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- ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Water Linked to Weight Gain, Study FindsHeavily used “forever chemicals” found in food packaging and other consumer goods are contributing to weight gain, a new study has found.
- Eating Fried Food Linked to Depression, Anxiety: StudyPeople who frequently eat fried food, particularly potatoes like french fries, have a higher risk of anxiety or depression, according to a new study.
- Forgotten but Not Gone: Epidemic of Vaping Illness ContinuesPatients are still suffering from the effects of lung damage linked to vaping, and have been largely ignored by researchers and the government.
- Vaccines, Better Tests Are Coming for Lyme DiseaseThis may be one of the last few summers that people will need to mostly depend on doing tick checks as the best defense against getting Lyme disease. Multiple drugmakers are developing vaccines that could help people avoid the many troubling symptoms of the tick-borne illness.
- Stress Can Speed Aging, but Recovery Can Slow It Again: StudyMeasuring biological aging has become so precise with DNA-based technology that researchers showed that trauma or stressful life events can rapidly speed up the pace of aging. But they also found recovery from the experience can return aging to its baseline.
- Turns Out Cranberries Really Can Prevent Some UTIs, Research ShowsResearchers have determined that cranberries in juice, tablet or powder form may lower the risk of repeated, symptomatic urinary tract infections based on the results of 50 trials involving almost 9,000 people.
- Thousands of New Viruses Found in Baby DiapersThe diaper analysis was the first step in a study that aims to identify causes of chronic inflammatory diseases such as asthma, eczema, and allergies. The researchers were surprised by the sheer number of viruses that they found.
- Sleep and Behavioral Problems in Kids: Common BedfellowsSleep problems during the transition from childhood to adolescence could lead to later psychiatric and behavioral symptoms.
- WHO Officially Labels XBB.1.16 a COVID ‘Variant of Interest’It has grown exponentially since first appearing in India in January, and now accounts for 4.2% of global cases and 9.6% of cases in the U.S. The CDC has not issued an official watchlist designation for Arcturus.
- Chronic Drinking Can Increase Pain Sensitivity, Study SaysResearch on mice led scientists to conclude that chronic alcohol consumption can make people more sensitive to pain in two ways – through alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal, says a study just published in the British Journal of Pharmacology.
- Rethinking the Goal of 10,000 Steps a DayA new study rejects the idea that you need 10,000 daily steps to lower all-cause and cardiovascular death. Instead, people who walked at least 8,000 steps 1 to 2 days per week were less likely to die within 10 years.
- Maker of Opioid Overdose Drug Aiming for $50 OTC PriceEmergent said its goal is to make the OTC retail price “consistent” with the price the company charges public interest groups, which averages less than $50 per package. But the actual retail price will be set by individual retailers.
- Popular Weight Loss Plans Court Controversy With Obesity MedsSome commercial weight loss programs that have long advocated a laser focus on diet, exercise, and behavior change are adding on prescription weight loss drugs approved to treat obesity, such as Wegovy. And that’s triggering a healthy debate.
- Racial Gap in Rates of Stroke Widens Even More, CDC ReportsFor decades, the rate of Black people dying of strokes has been higher than the rate for white people. But during the first two years of the pandemic, the difference ballooned by an additional 22%.
- Gray Hair and Aging: Could ‘Stuck’ Stem Cells Be to Blame?Your hair has stem cells near the roots, and they help make your hair its natural color. But these cells need to move to a different part of the follicle and change to produce hair color. When these stem cells get “stuck” and can’t do their job, gray hair comes out instead, new research reveals.
- What Are the Healthiest Drinks for People With Type 2 Diabetes?People with type 2 diabetes who drink large amounts of sugary beverages face an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and of death compared with those who stick to healthier options.
- CDC Backs Call for Second COVID Booster for High Risk PeopleThe agency said that people at higher risk — such as the immunocompromised and those over age 65 — could choose to get a second booster shot before this fall.
- Sleep Apnea May Cause Cognitive Problems: StudyTrouble with brain functions among people with sleep apnea were thought to be caused by other health issues such as obesity, high blood pressure, or diabetes.
- Black Women Should Get First Breast Cancer Screening at 42A new study suggests that women should get their first breast cancer screenings at different ages based on race.
- Long COVID Treatment Not ‘One-Size-Fits-All’A study has found what many patients and doctors are already discovering: There is no single treatment for long COVID, and many different patients are having many different symptoms.
- Milder Autism Cases Increasing Faster Than ‘Profound’ DiagnosesResearchers examined the medical and school records of 20,000 8-year-olds on the autism spectrum between 2000 and 2016. They found that profound cases are still rising, just at a slower level than those with milder symptoms.
- Is This a New Era of Medical Marijuana Breakthroughs?For years, research into cannabis’s health effects has been severely limited. That’s finally changing, slowly. The results could alter the future of medicine and improve public health.
- Treatment May Delay MS Symptoms in People at High Risk: StudyResearchers have identified a treatment that could delay the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, which could be helpful for people who have brain imaging that uncovers early signs of the debilitating disease.
- Strep Throat Cases Up 30% This SeasonCases of strep throat surged this past winter, breaking a pre-pandemic trend that had been predictable since 2017, a new report says.
- ADHD Meds Misused by as Many as 1 in 4 Teens: StudyMiddle and high school students are more likely to misuse stimulants if they attend a school where a lot of students have been prescribed the drugs, which are commonly used to treat ADHD, a new study shows.
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