Health
Drinking alcohol brings no health benefits, study finds
Dozens of studies have purportedly shown that a daily glass of wine or mug of beer could reduce your risk of heart disease and death.
Apr 3, 2023
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Good news! You're likely burning more calories than you thought when you're walking
Walking is the most common exercise, and many walkers like to count how many calories are burned.
Mar 15, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Early body mass index tied to cardiometabolic risk at age 11 to 12
(HealthDay)—Toddlers who are overweight or obese have higher cardiometabolic risk scores at 11 to 12 years of age, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of Pediatrics.
Sep 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Models of coronavirus underestimate the epidemic's peak and overestimate its duration
Many of the models being used to forecast the COVID-19 epidemic give poor predictions of both the epidemic's peak and its duration—according to an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Apr 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
After facial feminization surgery, transgender people report better psychosocial health
A UCLA study offers the first evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.
Jul 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New data on increasing cloth mask effectiveness
Recent FDA chief Dr. Scott Gottlieb argued that he'd "rather try to get everyone in masks" and "try to get them in high-quality masks because we know it's going to slow down the transmission."
Oct 23, 2020
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Medications
Clinical trial shows HIV drugs ineffective against COVID-19
A team of doctors and researchers in China has found that drugs that are effective in treating patients with HIV are ineffective against COVID-19. In their paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the group ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Low levels of manganese in welding fumes cause neurological problems
Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels below federal occupational safety standards exhibit neurological problems similar to Parkinson's disease, according to new research at Washington University School ...
Dec 28, 2016
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Health
American Heart Association questions sodium delay in school foods
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments today on the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that would delay the sodium requirement for school foods under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act:
May 23, 2014
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Cardiology
Researchers find a way to mend a broken heart
A Monash University study has uncovered for the first time a way to prevent and reverse damage caused by broken-heart syndrome, also known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
Apr 20, 2021
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