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05 Dec

Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds

People who eat 5 servings per week of dark chocolate have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Harvard.

04 Dec

Alone Time Important to Your Mental Health During the Holidays

Nearly half of Americans say they don’t get the alone time they need during the holidays, and more than half say it’s important to their mental health.

03 Dec

Eating More Beans and Nuts, and Less Red Meat, Can Significantly Boost Your Heart Heath

A large, new finds eating more plant-based protein and less animal-based protein lowers the risk of heart disease and coronary artery disease.

Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be

Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be

Could a prenatal blood test designed to find abnormalities in a fetus also detect hidden cancer in the mom-to-be?

A new study says yes: Scientists report they discovered cancer in nearly half (48%) of expecting mothers with abnormal results on the blood test, known as a prenatal cell-free DNA test.

The cancers included colon, breast,...

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  • December 5, 2024
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Weight Loss Brings Americans Big Health Care Savings

Weight Loss Brings Americans Big Health Care Savings

The advent of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound has spurred debate as to whether the drugs' cost should be covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers.

Late last month, the Biden administration proposed that the drugs be covered by Medicare and Medicaid, a move that would have to be approved by the incoming ...

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  • December 5, 2024
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Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.

That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.

Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the past 45 years than advances in treatment, researchers report.

More ...

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  • December 5, 2024
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California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples

California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples

A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples.

In a notice posted Tuesday, Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC said it has now recalled all whole milk and cream products with "use by" dates of Nov. 27 to Dec. 13.

Meanwhile, California health o...

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  • December 5, 2024
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Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo

Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to identify the cause of a mysterious, flu-like illness that has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead in that country.

In a alert posted on the social media platform X on Tuesday, the Congo's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security said the origin of the ...

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  • December 5, 2024
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'Game of Roulette': Flying With Food Allergies Brings Stress, Danger

'Game of Roulette': Flying With Food Allergies Brings Stress, Danger

Holiday travel is always stressful, but particularly so for people with food allergies.

Airlines don’t always honor requests to protect the health of people with food allergies during flights, a new study published Dec. 5 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. found.

Many people with food allergies say that...

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Dark Chocolate Could Help You Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes

Dark Chocolate Could Help You Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes

The choice may be bittersweet, but the evidence is clear: New research shows that dark chocolate can lower a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.

People who ate at least five servings of dark chocolate a week had a 21% lower risk of the blood sugar disease, researchers found. Further, the more dark chocolate a person ate, the better -- ...

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  • December 5, 2024
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America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards

America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards

Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.

By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals no longer had any maternity ward, compared to 36% of urban hospitals, according to a study from the University of Minnesota.

Study lead a...

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Most Young People With Long COVID Recover Within 2 Years

Most Young People With Long COVID Recover Within 2 Years

Most children and teenagers can shake long COVID within a couple of a years, a new, reassuring study finds.

About 70% of children and teens diagnosed with long COVID recover from the disorder within 24 months of their initial infection, researchers reported Dec. 4 in the journal Nature Communications Medicine.

“Our fin...

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  • December 5, 2024
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'Broken' Sleep Could Be Hallmark of Obesity-Linked Liver Disease

'Broken' Sleep Could Be Hallmark of Obesity-Linked Liver Disease

Fatty liver disease may contribute to fragmented sleep patterns, robbing already sick people of good rest, a new study finds.

These folks woke up more often in the night, and then lay awake longer waiting for slumber to reclaim them, researchers found. These patients also reported taking longer to get to sleep.

And their sleep remain...

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  • December 5, 2024
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Could High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Foods Help Speed Cancer?

Could High-Fructose Corn Syrup in Foods Help Speed Cancer?

The sugar known as fructose could be a kind of rocket fuel for cancer cells, and lowering fructose intake could be one way to fight the disease, new research suggests.

Fructose is already ubiquitous in American diets, due to the heavy use of super-sweet high-fructose corn syrup in products folks eat every day.

“If you go throug...

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  • December 4, 2024
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As 'Teletherapy' Takes Hold, Nearly 12% of Young Adults Now Undergo Psychotherapy

As 'Teletherapy' Takes Hold, Nearly 12% of Young Adults Now Undergo Psychotherapy

Access to psychotherapy has increased substantially among Americans, particularly young adults, a new study has found.

About 12% of young adults received psychotherapy in 2021, followed by 8% of the middle-aged and 5% of seniors, researchers found.

Overall, the percentage of U.S. adults receiving psychotherapy rose from about 7% in 2...

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  • December 4, 2024
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Zepbound Bests Wegovy for Weight Loss in New Trial

Zepbound Bests Wegovy for Weight Loss in New Trial

Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co., has outperformed its main competitor, Wegovy, in a clinical trial funded by Lilly.

"Given the increased interest around obesity medications, we conducted this study to help health care providers and patients make informed decisions about treatment choice," Dr. Leonard Glass...

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  • December 4, 2024
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E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over

E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders Declared Over

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4, 2024 (Healtday News) -- An investigation into an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has officially been closed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.

In total, 104 people from 14 states were sickened and 34 were hospitalized during the outbreak, while one older person in Colorado di...

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  • December 4, 2024
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Almost a Third of U.S. Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010

Almost a Third of U.S. Retail Pharmacies Have Closed Since 2010

About a third of America’s pharmacies have closed since 2010, amounting to an “unprecedented decline” in neighborhood drug stores, a new study finds.

The drop began in 2018, primarily driven by store closures among chain pharmacies during a period of consolidation in the industry, researchers found.

This has made it...

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  • December 4, 2024
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20th Century Lead Exposures Took Grim Toll on Americans' Health

20th Century Lead Exposures Took Grim Toll on Americans' Health

Decades of lead exposure from car exhaust altered the mental health of millions of Americans, making them more prone to depression, anxiety and ADHD, a new study claims.

Lead was first added to gasoline in 1923 to help keep car engines healthy, researchers said.

But lead is toxic to brain cells, and there’s no safe level of exp...

American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries

American Seniors Struggle to Pay Medical Bills More Than Peers in Other Wealthy Countries

American seniors still pay more for health care than their counterparts in most other wealthy countries do, despite coverage by Medicare, a new study finds.

They are also more likely to postpone or skip needed care because of cost concerns.

“In the U.S., nearly all older adults are covered by Medicare and can access, at minimum...

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  • December 4, 2024
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Even Minutes-Long Exercise 'Bursts' Can Help Women's Hearts

Even Minutes-Long Exercise 'Bursts' Can Help Women's Hearts

Take the stairs. Tote heavy shopping bags. Walk up that hill. Play tag with a kid or a pet.

Weaving these tiny bursts of vigorous physical activity into everyday life can halve a woman’s risk of a heart attack, a new study shows.

An average of four daily minutes of this sort of activity appears to protect the heart health of wo...

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  • December 4, 2024
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Smoking/Vaping Combo Lowers Odds for Quitting Nicotine

Smoking/Vaping Combo Lowers Odds for Quitting Nicotine

People who smoke and vape are less able to break free of their nicotine addiction than folks who only have one of those habits, a new review concludes.

Instead, these “dual users” are more likely to eventually drop vaping and continue smoking tobacco, results show.

The findings point to the insidious pull of nicotine and ...

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