of Americans quit smoking.
Launched in 2012, the campaign featured real peopl...
Drowning In Chaos? A New Mindset Can Protect Against Depression, Stress
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Struggling to cope with today’s catastrophe-filled world?
Changing your mindset can help protect you from the stress caused by disease outbreaks, wildfires, earthquakes, political uproars and traumatic life events, researchers say.
People given a one-hour cla...
Heart Patients Urged To Seek Vaccination For Common Infectious Diseases
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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It is vital that people with heart disease get vaccinated against common infectious diseases like COVID-19, influenza and RSV, a new clinical guideline says.
Vaccination can protect the heart health of people who’ve been diagnosed with heart disease, says the new g...
More Women In Study Reveals Heart Risk For Men
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Recruiting more women to clinical trials for heart devices can improve care for all cardiac patients, a new study argues.
A trial investigating the effectiveness of implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) wound up revealing vital information because researchers made su...
Child Gun Wounds More Common In Poor Neighborhoods
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Children living in poor neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for a gunshot wound, a new study says.
These hospitalizations most often are the result of unintentional shootings, caused by mishandling or accidental discharge of a firearm, researc...
Breath Test For Diabetes Under Development
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Detecting diabetes might soon be as easy as breathing into a device, a new study says.
An experimental breath test sorted out type 2 diabetes patients from healthy people, based on their exhalations, researchers report in the September issue of the Chemical Engineeri...
Talk Therapy Alters Brain Structure, MRI Scans Show
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2025
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Talk therapy has the power to alter a person’s physical brain structure, a new study shows.
Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed.
Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain reg...
The Experts' Guide to Safely Pumping, Storing And Thawing Breast Milk
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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Breastfeeding offers many benefits, from emotional bonding to better nutrition and immune support. But for parents who need to pump and store breast milk, handling it safely is key.
“Parents often feel nervous about food safety when handling and storing their breas...
U.S. Resident Diagnosed With Rare Screwworm Parasite After Travel
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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A Maryland resident has recovered after being diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case in years that's tied to travel in a country with an outbreak.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the case on Aug. 4, aft...
Pig Lung Transplanted Into Man for 9 Days in Groundbreaking Study
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it functioned for nine days, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine.
Researchers at Guangzhou Medical University’s First Affiliated Hospital performe...
Many Cancer Patients Say Doctors Aren't Honoring Their Treatment Desires
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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Frequently, patients with advanced cancer simply want to be made as comfortable as possible as they wind down their final days.
Doctors aren’t listening to their desires, a new study indicates.
Many of these patients are receiving treatment focused on extendi...
Firearm-Related Suicides Increasing Among Senior Women
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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Senior women are becoming more likely to use a gun to end their lives, a new study says.
Firearms are the leading method of suicide among seniors 65 and older, especially men, researchers say. In fact, senior men are 13 times more likely to kill themselves with a gun tha...
Mediterranean Diet Can Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2025
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A Mediterranean-style diet can significantly decrease risk of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight or obese, a new study says.
People had 31% lower odds of diabetes if they adhered to a Mediterranean diet, cut their calories and exercised regularly, researchers ...
