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High Blood Pressure? Start Walking Smarter
A new study finds walking more and walking faster cuts the risk of major heart events in people with and without high blood pressure.
The Truth About Potatoes and Diabetes Risk
A new study finds eating too many French fries ups the odds of type 2 diabetes but swapping them for whole grains offers protection from the common blood sugar condition.
Too Much Screen Time Linked to High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol in Kids
A new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds excessive, recreational screen time puts children and teens at greater risk for cardiometabolic diseases.
Tiny Traces of Lithium May Help Protect the Brain From Alzheimer’s
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Tiny amounts of lithium — a natural metal — may help protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and signs of aging, new research shows.
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Rush University found that when mice were fed a low-lithium diet, their brains devel...
CDC Warns Travelers After 8,000+ Chikungunya Cases Reported in China
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Health officials in China are reporting more than 8,000 cases of chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes that can cause fever and painful joints.
The outbreak is centered in Foshan, a city in the southeastern province of Guangdong with nearly 10 million people. Hong Ko...
New Weight Loss Pill From Eli Lilly Shows Promise in Early Study
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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A new weight loss pill made by Eli Lilly helped people lose a significant amount of weight in a recent study.
Taken at the highest dose, orforglipron helped patients lose an average 27.3 pounds, or 12.4% of their body weight, over 72 weeks.
Eli Lilly says it plans ...
Staying Active Might Slow Parkinson's Progression
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Staying active might slow the brain changes associated with Parkinson’s disease, a new study says.
Parkinson’s patients who kept active by walking, doing household chores and participating in recreational activities experienced slower brain changes in areas t...
Verbal Abuse As Damaging As Physical Abuse To Children's Mental Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”
This old saying is just plain wrong, a new study argues.
Verbal abuse inflicted in childhood can harm a person’s future mental health as much as physical abuse, researchers repo...
AI Chatbots Easily Misled By Fake Medical Info
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Ever heard of Casper-Lew Syndrome or Helkand Disease? How about black blood cells or renal stormblood rebound echo?
If not, no worries. These are all fake health conditions or made-up medical terms.
But artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots treated them as fact, an...
Could CAR-T Therapy Be a Cure for Lupus? Early Trials Show Promise
- Dr. Amit Saxena, Director of the Lupus Clinical Research Program at NYU Langone Health HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with a spectrum of very different manifestations and variable severity.
This makes the condition difficult to diagnose and treat, with a goal of putting the disease into remission more so than curing it....
1 in 10 Americans Has Used GLP-1 Drugs For Weight Loss, Survey Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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More than 1 in 10 Americans have used a GLP-1 drug for weight loss, a new survey by the RAND research group reveals.
About 12% say they’ve tried GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound, with rates of use highest among people ages 50 to 64, survey results show...
Most Kids In Fatal Car Wrecks Aren't Safely Restrained
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 8, 2025
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Most children involved in fatal car crashes are not safely and properly restrained, needlessly placing them in harm’s way, a new study says.
About 7 of 10 kids younger than 13 weren’t safely strapped in when a fatal auto accident took place, researchers repor...
California Wildfires May Have Caused Hundreds More Deaths
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, new research suggests.
While the fires were said to have taken 31 lives, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Associ...
RFK Jr. Cancels $500M in mRNA Vaccine Research Projects
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has canceled nearly $500 million in grants and contracts meant to support mRNA vaccine development, the agency announced Tuesday.
The funding had been awarded to 22 research projects manag...
FDA Warns About Safety Issues With Boston Scientific Heart Devices
- I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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U.S. health officials are warning patients and physicians about safety issues associated with two Boston Scientific heart implants, which have been linked to injuries and deaths.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two alerts about these devi...
Sending Unsolicited Stool Test Kits The Best Way To Boost Colon Cancer Screening, Study Argues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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Automatically mailing a stool test kit to people’s homes might be the best way to boost colon cancer screening among younger adults, a new study says.
More 45- to 49-year-olds went ahead with cancer screening when they received an unsolicited stool test kit in the ...
Standing Up More Frequently Might Protect Seniors' Heart Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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There’s a simple way older women can protect their heart health, a new study argues.
Just stand up.
Women who started standing up from a seated position more often during their day experienced notable improvement in blood pressure after three months, research...
Longer, Quicker Walks Protect Heart Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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Adding distance to your daily walk and picking up your pace can help reduce risk of heart problems associated with high blood pressure, a new study says.
Compared to a minimum step count of 2,300 steps, every 1,000 additional steps are associated with a 17% lower risk of...
Tamiflu Safe For Children, Study Concludes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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Researchers have debunked long-standing concerns that Tamiflu can cause neurological and psychiatric problems when given to influenza-stricken children.
For decades, doctors have debated whether the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) increases kids’ risk of seizu...
Chaotic Homes Can Lead To Mental, Physical Health Problems Among Kids
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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Children raised in unstable, unpredictable environments are more likely to exhibit mental and physical health problems as teenagers and young adults, a new study says.
Kids are more likely to develop behavior problems and mental health conditions after living in a chaoti...
French Fries Linked to Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2025
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The next time you’re asked "Fries with that?," maybe say no: Regular consumption of the potato-based treat raises your odds of type 2 diabetes by 20%, new research shows.
On the other hand, swapping out those fries for whole-grain foods could lower your odds ...
Bird Flu May Spread Through Air, Wastewater on Dairy Farms
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- August 6, 2025
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The bird flu virus that has been spreading among dairy cows may travel through the air and wastewater at farms, not just from milking equipment, a new study finds.
Researchers say this could put cows and workers at greater risk, even when no one appears sick.
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Gates Foundation To Spend $2.5 Billion on Women’s Health by 2030
- HealthDay Reporter
- I. Edwards
- August 6, 2025
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday it will invest $2.5 billion in women’s health over the next five years — one of its largest commitments to date.
Bill Gates said too many health conditions that affect women, including preeclampsia, end...
