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Food variety is important for health – but the definition of a ‘balanced diet’ is often murky
It’s well known that a healthy diet can help reduce disease risks that are related to overweight or obesity—such as
Continue reading »Ketones buy time for a failing heart but are just more fuel for a healthy one, says study
In 2015, researchers began noticing that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, came with the added benefit
Continue reading »Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency contraception. But even though
Continue reading »These drugs carry risks and may not help, but many dementia patients get them anyway
Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system,
Continue reading »Don't buy into superfood – but eating right CAN reduce dementia risk
Don’t buy into the superfood hype… but eating right CAN reduce your risk of dementia: The Mediterranean diet helps keep
Continue reading »COVID-19 apps want user data, but few say they'll protect it
A large portion of COVID-19 apps available in the Google Play Store ask users for advanced access permissions, but very
Continue reading »Childhood trauma changes your brain, but it doesn’t have to be permanent
In the early 1990s, more than 100,000 children in Romania were living in overcrowded, under-funded orphanages. They suffered from severe
Continue reading »Lovely but dangerous, wood fires bring health risks
Decades ago, Nat King Cole gently crooned about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. But since then, scientists have uncovered
Continue reading »Zika vaccine protects both mom and fetus, but mom needs a higher dose when pregnant
Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston showed, for the first time, that a single, higher dose
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