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Over 40? Getting fit might add years to your life
If you're over 40 and raise your levels of exercise to that of the top 25% of your peers, you might gain an average of five more years of life, a new study calculates. Photo by…
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Study projects nearly 260 million Americans will be overweight or obese by 2050
Four out of five men and women in the United States will be overweight or obese by 2050 if current trends hold, a new study warns. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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Study: Risky sex more common among students who use dating apps
College students who use dating apps are more likely to engage in risky sex, endangering their health, a new study shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News College…
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Study: Sitting too much poses health dangers, despite exercise
Time spent sitting, reclining or lying down during the day could increase a person's risk of heart disease and death, a new study warns. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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Experts advise to stop worrying about holiday weight gain
Dieticians say indulging in a few favorite holiday foods that may have a little extra sugar or fat is not going to affect your health or derail your healthy habits. Photo by Orlando…
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Study supports evidence that GLP-1 meds help curb alcohol abuse
A new study supports the notion that the same mechanisms that help folks lose weight with Ozempic and its kin also work to curb problem drinking. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
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Smoking, high blood pressure among 3 big risk factors for stroke
A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be debilitating, a new study warns. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay…
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Study: 1 in 3 surgery patients experience complications
More than a third of surgical patients develop complications as a result of their procedure, a new study shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News More than a third of…
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Malaria developing resistance to drug used to treat children
The malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save children with mosquito-borne malaria. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay…
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Trump chooses RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the federal government on July 20, 2023, and on Thursday was announced as President-elect Donald…
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