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17 Jan
Eating Red Meat, Especially Processed Red Meat, May Increase Your Risk of Dementia
A new study finds filling your plate with things like burgers and bacon may increase your risk for cognitive decline and dementia.
16 Jan
Cancer Mortality Continues to Drop Despite Increasing Diagnoses Among Women and Young Adults
A new report from the American Cancer Society warns progress against the disease may be in jeopardy. While overall cancer mortality continues to drop, incidence rates among women and young adults are on the rise.
15 Jan
Is the Definition of Obesity About to Change?
An international group of medical experts says body mass index is not a reliable way to diagnose obesity. Members of the Commission on Clinical Obesity are recommending new methods that also consider location of excess body fat and objective symptoms of disease.
These Lifestyle Moves Help Ease Low Back Pain, Study Shows
Suffering from low back pain?
Addressing your unhealthy lifestyle habits could help ease your pain better than traditional care, a new study says.
Back pain sufferers who got lifestyle coaching functioned better and had improved quality of life compared to others who received standard care, researchers report in the study published J...
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CDC Confirms Another Human Bird Flu Case, Bringing Total to 67
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case -- otherwise known as bird flu -- in California on Thursday, bringing the nationwide total of cases to 67.
California has been hit hardest, accounting for 38 cases, according to CDC data.
The latest case involved a San Francisco chil...
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CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues to grow in the United States and Canada.
The advisory, issued Jan. 16, recommends that health care providers perform a second test...
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Drug Lowers Fracture Risk in Early Postmenopausal Women
Women past menopause can protect themselves from future fractures through infrequent, cheap IV infusions of a bone-strengthening drug.
Women 50 to 60 who got two IV infusions of zoledronate (Reclast) within five years had a 44% lower risk of spinal fractures, compared to women who received a placebo, according to results published Jan. 15 ...
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Why Some Families Consider Brain Donation for Autism Research
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Brain tissue samples are essential for scientific research, especially when it comes to brain disorders such as autism spectrum disorder.
Not surprisingly, samples are hard to get.
Despite the great need for brain tissue, donations remain rare and aren't easily collected.&nbs...
- Denise Maher HealthDay Reporter
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Cancer Deaths Dropping Despite Rise in New Cases
The cancer death rate continues to decline in the U.S. but new cases are rising among women, potentially undermining progress against the nation’s second-leading killer, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
The cancer death rate declined by 34% between 1991 and 2022, representing about 4.5 million deaths ...
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