Health
Understanding your cholesterol numbers
You might not think about your cholesterol very often, if ever, but it's important to know your numbers.
Feb 6, 2023
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News tagged with health issues
HIV & AIDS
Despite medical advances, people with HIV still live shorter, sicker lives
HIV may not be the death sentence it was 20 or 30 years ago, but people who are HIV-positive still face much shorter lives than other adults—even if they're treated with medications that make the virus undetectable.
Jun 18, 2020
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Health
Health checks from age 40 avoid 'black hole'
Seeing a health professional for a full health screening—even when you feel healthy—from around age 40 enables people to make changes when problems first set in, experts say.
Jul 1, 2019
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Health
Vaping may increase respiratory disease risk by more than 40%, study finds
A growing body of evidence points to the health risks of using e-cigarettes (or "vaping"). But because e-cigarettes are marketed as a less harmful alternative to traditional cigarettes, it has been difficult to tell whether ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Medical research
New research highlights the importance of a forgotten organ in ensuring healthy pregnancies
An international research team led by the University of British Columbia (UBC) has uncovered for the first time the importance of a small gland tucked behind the sternum that works to prevent miscarriage and diabetes in pregnant ...
Dec 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Frequent fried food consumption linked to anxiety and depression
A team of food scientists at Zhejiang University, in China has found a possible link between frequent fried food consumption and increased levels of anxiety and depression in consumers. In their study, reported in Proceedings ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Low fruit and vegetable intakes and higher body fat linked to anxiety disorders
New research from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging shows that adults who have low fruit and vegetable intakes have a higher likelihood of being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Feb 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 40% of hospitalizations in U.S. COVID-19 cases involve adults under 55
(HealthDay)—As the battle against coronavirus continues in the United States, new government data suggests that every American, old and young, is at risk of severe illness.
Mar 19, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
New study explores eating, drinking, and physical activity among middle aged women living with obesity and urban poverty
Obesity (a body mass index [BMI] greater than 30) is associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mobility deficits and other health issues, yet attaining and maintaining a healthy weight is difficult, especially for ...
May 25, 2022
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Cardiology
Bisexual women face increased risk of heart disease, says study
Bisexual women were half as likely as their heterosexual peers to have high scores on a scale measuring cardiovascular health, new research from Columbia University School of Nursing shows.
Feb 22, 2023
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