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Adults With ADHD Linked To Shorter Life Expectancy, Study Shows
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, otherwise known as ADHD, may face a shorter life expectancy than their...
Why Sparkling Water May (Or May Not) Help You Lose Weight
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 — Chalk up a partial win for health influencers who tout the slimming benefits of sparkling waters. New research out of Japan...
Pregnancy Increases Mental Health Risk in MS Patients
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Pregnancy increases the risk of mental illness among women with multiple sclerosis (MS).Pregnant MS patients have a higher risk of...
Controlling Infections Might Lower Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says.Vaccines, antibiotics...
Fitter Folks Have Better Odds Against Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- Pumping iron and hitting the treadmill can improve your odds against cancer, a new evidence review says.People with more muscle...
Fatty Muscles Increase Heart Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- A well-marbled steak is highly prized for grilling, but those sort of fat deposits in human muscles can be deadly, a new study...
Nutrition Labels Only Slightly Effective in Cutting Calories
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- It's easy these days to see how many calories a cheeseburger will set you back, or how many added sugars are in a jar of pasta...
Higher Stroke Risk Among Children of Divorce
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 -- A broken home seems to set a ticking time bomb in the brains of some children of divorce.Seniors have a 61% higher risk of stroke...
Federal Judge Revives Legal Effort To Limit Access to Abortion Pill
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Efforts to limit access to the abortion drug mifepristone have received a boost from a federal judge who took the bench during...
FDA Approves Spravato Nasal Spray for Treatment-Resistant Depression
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive...
Trump-Era HHS Website Makes Term ‘Abortion’ Harder To Find
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second...
High-Fiber Diets Linked to Gut Health & Fewer Harmful Bacteria
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes. The findings, published recently in...
Trump Ends Push To Slash Prescription Drug Costs
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- With a sweep of the pen, President Donald Trump has ended a Biden administration effort to lower the cost of prescription drugs for...
Medicare to Negotiate Prices for 15 More Drugs, Including Ozempic
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with...
Rural America Faces Growing Shortage of Eye Surgeons
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached...
Sports Boost Academic Performance in Teens
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- Want your kid to do well in school? Get them involved in an organized sport, a new study urges. Boys and girls are both more...
“Chameleon” Immune Cells Linked To Severe Asthma
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid...
Overactive Bladder Diagnoses Tripled, but Treatment Is Still Rare
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 -- A sudden need to urinate is more common than previously known, but treatment is less common. Diagnoses for overactive bladder more...
Most Families Exclude Foods Linked to Allergies
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 -- Most parents of a child with a food allergy opt to cut the offending food completely out of their homes. However, that strategy is...
COVID-19 Doesn't Worsen Multiple Sclerosis, Study Says
FRIDAY, Dec. 27, 2024 -- People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been concerned that a COVID-19 infection could cause the symptoms of their nerve disease to...
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