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Amen to Good Heart Health Dec. 07, 2022
A new study suggests that participating in religious activities, from church services to private pra... Read More
C as in Checkup Nov. 30, 2022
Hepatitis C can be a devastating disease, leading to liver failure, cancer and death, if untreated. ... Read More
Lowered Expectations Nov. 23, 2022
Compared to people in other middle- and high-income countries, Americans die young — and somet... Read More
D Gets an F Nov. 16, 2022
In recent years, vitamin D has been touted as a potential therapeutic for everything from heart dise... Read More
Thinking About Vitamins Nov. 09, 2022
Lots of dietary supplements have been touted as helping prevent cognitive decline in older adults, t... Read More
Fat of the Land Nov. 02, 2022
Obesity is an expanding national health crisis. Nineteen states and two territories have at least 35... Read More
We All Speak Baby Talk Oct. 26, 2022
After analyzing 1,600 samples of speech and song from 21 societies on six continents, researchers ha... Read More
Violent Crime and Heart Disease Oct. 19, 2022
It's more correlation than causation, but a new study found that deaths from heart disease dropped i... Read More
COVID Consequences Oct. 12, 2022
The pandemic made lots of things worse, including resistance to antimicrobial medicines, which rose ... Read More
Suits Me to a Tea Oct. 05, 2022
Green tea generally gets all of the love from health aficionados. It has been associated with improv... Read More
Music to My Fears Sep. 28, 2022
Some 50 years ago, someone noticed that music seemed to dull pain during dental operations. Dentists... Read More
Pill Posture Sep. 21, 2022
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University report that standing or sitting tall helps accelerate absorp... Read More
Holey Microbes! Sep. 14, 2022
A used kitchen sponge wallowing in the sink may be the germiest thing you touch on a daily basis, fa... Read More
Latest Buzz Sep. 07, 2022
You probably missed it, but Aug. 20 was World Mosquito Day in recognition (if not honor) of the inse... Read More
A Weighty Response Aug. 31, 2022
Studies suggest flu shots are less effective in people with obesity, perhaps due to an altered immun... Read More
Big Bacteria News Aug. 24, 2022
Most bacteria are tiny. You could fit thousands of them on the period at the end of this sentence. B... Read More
For Men Only Aug. 17, 2022
Doctors are increasingly using the repurposed drug tadalafil to prevent heart complications in peopl... Read More
Monkeypox by Another Name Aug. 10, 2022
There's a push by scientists in Africa and elsewhere to rename the virus that causes monkeypox becau... Read More
Saturday Night Griever Aug. 03, 2022
You can be the safest driver on the road, but chances are you're not alone on the road, thus the rea... Read More
Ring in the Baby Jul. 27, 2022
A small study found that the Oura Ring, which contains sensors to monitor body temperature, appears ... Read More
