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Mpox infections double last year’s rate in U.S.
1 of 2 | The number of reported mpox cases in the United States is nearly double what it was last year at this time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
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High genetic stress scores linked to greater risk for heart attack after stressful events
People with above-average genetic scores linked to neuroticism and stress were 34% more likely to experience a heart attack following stressful periods, researchers found. Photo by…
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Sitting 30 minutes less per day may cut high blood pressure among seniors
Sitting less led to a reduction of nearly 3.5 points in the seniors' average blood pressure, researchers said. Photo by pasja1000/Pixabay Seniors wound up with lower…
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Two more deaths linked to Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s keni-boji products
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Thursday reported two more deaths linked to its beni-koji red yeast rice supplements. More than 100 people have been hospitalized. The company has recalled…
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Study links birth control, menopause treatment to higher risk for brain tumors
The menopausal hormone therapy drugs medrogestone and promegestone increased the risk of intracranial meningiomas by 4.1-fold and 2.7-fold, respectively, a new study found. Photo by…
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Dogs can detect trauma stress by smelling humans’ breath, study shows
1 of 2 | The study’s first author, Laura Kiiroja, a doctoral student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, receives a hug from Callie, a German…
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Lack of adequate sleep may increase risk of blood pressure
Data collected in 16 studies conducted from 2000 through 2023, involving over 1 million people in six countries, revealed a 7% rise in the risk for hypertension among folks who got…
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Study identifies drinking, diabetes, smog as major dementia risk factors
A new study conducted by Oxford University researchers recently concluded that alcohol intake, smog and diabetes are the three greatest risk factors for developing dementia. File…
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ADHD medications linked to weakening of heart muscle
Overall, people ages 20 to 40 who were on a medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were 17% more likely to have cardiomyopathy at one year and 57% more…
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People with genetic risk for obesity may have to exercise more to stay healthy
People with a higher genetic risk of obesity have to exercise more to avoid becoming unhealthily heavy, researchers discovered. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Some…
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