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Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know
Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out.
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Five ways to make your daily walks even more beneficial
Physical activity doesn't need to be complicated. Even just a brisk, ten-minute daily walk can deliver a host of health benefits—lowering the risk of several diseases, including heart disease, stroke and several cancers.
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Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly
A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat. Researchers found at higher temperatures and humidity, the heat kills far more young people ...
Dec 7, 2024
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Bright light may lower depression symptoms by promoting better sleep
Why might more time in the sun boost a person's mood? A new study led by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, suggests that sleep may hold the key. ...
Dec 7, 2024
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Suicide rate is low during the holidays, but the holiday-suicide myth persists
As in most years that we've followed news reporting about the myth that suicides peak during the end-of-year holidays, an analysis of the past year showed again that more newspaper accounts supported the false idea that the ...
Dec 6, 2024
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USDA orders testing of milk supply for presence of bird flu virus
Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.
Dec 6, 2024
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Research shows ~5 percent of pregnant women report intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy is associated with delayed or no prenatal care and affects health conditions during pregnancy and infant birth outcomes, according to research published in the Dec. 5 issue ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Pandemic treaty talks round wrapping up without a breakthrough
A bonus round of talks striving to finish a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics was set to close Friday without a breakthrough.
Dec 6, 2024
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What is seasonal depression and how could it impact your mental health?
As the leaves change color and the days grow shorter, some individuals grapple with more than just the seasonal shift and struggle with seasonal depression, a subtype of general depression.
Dec 6, 2024
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Study: US life expectancy gains expected to stall by 2050 as health progress fails to keep pace with other countries
The U.S. is failing to keep pace with dozens of countries around the world due to the steady decline of the nation's health progress, according to a detailed analysis of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., published in The ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Cleaning surfaces every two hours cuts norovirus infections by 83% in airports, study shows
At airports, frequently disinfecting surfaces, mask-wearing and antimicrobial surface coatings can all help prevent the spread of norovirus, according to a new study by Nan Zhang of the Beijing University of Technology in ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Prevention and screening outpace treatment advances for averting death from five cancer types, study reveals
Improvements in cancer prevention and screening have averted more deaths from five cancer types combined over the past 45 years than treatment advances, according to a modeling study led by researchers at the National Institutes ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Weight loss brings Americans big health care savings
The advent of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound has spurred debate as to whether the drugs' cost should be covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers.
Dec 5, 2024
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Specific pesticides linked to increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis
Specific pesticides are associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis among older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in Scientific Reports.
Dec 5, 2024
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Whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health in rural America
White people in rural America have unique factors that drive worse health outcomes than their urban counterparts, prompting a team of public health researchers to label whiteness as a fundamental determinant of health. They ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Three surprising vegan foods that can make you sick
It's a common myth that only food of animal origin, such as meat, seafood, eggs and dairy, can give you food poisoning.
Dec 5, 2024
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Survey indicates sugar and carbohydrate claims affect consumer misperceptions of alcohol healthiness in Australia
Experts are warning Australians not to be conned by dodgy alcohol marketing this festive season, as new research released today by The George Institute for Global Health reveals consumers are up to three times more likely ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Special needs children respond positively to new emotional literacy program in new randomized controlled trial
A new program designed to teach emotional literacy in special schools to children with learning disabilities aged 8 to 11, helping them cope with social and emotional problems and have better mental health, has had encouragingly ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Study highlights need for standardized, evidence-based warning labels for cannabis products
Researchers from the UNC Department of Family Medicine, along with lead author and former UNC public health student Caroline Meek, MPH, have published a study in a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health about ...
Dec 5, 2024
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California halts sales of raw milk due to bird flu virus contamination
Worried that a drink of infected raw milk could cause the H5N1 bird flu virus to jump to people, state health officials have ordered that all raw milk and cream from a Fresno-based dairy farm be pulled from store shelves.
Dec 5, 2024
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Australians with disability are 4 times more likely to die early—often not due to their disability
When Finlay Browne died at just 16 years old, "Down syndrome" was listed on his death certificate as a cause of death.
Dec 5, 2024
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Pain drives rising disability rates among middle-aged and older adults, study finds
Pain is not merely a symptom of an underlying condition or disease. Researchers now see chronic pain as a condition of its own, based on common mechanisms and shared biological, psychological and social consequences across ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Avian flu virus has been found in raw milk. A reminder of how pasteurization protects health
As the H5N1 avian flu virus continues to spread in poultry flocks and dairy cattle, consumers may worry about whether the U.S. milk supply is safe to drink. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the answer is ...
Dec 5, 2024
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End food and drink industry's infiltration of UK children's education, say experts
An investigation published by The BMJ reveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and nurseries—through breakfast clubs, nutrition guidance, and healthy eating campaigns—while rates of obesity in ...
Dec 5, 2024
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US Supreme Court grapples with state ban on gender-affirming care
US Supreme Court justices clashed Wednesday over gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender minors—an issue at the heart of the culture wars that have become a dominant feature of American political life.
Dec 5, 2024
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