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Your Allergy Meds Come With Hazards: Be Aware
SATURDAY, May 18, 2024 -- People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing...
Vaping Linked to Earlier Onset of Asthma
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research...
FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer, Imdelltra
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung...
Is Your Child Ready for Summer Sleepaway Camp?
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Sleepaway camp can be a lot of fun for kids, but only if they’re ready for the experience. And that’s the tough part --...
Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Cutting-edge cancer treatments are essentially useless for patients barely clinging to life, a new study shows. Chemotherapies...
Global Life Expectancy Could Rise By More Than 4 Years by 2050
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Life expectancy around the world is expected to increase by nearly 5 years in men and more than 4 years in women during the next three...
Brain's 'Food Smell' Circuitry Might Drive Overeating
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- The smell of food is appetizing when you’re hungry. At the same time, it can be a turnoff if you’re full. That’s due...
Leptospirosis: What Every Dog Owner Should Know
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Mice, rats and other wildlife can pick up bacteria called leptospira from water or soil and excrete it in urine. If your dog contacts...
U.S. Justice Department Moves to Reclassify Weed as Less Risky Drug
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, setting the stage for a significant...
Experimental Drug Helps Folks Battling Enlarged Heart Move More
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- An experimental drug can help patients better live with a genetic condition that causes the heart to enlarge and thicken, a new...
Men Are More Debilitated by Diabetes Than Women
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Men are more vulnerable than women to the debilitating effects of diabetes, a new long-term study finds. Overall rates of diabetes are...
The More Kids Use Social Media, The More They're Likely to Vape
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 -- Kids and young adults who use social media for seven or more hours per day have double the risk of taking up vaping or smoking or both...
Spread of Deadlier Mpox Strain in Africa Has CDC Concerned
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- The central African nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is battling a record number of cases of mpox, fueled by a strain...
Plant-Based Diets Lower Risk of Heart Trouble, Cancer and Death
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds. Staying away from meat was...
Brain Decline, Dementia Common Among Older American Indians
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Higher rates of blood vessel-damaging conditions like hypertension or diabetes may be driving up rates of cognitive decline and...
Cream Cheese From Aldi, Hy-Vee Stores Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Two major supermarket chains, Aldi and Hy-Vee, are recalling brands of cream cheese because of a potential risk for salmonella. No...
Dreams Might Help You Process Bad Experiences
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- A good night’s sleep helps clear the cobwebs from your mind, and researchers now think they’ve figured out how dreaming...
PTSD Triples Odds for Teeth Grinding, Study Finds
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face more than triple the odds of bruxism, otherwise known as teeth grinding, a new...
Lymphoma: Know Your Treatment Options
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- For anyone newly diagnosed with blood cancers known as lymphomas, their first question might be: What treatments can help? Of...
Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's: Climate Change Will Likely Make Them Worse
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Climate change is likely to make brain conditions like stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis...
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